REGISTRATION & REGULATION

Deadline for completing the registration formalities (sending documents & paying the participation fee):

June 30, 2020

“Emerging Guitar Talents” Competition

REGULATION

1. Organization

For the ONLINE edition of the competition

Each competitor will make a video recording of the proposed repertoire. It will be uploaded to Youtube. The name of the video recording on Youtube will be the following: “Name of the competitor – International Contest Upcoming Guitar Talents, Bucharest 2020”

Before the actual interpretation of the repertoire, each contestant will present himself in the video mentioning: name and surname & the contest in which he participates. Example: “My name is …… .. This video is made to participate in the contest” Upcoming Guitar Talents “- 8th edition, 2020.”

The link to the video posted on Youtube will be sent to the organizers by e-mail: quitarissimo@yahoo.com until July 25, 2020.

The recording will have to be done without interruption, interpreting all the pieces from the competition repertoire, exactly as in the case of a stage performance.

Video recording can be done with the help of any video device (video camera, camera with recording function, mobile phone, etc.).

Editing of video recordings (mastering / soldering) is not allowed.

The quality of the image and the aspects related to the place where the recording is made will not be taken into account in the judging.

The frame must be made so that the position, face, gestures and both hands of the interpreter are visible during the interpretation.

The sound is indicated to be loud enough, quality and as clear as possible.

Clothing can be free to choose, keeping the idea of a dress code suitable for performing.

The maximum time allocated to each benefit does not take into account the introductory presentation time.

To the extent that the repertoire does not fall exactly within the time limits imposed for each category, a maximum time extension of 30 seconds is allowed.

Deadline for submission of registration documents: 30 June 2020.

Deadline for submitting links on Youtube: July 25, 2020.

The videos can be deleted from Youtube by the user one week after the final results are displayed.

For the 2020 edition, there will be no gala show.

The competitors will be notified by mail on how they will pick up their prizes.

The results will be displayed on August 15, 2020 on the official website of the contest.

Sections & categories:

The competition is organized by the Association “Deschideri spre viitor” and consists of two different sections:

PERFORMANCE & HOBBY sections.

The PERFORMANCE section includes 3 age categories:

A category: 8-11 years;
B category: 12-15 years;
C category: 16-23 years (pupils and students).

The HOBBY is organized according to the years of study, according to the grade the pupils are in at the moment of registration.

pre-school (up to 7 years old)
1^st grade
2^nd grade
3^rd grade
4^th grade
5^th grade
6^th grade
7^th grade
8^th grade
9^th grade
10^th grade
11^th grade
12^th grade
open category

2. Registration

Necessary documents required for the registration in the “Hobby” section:

Copy of the birth certificate;
Filled-in registration form;
Payment of the participation fee;
Declaration of consent – completed and signed – regarding the processing of personal data (provided by the organizer).

Necessary documents required for the registration in the “Performance” section:

Copy of the birth certificate;
Filled-in registration form;
Payment of the participation fee;
Declaration of consent – completed and signed – regarding the processing of personal data (provided by the organizer);
Photos after the first two pages of the school notebook (those where the school/university stamps and pupil’s/student’s name appear).

A participant can enter the competition in both the HOBBY the PERFORMANCE sections, by complying with the specific requirements for each section.

Pupils from music/arts highschools and students from music universities will registrate only in the PERFORMANCE section.

Competitors who have been among the laureates in the previous editions in the PERFORMANCE section and have been awarded with the 1st, 2nd or 3rd places will not be able to sign up for the HOBBY section.

Exceptions are competitors who for two editions have not won any awards in the PERFORMANCE section and who are not enrolled in music / arts high schools or music universities.

All documents will be sent by e-mail to: quitarissimo@yahoo.com.

Download Registration Form
HOBBY

Download Registration Form
PERFORMANCE

Download Declaration of Consent
for PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

3. Participation fee

The participation fee is 100 lei for each section: PERFORMANCE & HOBBY (payed in this currency: lei). The participation fee will be paid into the account of “Deschideri spre viitor” association – see the second page of the registration form.

The participation fees are not refundable.

4. Repertoire:

For participating in the PERFORMANCE section

A category: repertoire of free choice with a total maximum duration of 7 minutes;
B category: repertoire of free choice with a total maximum duration of 12 minutes;
C category: at least two pieces from different musical periods with a total maximum duration of 15 minutes.

For participating in the HOBBY section

For each grade: repertoire of free choice with a total maximum duration of 7 minutes. Competitors signed-up in the HOBBY section can play pieces of any musical style, provided they are interpreted with the classical guitar.

5. The jury

The jury will be made up of classical guitar teachers and performers. The jury members will be announced to all participants before the beginning of the event.

6. Evaluation

The jury will have three main criteria of evaluation:

technical execution;
artistic interpretation;
interpretative personality.

The members of the jury will not score their own students.

The final evaluation score for each participant represents the average score given by the jury members, excluding the highest and the lowest score.

The decisions of the jury are final. No appeals are admitted.

7. Prizes

For each section first prize, second prize, third prize and mentions are eligible to be awarded. Depending on the musical performance of the competitors, the jury rezerves the right not to afford one or several prizes in each category.

8. The activities of the contest in progress

All useful information regarding the organization and conduct of the contest will be posted on the competition’ s website and will also be sent by e-mail in due time to all participants.

Additional information about the contest will also be posted and updated on the Association’ s facebook page: “Deschideri spre viitor”.

Contact person for sign-up and details

Tudor Niculescu-Mizil
Mobile: (004) 0720 788 827
E-mail: quitarissimo@yahoo.com