guidelines for music performance

• impact: Do you engage the listener with a special or unique quality of presence?
• originality: Does your personality come through in the performance? Does the existing piece become revitalized through the interpretation, in other words, do you express a new take on the song?
• communication: how well do you invite the listener in? Is the song or piece convincing and compelling in its message?
• technical skill: Do you as the performer sing or play with clear intonation, rhythmic accuracy, and appropriate stylistic expression? additional submission details
  • CYC reserves the right to disqualify any performance of song or piece that it deems inappropriate for festival audiences.
  • By submitting your cover of a song or instrumental performance, your entry must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity.
  • If vocal, the language of song must be appropriate for festival audiences
  
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