Music

Vocal Music:

Judges Scoring Sheet: Vocal

  • Vocals (40 points)

    • Voice Clarity (10)

    • Vocal Quality (10)

    • Diction (10)

    • Vocal Strength (10)

  • Content (30 Points)

    • Song choice in relation to contestant’s vocal ability (10)

    • Interpretation of Subtext (10)

    • Audience Response (emotion/mood invocation) (10)

  • Performance (10 Points)

    • Presentation (10)

  • Intonation (20 Points)

    • Vocal Intonation (20)
  • Total of Points (100)

Instrumental Music:

Judges Scoring Sheet: Instrumental

  • Technical (40 points)

    • Sound Clarity /Tone (10)

    • Technique (10)

    • Rhythm (10)

    • Accuracy (10)

  • Content (30 Points)

    • Music choice in relation to contestant’s ability (10)

    • Interpretation of music (10)

    • Stage Presence (10)

  • Performance (10 Points)

    • Phrasing (5)

    • Degree of difficulty (5)

  • Musical (20 Points)

    • Musicality (20)

  • Total of Points (100)

General Criteria for All Categories:

  • Godly Character
  • NO Swearing
  • NO Blasphemy
  • Modest Clothing
  • NO Suggestive Moves or Lyrics

Upload Format:

  • All music should be a video recording
  • The format should be either MPG,MP4 or AVI
  • Upload on the entry/submission form

General Music Criteria:

  • Vocal Music:
    • A capella (without backtrack or accompaniment)
    • All vocal music should be memorized
  • Music Selection:
    • Any genre as long as it covers the general AOE Criteria as mentioned above
  • All Vocal Entries should be presented in the English language
    • We apologize that we are not able to grant any exceptions
  • Time Limit:
    • 3 min
    • The lyrics of the song should be uploaded with the entry/submission form

Video Sample: Piano Solo