Glee Competition
The Glee Clup comp was postponed to Sunday 30 October at Talara Primary College Hall and what an event it was!
Click here for the competition wrap-up.
THE COMPETITION
In 2011, the Caloundra Music Festival is bringing the community together to celebrate song and dance with a nation-wide Glee Club Competition. Sixteen schools will be invited to the beautiful Sunshine Coast to perform their Glee live at the Caloundra Music Festival Village. Sponsored by Music at Noosa and Yamaha, schools will be competing for a whopping $10,000 in prizes for their school’s performing arts department with two awesome $5000 prize packs up for grabs to the winning primary school and secondary school.
WHAT IS A GLEE CLUB?
A glee club is a musical ensemble which traditionally specialises in the singing of short songs—glees—by trios or quartets. In recent years glee club has had resurgence with the comedy-drama television series Glee focusing on an American high school glee club. The modern makeover incorporates a larger ensemble of performers, choreographed dance routines, costume and renditions of popular musical numbers. The result is a colourful and energising song and dance performance.
WHO CAN ENTER
The competition is open to primary and secondary schools.
$10,000 IN PRIZES
There are two amazing prize packs valued at $5000 each for the winning primary and secondary school. Courtesy of Music at Noosa and Yamaha, prize packs consist of a great selection of instruments and equipment to boost music and performing arts departments.
WHERE
CMF’s Village of Diversity – Happy Valley, Caloundra, Saturday October 8, 11am.
HOW TO ENTER
1. Click here to register your school and Glee Club song/s.
2. Start rehearsing your Glee Club performance.
FINALISTS
16 schools will be invited to perform their Glee in front of a live audience at Caloundra Music Festival’s Village of Diversity. At the festival, they will be judged by our esteemed judging panel and the winners will be chosen
IMPORTANT DATES
Registration closes on Wednesday September 14 at 12am.
Selected schools will perform at CMF’s Village of Diversity on Saturday 8 October, 2011.
SONG CHOICE & LENGTH
• Each school group can submit up to three songs.
• You can choose any popular song from any era.
• Crowd pleasing songs will result in a greater chance of winning.
• The content of the song must not contain any obscene lyrics or coarse language.
• Songs must be no longer than 4 minutes in length.
CHOREOGRAPHY
While not essential, a creative, choreographed dance routine will add to your performance pizzazz.
COSTUME & PROPS
Glee Clubs are encouraged to theme their performance and costume - the more colourful the better! Props are permitted but must be small enough to be moved on and off stage quickly.
YOUTUBE
Schools can video and upload their Glee Club performance to our YouTube channel.
Go to www.youtube.com/cmfglee to see some of the schools that have entered so far!
Please note this is not a compulsory component of the competition.
SPONSORS
Caloundra Music Festival, FESTURI – A Multicultural Celebration Inc. Music at Noosa, Yamaha
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Alana Hall on 0411 115 141 or email Alana.Hall@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
