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Organization :Shankar Mahadevan Academy & WAVES
Competition Name : BITS Goa Alaap 2016 Contest & Audition
Applicable For : College Student/ Passout
Audition Last Date : 11 October, 2016,

Website : http://www.shankarmahadevanacademy.com/contest/waves16/

BITS Goa Alaap:

Shankar Mahadevan Academy in association with WAVES, the cultural fest of BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus brings you Alaap 2016

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The first round would be an online singing competition throughout India and the top 5 participants in each category will directly qualify to the final round of Alaap 2016.

Participating in this contest is easy:
** Read the Contest Highlights and Terms & Conditions (scroll below) for participation
** Enroll for the contest by selecting the category you wish to participate in and filling up the registration form
** Upload a copy of your recording in the acceptable file formats given below and give us a flavour of your singing
** All participants get a score and feedback from renowned experts in the field of music

Winning Prizes (Terms & Conditions apply):
The winner in each of the category gets:
** A chance to interact and sing to Shankar Mahadevan,
** An instructor-led course from SMA worth 8999 INR
** A certificate with Shankar’s Signature.

Contest Highlights:
** Audition Start Date: 1st September, 2016
** Audition & Submission End Date: 11 October, 2016, 11 PM IST
** Audition Results: 20th October, 2016
** If the category selected is Hindustani, the participant may sing any composition in Hindustani Classical.
** If the category selected is Carnatic, the participant may sing any composition in Carnatci Classical.
** Participants selected in the audition will move into the finals to be held at BITS Pilani, Goa. The final dates would be communicated to the finalists by the college.
** Results of the contest will be communicated by email and phone to winners by 20th October, 2016.
** Song/composition will be assessed on 10 parameters and a score will be awarded out of total 100 points.
** Participants will receive a recorded audio feedback from expert teachers with recommendations on areas of improvement.

Terms & Conditions:
** Participant should be a college student or a college pass-out and he/she must not be more than 30 years old. (In any case of suspicion, the participant may be asked to show his/her age proof)
** The participant may submit only one song per registration. The category for the song has to be selected before enrollment.
** The maximum duration of the rendition should not exceed 6 minutes.
** File size should not exceed 15MB
** Acceptable file format: mp3, m4a, wma, amr, wav
** You can upload/record only a single rendition of your song for feedback. Please ensure that you upload the correct file. No requests for changing the file that is submitted initially will be entertained.
** The voice recording should not be processed.
** Singers should use a Tanpura/Shruti box as an accompaniment
** Each submission gives you access to feedback for one rendition only.
** Multiple songs will be considered as separate entries and the contest enrollment fees will be per entry.
** The academy is not liable for refund the cost of expert feedback once payment has been made.

Contact:
For any other queries, please write to support@shankarmahadevanacademy.com