I INTERNATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION "MELODY OF CHINA"

3 February 2022 year - 18 February 2022 year

We invite you to take part in the International Vocal Art Competition, whose expert council includes experts from Beijing, China.

Chairman of the board:

Tang Zixin (China, Beijing) - opera singer, professor at the Conservatory. Verdi in Milan, Italy. Laureate of the Art Song Group and the Rossini International Festival of Arts.

Membership package includes:
1. Official diploma in English
2. Nominal review of the competitive material signed by an independent expert council
3. Thank you letter for executives

VENUE

Preservation and development of multinational culture traditions; The identification and full support of the most talented and promising children and young people in the field of the arts; Attracting Orphanages, children with disabilities to the creativity of pupils; Experience exchange between collectives, mentors and teachers, support of permanent creative contacts between them, their unification in the framework of the festival movement; Increase of professional skills of heads of collectives and teachers (holding seminars, round tables and master classes); Attracting attention from state, international, commercial and public organizations to the problems of creative teams and performers; Coverage of the creativity of children and youth in the media. 

VOCAL CREATIVITY (solo, duets, trios, ensembles, choirs): academic, folk, pop, jazz, choral, show groups.

Up to 6 years; from 7 to 8 years; from 9 to 10 years; from 11 to 12 years; from 13 to 15 years; from 16 to 18; from 19 to 25 years; over 25 years old; mixed group.

In the team of each age category, no more than 30% of participants younger or older than the specified age range are allowed. For example, in a team declared in the age category of 9-10 years, up to 30% of the composition may be less than 9 years old or over 10 years old.

1. Only video recordings of a live performance filmed on stage on a static camera (without editing elements, gluing frames, overlaying audio tracks) are allowed for the competition.
2. One performance - one video
3. It is not allowed to stop the video camera during the recording of the performance.
4. Filming must be no more than 2 years old.
5. Video recordings of low quality, incl. records with a resolution of less than 720 pixels are not allowed to participate.
6. The video recordings of the nomination participants must show the hands, feet and faces of the contestants.

The competition performance must be published by the participant ONLY on the website https://www.youtube.com/ or https://www.vimeo.com/ and have open access (publication of the number on social networks is not allowed). Placement on Vimeo is also allowed.

The publication of material on other resources may lead to errors (closed profile in social networks, expiration of the material storage period, etc.) and incorrect display of data, which may lead to inadmissibility to the competition, the responsibility for which lies with the participant.

The only exceptions are works sent in the nominations "Decorative and Applied Art", "Fine Art". Materials in these categories must be placed in the online storage: file hosting, Yandex Drive, Google Drive, Cloud Mail and others.

DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO!
To submit applications in the genre "Dance Creativity", you must provide material that meets the following requirements:
- the video shows only the competitive performance of the artists (recording of the entire concert is not allowed);
- shooting must be done in color mode;
- the competitive performance must be recorded on stage in the stage costumes provided for by the number (performances on the street, in the gym / without costumes significantly reduce the imagery of the performance and affect the assessment of the performance);
- the description of the competition number in the application must necessarily contain the name of the number, musical accompaniment, name of the head.

By sending a link to the video, the participant automatically confirms his consent to the use of the material by third parties (organizers, jury members, other participants in the competition), as well as to post the video on the organizer's website. The participant is responsible for the correctness of the materials provided and their descriptions. Materials that do not meet the competition requirements can be removed from the competition by the organizing committee.

Each participant presents a program of performances consisting of one or two diverse works with a total duration of up to 8 minutes. Soloists and duets of nominations "Variety Vocal" represent one work with a total duration of up to 5 minutes.

If the specified requirements and timing are not met, the jury has the right to remove the team (soloist) from participating in the competition.

Each team, participant of the competition can take part in any number of nominations.

Julia Timmons (Los Angeles, California, USA) is a singer, vocal teacher, owner and director of the prestigious JCT Vocal Studio.

Jamie Hillman (Canada, Toronto) - Canadian and American musician, conductor, singer, pianist, music teacher and composer. Choral Director and Associate Professor of Music. Performs throughout Canada and the United States, as well as France, India and Indonesia, with leading national and honorary choirs in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Ontario. Winner of the Leslie Bell Award for Choral Conducting from the Arts Council of Ontario and curator of the Jamie Hillman Choral Series, published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing.

Vitaly Romanov (France, Paris) - Professor at the Paris National Higher Conservatory. Soloist of the Mikhailovsky Theater and the Zazerkalye musical theater (St. Petersburg).

Larisa Vladimirovna Panadmitrieva (Russia, St. Petersburg) - Professor of the Academy of Russian Literature and Fine Arts named after G.R. Derzhavina, Artistic Director of the Creative Association "Triumph", teacher of the Department of Vocal and Musical Education of the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts.

Competitive performances of participants are evaluated according to generally accepted criteria: technical mastery (according to nomination and age), artistry, complexity of repertoire, creation of artistic image, etc. 

The winners are determined in accordance with the decision of the jury, based on the points reflected in the protocols. The jury's decision is final and not subject to appeal, change.

The winners of the competition and holders of special prizes among the participants will be revealed 15 days after the end of the acceptance of applications for the competition.

Draw your attention to!
Diplomas indicating the awarded degree and nominal reviews for competitive works are formed in turn according to the competition lists and will be sent to ALL participants in the competition within 7 days from the date of the announcement of the winners of the competition.

All collectives, participants in the festival competition, and soloists are awarded memorable  diplomas. In each nomination and age category, the titles of Laureate I, II, III degrees, as well as the titles of Diplomant I, II III degrees are conferred. Soloists, holders of the Grand Prix, are awarded a free trip to one of the contest-festivals in Europe or Russia; Collectives, owners of the Grand Prix, receive a certificate approved by the certificate, which can be used to travel to one of the festival-competitions in Europe or in Russia. The amount of the grant is used at a time, solely for payment not more than 50% of the cost of the trip. Special diplomas and titles were also established: "Best choreographer", "Best accompanist", "Diploma for Artistry", "Diploma for the youngest participant", "Best teacher", "For the preservation of national cultural traditions".

The fee is 2400 rubles (approx. 26 euro)

The cost of participation in the project can be changed by the organizer unilaterally, while all artists who submitted applications before the price change are exempted from any additional payments in favor of the organizer.

Contestants with health limitations, disabled people, children from orphanages and boarding schools, children from large families are admitted on preferential terms with supporting documents. Please, contact hello@my-artcode.com for details.

Diploma, personal review on work, as well as an appreciation letter are provided to the participants in electronic form.

To participate in the competition, you must fill out an application and pay the registration fee.

You can apply only via official website. After filling out the application form and clicking the "Send and Pay" button, the participant will automatically be redirected to the page for payment of the registration fee. Payment is made by credit card on the site instantly.

After the payment is made, the payer will receive 2 letters to the email address specified during registration:

1. Letter notifying that the application has been accepted. Use this letter for further communication with the organizing committee.

2. A letter with a receipt stating the payment you made.

APPLICATION

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