St George’s Day Music and Songwriting Competition

This competition is open to pupils in schools in Cumbria, and will be judged by Kevin Hamel, Cumbria Music Service. To see what Kevin is looking for, click on the link on the left 'Judge's Advice'.

Any kind of original musical performance – including instrumental, rapping, sampling and unaccompanied vocal performance – can be entered for this competition. Entries may be up to three minutes long, and should be recorded digitally.

There will be prize winners for four different age groups as follows:

Key Stage 1 (ages 4-7)

Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11)

Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)

Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16)

Prizes:

- the winners from Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 will each receive a £10 music voucher.

- the winners from Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 will each receive a £10 music voucher and will also be invited to visit BBC Radio Cumbria.

- BBC Radio Cumbria may broadcast one of the winning entries at their discretion!

In addition, one prize of £100 will be given to the school which submits the best entry.

Each school may submit 2 entries, perhaps prize winners from their own internal competition.

Themes:

Encountering the Dragon

This could be directly related to the stories of St George, and could explore the layers of meanings which have been associated with him, under his various names and identities in different faiths and traditions. Or it might involve thinking about what the dragon might represent in modern times.

My England

A personal response to England or to a part of England or to feelings about being English. This could explore a young person’s sense of belonging to a particular place, perhaps with an exploration of how this links to a shared national identity - that of being English and/or living in England. It could involve an exploration of Englishness in terms of more abstract concepts like values and attitudes and of the likelihood of commonality in other national identities and in other countries.

We Are One and We Are Many

Reflections on the diversity of the English population, now or in the past. This could involve an exploration of the nature of different localities that illustrate the diversity and complexity of English identities and cultures as well as exploring the similarities.

Closing Date:  27^th April.   Entries should be submitted on a clearly–labelled CD to: Ms Karen Morris, School Improvement Team, Busher House, Busher Walk, Kendal, LA9 4RQ. 

Please make sure each entry is accompanied by the entrant’s name, age, year group and school.