Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition 2013

The Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition is available to all secondary school students years 9 to 13 nationwide.

NZ secondary school students (either singly or as co-writers) are invited to enter ONE original song into this competition. The Top 40 tracks selected by Jordan Luck and our panel of judges will be recorded in professional studios and included on our annual double CD as well as posted online for free downloading and streaming.

 ENTRY IS NOW OPEN – Closes Friday 22nd July

ENTER ONLINE DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM DOWNLOAD TE REO MAORI ENTRY FORM

All entries must be via an official form. Please read terms and conditions.

Students in Samoan secondary schools  are now welcome to enter this competition.  Three songs will be eligible for recording and placement on our CD. Best male, female and group song. This link takes you to the Samoa Entry Form for this competition:

Download Samoa ENTRY FORM

More info here: http://playitstrange.org.nz/play-it-strange-samoa/

Awards:

First Place Award – Trophy and NZ Rockshop $1,000 voucher (and first track on the Play It Strange CD)

David Richwhite Lyric Award – best lyrics

Cheese On Toast Award – best alternative song

Play It Strange PwC School of the Year Award – to the  school with the most songs in the top 40

Junior Maioha Award – best Te Reo Māori song

The top 40 songs receive a professional recording studio session to record your song (to the value of $750) for the 2013 Play It Strange CD.

Songs 2 – 40 receive a NZ Rockshop $50 voucher.

Your Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition entry can be assessed by Play It Strange for NCEA. See more.

You can also enter the Peace Song Competition.

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