Awards / Competitions

Show us your creative side and produce an audio music clip. Don't worry if you've never made a song before! Try on your own, or find a partner/partners - it is perfectly ok to make this a team effort. But the team should not have more than five members. If you do not want to embark on composing music, you can use the music samples provided. It makes it even easier. Win great prizes for yourself and your team, such as the latest iPod and iTunes vouchers. Start right now and don’t forget: Your clip doesn’t need to be perfect, it doesn’t have to be slick, but it should be different and in German! You will have the chance to present your songs at Federation Square on 26th July during the German Day Out if you are among the chosen five top entries from Victoria!

The competition is proudly sponsored by the AGTV and the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

Prizes

1st prize - professional recording of the song in a studio, and 30 CDs printed
2nd prize – iPod shuffle for each of the group members
3rd prize – iTunes voucher at $30 for each of the group members
One consolation prize – iTunes voucher at $20 for each of the group members

The Victorian finalists will also receive a professional stage coaching in preparation for their public performance on the main stage at the Federation Square during the German Day Out on 26 July 2012.

Rules

1. Entries close: 22 June 2012.
2. The Victoria finalists must be available for stage coaching on Saturday 21 July and attend the German Day Out on Thursday 26 July to perform in the Finals on the main stage at the Federation Square.
3. Produce a song in German either with the music samples provided, or your own composition. Play with the language. Be creative. Even students doing German in their first-year can give it a go and use simple sentences.
4. Maximum three entries per school
5. Maximum of 5 group members
6. Song must be no longer than 5 minutes.
7. Group members named on the team must be enrolled in a German class.
8. Format: mp3 on an audio CD only.
9. Entries must be accompanied by fully completed and signed Entry Form and sent to:
Goethe-Institut Australien
Song Competition
448 St Kilda Rd
Melbourne 3004 VIC
by 22 June 2012.
10. Entries must be free of obscene language, nudity, explicit and offensive material.
11. Pay attention to copyright and other rights. Do not use other people’s audio files/documents such as text/lyrics or music (!) without their permission.

Music Samples
Creative Common Licence (BY-NC-SA)



Andy Ground - Offensive (mp3, 3,2MB)

Hybrid - Complication (mp3, 3,8MB)

Josh Woodward - Already There (mp3, 5,2MB)

Oleg Serkov - L.E.O. (mp3, 5,4MB)

Pitx - Pink Ink In The Sink (mp3, 1MB)

Silence is Sexy - A Night Out (mp3, 3,2MB)

Entry form (PDF, 204KB)

Have fun with this project - and good luck!