Judging criteria for the FINALS

Greetings Finalists!

Here are the areas the judging will be based on for the final round of the competition.

• Vocal Range and Accuracy of Pitch (10marks)
  Songs that win contests are not monotone chants. They must vary from low to medium to high notes. The highest notes must be articulated without strain or cracking in the voice. The low notes should also contain power and clarity.
• Vocal Quality (10marks)
  “Texture” of voice. Some singers have a soft and gentle sound. Others deliver the song with gravely and hoarse sound. The style of the song can require either kind of voice. All are excellent in their style.
• Stage Presence (10marks)
  Singers need to communicate non-verbally as well as vocally with the audience. They need to use eye contact, hand movements, and walk around the stage. The stage is the platform where singers physically perform songs. A singer’s use of the space must add to and not distract from the meaning of the words she sings.
• Subtext (10marks)
  Singers need to connect their mind and emotions when telling the story of the song. This personalized ownership of the meaning of the song is the subtext.
• Audience Response (10marks)
  Applause is an obvious form of audience appreciation of the performance. Singing along with the performer during the song is just as convincing. Judges will watch the public during the performance and see if their eyes and ears are connecting with the singer.

Good luck!!

OUR FINALISTS

Congratulations to the following pupils for making it through to the final round of Josephian Idol competition! You will be required to meet up with the teachers-in-charge for a briefing with regards to the preparations for finals. Details will be given at a later date.

Lower Primary (4 finalists)

• Josh Jordan Gan (2 Jo)
• Luke Xavier Chew (2 Lu)
• Erwin Francis (3 St)
• Charles Lee, Harrison Galistan, Samuel, Daniel Paul Lee and Ethan (3 An)

Upper Primary (5 finalists)

• Ivan Abisha (6An)
• Dylan Quek, Ryan Tan (6Mi)
• Vedant Chauhan (6Lu)
• Matthew Soh (5Pa)
• James Alexander Greaves (4Ra)

Finalists will have to compete with the others in their own category for the top 3 positions during the finals which will be held in the last week of the Term.

Once again,

Judging Criteria for Semi-Final

Greetings Semi-Finalists!

Here are the areas the judging will be based on for the semi-final.

• Vocal Range and Accuracy of Pitch (10marks)
  Songs that win contests are not monotone chants. They must vary from low to medium to high notes. The highest notes must be articulated without strain or cracking in the voice. The low notes should also contain power and clarity. 
• Vocal Quality (5marks)
  “Texture” of voice. Some singers have a soft and gentle sound. Others deliver the song with gravely and hoarse sound. The style of the song can require either kind of voice. All are excellent in their style.
• Stage Presence (10marks)
  Singers need to communicate non-verbally as well as vocally with the audience. They need to use eye contact, hand movements, and walk around the stage. The stage is the platform where singers physically perform songs. A singer’s use of the space must add to and not distract from the meaning of the words she sings.
• Subtext (5marks)
  Singers need to connect their mind and emotions when telling the story of the song. This personalized ownership of the meaning of the song is the subtext.

Good luck!!

Reporting time for Semi-Final

 The following are the reporting times scheduled for the semi-finalists.

Please take note that your performance should not last more than 4 minutes. Music accompaniments (e.g. piano/guitar or karaoke versions) are encouraged. Report to the music room in your school uniform.

See you in the music room on Thursday, 19th April 2012!

Lower Primary Category

1. Ethan Loke, 2 An – 2.00pm
2. Josh Jordan Gan, 2 Jo – 2.00pm
3. Luke Xavier Chew, 2 Lu – 2.00pm
4. Erwin Francis, 3 St – 2.15pm
5. Charles Lee, Harrison Galistan, Samuel, Daniel Paul Lee and Ethan, 3 An – 2.15pm

Upper Primary Category

1. James Alexander Greaves (4Ra) – 2.25pm
2. Matthew Soh (5Pa) - 2.25pm
3. Ivan Abisha (6An)  - 2.35pm
4. Vedantchauhan (6Lu)  – 2.35pm
5. Nigel Koh & Linkesh (6Ga) – 2.45pm
6. Dylan Quek, Ryan Tan (6Mi) – 2.45pm
7. Gabriel Nyew (6Mi), Bryan Tan (6Ga) – 2.45pm

2nd Round Of Audition An Equivalent to Semi-Final

Dear contestants,

We would like to inform you that the 2nd round of audition will be an equivalent of semi-final where 5 groups and 4 groups of contestants from the upper and lower primary category respectively, will be selected to perform during the finals.

Semi-Final
Venue: Music Room
Day/Date: Thursday/19th April 2012
Reporting time: Between 2pm to 3.30pm

Contestants are encouraged to sing with instrumental accompaniment for the semi-final round. The piano is available in the music room for contestants who would like to sing with piano accompaniment.

A detailed reporting schedule will be available on this website once all the contestants absent last Thursday have been auditioned.

We urge all contestants to practise really hard for the semi-final because the competition is going to be really tough. There are many impressive talents with powerful vocals who were short-listed.

Good luck!!

Josephian Idol: Audition for Absentees

For contestants who were absent when the 1st audition was carried out, a make-up will be carried out this Thursday, 12/4/2012. Miss Shila will inform the absentees the time they are required to report to the audition venue.

Audition will be carried during curriculum time and each audition should not last more than 5 minutes. Just a reminder that contestants need not have any music accompaniment for this audition.

Good luck!

Audition Results

The participants who signed up for Josephian Idol were all very competitive and this made it really tough for the judges to short-list the contestants for the 2nd round of audition.

Contestants short-listed for the 2nd round of audition

Upper Primary Category

1. Ivan Abisha (6An)
2. Nigel Koh & Linkesh (6Ga)
3. Dylan Quek, Ryan Tan (6Mi)
4. Gabriel Nyew (6Mi), Bryan Tan (6Ga)
5. Vedantchauhan (6Lu)
6. Matthew Soh (5Pa)
7. James Alexander Greaves (4Ra)

Lower Primary Category

1. Ethan Loke, 2 Anthony
2. Josh Jordan Gan, 2 Joseph
3. Luke Xavier Chew, 2 Luke
4. Erwin Francis, 3 Stephen
5. Charles Lee, Harrison Galistan, Samuel, Daniel Paul Lee and Ethan, 3 Anthony
   

We urge all short-listed contestants to work very hard for the 2nd round of audition as the competition will now be tougher compared to the 1st. We would like to highlight to the rest who did not make it through, that the outcome of the 1st audition does not justify whether or not one is a good singer. Do continue to pursue your passion in singing and we hope to see you in the next singing competition!