I am delighted to be launching this week’s challenge!
This challenge is open to all. It runs from Tuesday Mar. 24th until Mar. 31st 2009 at 6PM EDT.
PLEASE READ THE GUIDELINES AND THEME DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY BEFORE POSTING.
PURPOSE - The purpose of the EAW Music Challenge is to encourage people to create and/or promote new music each week and to give them a forum to have their songs heard. There is no judging involved.
HOW IT WORKS - Every Tuesday at 6PM a topic featuring a new theme will be posted on this board. Those wishing to participate are invited to post links to their songs that match the theme. You may post a song with a link from any online music/singing site you belong to. Over the years a nice little community has sprung up around these challenges. We invite you to participate but be aware that here everyone is very supportive of each other. Amateurs and professionals are both welcome. You do not have to be a great singer to participate. No flaming is allowed on this board. This is not a contest. There is no judging. It is merely an opportunity to hear and be heard by others. You can post or merely listen and interact with the others who post here. Please follow the detailed guidelines which are posted below and at the top of each new challenge thread. Have fun!
CHALLENGE GUIDELINES - 1. Post links to
ONE OR TWO songs that fit the theme. You may post a
THIRD one on or after Thursday. You may post a
FOURTH song link on or after Saturday. Your song can be a new song or one that was previously recorded.
2. For
EACH song link you post, listen to at least SIX other people’s songs and leave feedback. That means, if you post 2 song links you should listen to 12 others over the course of the 7 days of the challenge, a little less than 2 a day. If you post 3 song links, listen to 18 others and so on. You may, of course, listen to more if you choose. Listening is the most important part of this challenge. Supporting and experiencing others is what it’s about.
3. We prefer to listen to the whole song. Try not to listen to the same people every day. Give new people a chance as well.
4. You don't need to post a song to listen but you need to listen if you post a song. It's best to post earlier in the challenge. But you can post up until the end.
5. Please avoid making multiple posts in a row (spamming) by going back and modifying your posts if you left something out.
6. Remember to post the
name of your song. For easy instructions on how to HOT LINK and post your song title, click
EAW FAQ.
7. Please do not post glitter or large graphics as feedback or in the thread.
Please keep to the standard font, size and color that is already provided - this helps prevent your songs and comments from getting lost in a sea of shifting fonts and colors. For your
song title only, use 14pt font size and bold. This will help your song stand out. For more information on how to do this, check the
EAW FAQ.
New challenge themes are announced every Tuesday at 6PM EDT. This current challenge will run until Mar. 31st, 2009, 6PM EDT.
The theme for this challenge will be:
The Big Dance!! Of course, "The Big Dance” may refer to the NCAA Men’s or Women’s Division I Basketball Championships. This single elimination Basketball tournament takes place over three weeks at sites across the United States, and the national semifinals (the Final Four) have become one of the nation's most prominent sporting events. In recent years, friendly wagering on the event has become something of a national pastime, spawning countless office pools that attract expert fans and novices alike. (Even President Obama picked out his "bracket").....All games of the tournament are broadcast on TV and have become very popular. For our purposes, I will leave this pretty open to interpretation… I would like to see everyone post a song that simply brings back a fond College or HS memory, or perhaps contains a key word in the title or lyrics to any of the major cities or States the games are played at, or the teams that participate in the tournament, which are numerous! It could also include any of the words used to describe the theme in general, like "Dance" (or pertaining to dance or dancing!) Or March Madness, Sweet 16, Final 4, sporting events, coaching, cheering, etc. So let’s all show our team spirit and get some songs posted!!
