UK Skills

About the competition - Popular Music

 

The Popular Music competition has been designed to reflect aspects of a musician’s work role. The competition will provide you with an invaluable opportunity to test your skills nationally against others at your level.

This competition will complement your training and preparation to be a musician. Competitors are expected to perform two tracks as a band.

Entry Levels: Advanced

Entry Deadline: 19 March 2010

Entry Type: Team competitors

Competition Type: Live

Competition structure

Stage one: enter online by 19 March 2010.

Stage two: competitors will be invited to participate in a live heat.

Stage three: highest scoring competitors across all heats that meet the required standard will be invited to compete at the UK final.

The winning finalists will receive a prize of a 4 hour Music Directors Workshop at Tech Music Schools in London. This must be taken up during the summer (before the end of August) and the whole band must attend. The prize will expire on 31st August.

How many can enter?

Bands of between three – seven members, no more than two bands per organisation.

Further information

For general information about competitions please contact:

WorldSkills UK contact centre 0800 612 0742 or email worldskillsuk@ukskills.org.uk 

Live competitions may be subject to a non-attendance fee. Please read the Competition Rules to find out more.

Who can enter?

The competition is intended for those working towards relevant programmes of study in music.

Advanced: Those undertaking qualifications up to level 3 (for England, Northern Ireland and Wales), up to level 6 (for Scotland) or up to two years experience in a working environment.

Competition partners


The competition is organised by North Warwickshire and Hinckley College.



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