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In the first round, all ten participating schools will perform a Ghanaian gospel song of their choice. After this round the judges will eliminate 4 schools.

In the second round, soloists from the remaining 6 schools will go head to head to perform a duet. After this round the judges will eliminate 3 schools.

However, after this round, the audience will have the power to bring back one of the eliminated schools by voting. The audience may choose to bring back a school eliminated in either the first, or the second round.

In this round, the 4 remaining schools will each perform the same song and will be ranked by the judges.

1. Bring forward a choir with a minimum of 20 participants. The choir may include a student to conduct the choir on the day.

   The choir will be required to prepare to sing two songs.

   • The first song is a Ghanaian gospel song of their choice.
   • The second song is Ephraim Amu’s Yen Ara Asaase Ni, which will be performed by all schools reaching the final.
2. Prepare 2 soloists, soloist A and soloist B.

   On the day of the competition, should their school qualify, either soloist A or soloist B will be randomly chosen to take place in round 2 of the competition.

   The soloists will need to prepare different parts of 3 songs. However, on the day of the competition, qualifying participants will only be required to sing one of these songs, to be decided randomly on the day of the competition.

   Soloist A must prepare to sing:

   • Never Lost, Cece Winans - Verse 1 and Chorus
   • This Is Your Season, Sinach - Verse 1 and Chorus
   • Redeemer, Nicole C. Mullen - Verse 1 and Chorus, Bridge

   Soloist B must prepare to sing:

   • Never Lost, Cece Winans - Verse 2 and Chorus
   • This Is Your Season, Sinach - Verse 2 and Chorus
   • Redeemer, Nicole C. Mullen - Verse 2 and Chorus, Bridge
3. Carry on private rehearsals supervised by their school choir director/ music teacher.
4. Participate in 3 rehearsals at their school premises accompanied by the CoreBanc Choral Competition Band.

   All school choirs will be accompanied by the CoreBanc Choral Competition Band on the day of the competition.

   The band will be available to practise with the school choirs on three occasions before the competition. The available band rehearsal dates will be posted on our website.

   Registered schools may book these dates on a first come, first serve basis, and the band will visit the school and practise with the students on the school premises.

   The school’s choir director/ music teacher must be present during these rehearsals.

5. Provide at least 1 member of staff to supervise their students on the event day.

   This member of staff will liaise with our able staff to ensure the students remain well cared for over the duration of the program.

1. Appearance (maximum 10 points)
   • Choirs are permitted up to 3 costume changes over the course of the competition
2. Musicianship (maximum 10 points)
   • Choirs should perform in harmony, and in rounds 1 and 3 make use of as many of the parts of the music as possible - alto, tenor, bass and soprano
   • Pitch
   • Tonal quality
   • Choirs should sing on key and on tempo during their performances
   • Choirs should employ dynamics and transpositions and other musical means of making their piece memorable.
   • Choirs should show innovation in how they perform the song, and are encouraged to incorporate innovative stamping, clapping and other verbal sounds, to add spice to their performances
3. Performance (maximum 10 points)
   • Choirs will be judged on the quality of their performance
   • Stage entrance
   • Stage exit
   • Movement during performance and use of the stage
   • Eye contact
   • Facial expressions

Judges will be able to award up to 5 points based on their experience and discretion.

1. Participating Schools will receive a free group ticket which will cover the attendance of:
   • The choir
   • The school music director/music teacher
   • 4 guests of honour from the school
2. Tickets for the program will be available for purchase on our website
   • Regular Ticket- GHC 300 per ticket