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    TIMES NIE Spotlight Competition 2023-24

    7th Edition

    IMPORTANT RULES AND GUIDELINES

    General Rules
    1. Schools should be a member of TIMES NIE or SaPa in
    Schools program
    2. Duration of the performance should not exceed 5
    minutes.
    3. Participants from Grade 3-5 and Grade 6 and above
    shall be judged under two separate age groups.
    4. Maximum 5 entries per category from each school
    5. Recording must be a fresh one; recordings from
    previous performances will not be accepted.
    6. Recording must be clear and in audio mp3 format
    only.
    7. Recording must be uploaded on Google
    Drive/Dropbox/OneDrive and the link must be copied
    in the space provided in the form (please make sure
    to give permission to access the file).
    8. Finalists of the previous edition may participate;
    however, winners of the previous edition may not.
    Category-Specific Rules

    Indian Classical Vocal - Solo

    Carnatic and Hindustani Classical music fall under


    this category
    No devarnamas, bhavageete and related
    devotional/film pieces
    The only accompaniment that is allowed is tanpura
    (manual/electronic)

    Indian Light Classical Vocal - Solo

    Bhavageete, devarnamas, devotional and light


    classical pieces from films are permitted
    The only accompaniment that is allowed is tanpura
    (manual/electronic)

    Indian Instrumental - Solo

    Carnatic or Hindustani Classical music played on


    instruments is allowed in this category
    No film songs permitted
    Percussion instruments like mridangam and tabla
    do not fall under this category
    The only accompaniment that is allowed is tanpura
    (manual/electronic)
    International Music Vocal - Solo

    Vocal music from any genre except Indian music


    falls under this category
    It can be Western Classical/Pop/Rock/Folk/ any
    other piece from international music
    Singing on a karaoke track is not allowed, but self-
    accompaniment is permitted

    International Music Instrumental - Solo

    Instrumental music from any genre excluding


    Indian music falls under this category
    It can be Western Classical/Pop/Rock/Folk or any
    other piece from international music
    No percussion instruments like drums in this
    category
    No pre-recorded music is allowed

    Percussion - Solo

    All percussion (Indian and International) falls


    under this category
    The only accompaniment that is allowed is tanpura
    (manual/electronic). No lehera for tabla
    Group Performance

    A team with minimum 2 persons and a maximum of


    6 persons is allowed
    It can be Indian/International music
    Vocals/instruments are allowed
    Students from Grade 3 onwards can form groups
    with other grades.
    *This category will not be judged based on age groups.

    Last Date for Submission


    31st Dec 2023

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