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Scary 2014!

 Scary 2014!
Summary:Halloween Competition
Deadline: 01 October 2014
Date Posted: 25 September 2014
Details: A composition contest for Halloween


It's time for our Annual Scary Sixty Seconds contest!

Rules for writing your Scary piece:

-Must be exactly 60 seconds long
-Must be written using Finale or Sibelius, or any other notational or DAW software
-Can use any instruments, but no sound effects this year
-Does not have to be playable by "real" performers
-Can use special effects for any orchestral instrument, any register or range, fancy things like six octave glissandos or growling sounds. The only limit is your imagination!!
-One entry per person, please

Instructions for entering your Scary piece:

-Declare your intention to enter by midnight EDT, Wednesday, October 1, 2014 (10/1/14)
-To declare your intention to enter, just post a message on this page - do NOT include the name of your piece or your secret Halloween name
-Save the audio version of your completed piece as an .mp3 - How to create .mp3 files from Finale or Sibelius
-Create a score of your completed piece as a .pdf
-Must be a member of VirtualArtists - membership is free and easy - Sign Up
-Notify us through a posting on this thread when you are ready to upload and we'll send you instructions for uploading to your own personal, free VirtualArtists MyVault account.

Instructions for uploading:

-Deadline for uploading your completed piece is Midnight EDT, Friday October 24th (10/24/14)
-You must upload both an .mp3 file and a .pdf file. Please make sure your files have the appropriate extension. We will not convert files in the wrong format.
-Your piece will have a better chance of winning with a name like "Catacombs" then a name like "Op. 42".
-Please name both your files with the name of your piece as it will appear in the public voting list. Example: Catacombs.pdf and Catacombs.mp3

Web Site:http://virtualartists.com/profiles/blogs/scary-2014