The lines are now open for Category 12.1: Best Recording, and Category 12.2: Best Composition. PM CAR EXPERT for Best Recording and VIOLIN-ANN for Best Composition. You can PM us, with up to 5 recordings/compositions, ranked.

The PM voting will close at 9:30pm next week (23rd Oct), which is when I will publish the final two polls for these awards.

For the recordings/compositions: visit this website: http://81.174.243.192:8080/

Car Expert

Better forewarned!!

Have people consented to their compositions being used in this competition? I am glad I cannot record in Mp3. I would be very unhappy to upload a composition to this site for audition only then find it in a competition two months later. I had wondered.

If any others feel restricted over what they can post here because of these competitions, you are not alone!

It is only a bit of fun....it isn't serious.

And nobody has objected to it so far.

Does it really matter

I think that for the best recording, Andante_in_C should be nominated Her Debussy was amazing!

can i vote for my own song?

I suppose so!

you can use my composition - i have no problem with that - id like to see what people think of it - good luck to everyone in the competition!!

All recordings submitted to the site fall into the public domain; that was made clear from the moment the ABRSM yahoo group, subsequently the recordings web site, was opened.

Once a recording is on the site, I cannot stop people downloading it and using it as they wish; I can remove recordings from the site on request, though.

Philharmonia, the competition isn't where we rank all the compositions according to how good we think they are. Through nominating, we simply establish a shortlist of 5, before voting decides the eventual winner. This is upbuilding for all those in the top 5 while everyone else can be happy in the knowledge that they were actually in 6th place.
ps. my consent is of course given.

Thanks, Nicki.

There are so many amazing performances and compositions on the site.

I think if we start allowing self-voting, the result will be not be fair as some people will vote for themselves while others would consider that inappropriate. I would suggest that no self-voting is allowed.

How about this:

You can vote for yourself as long as you vote for someone else as well.

Car Expert

Well some people would have no shame at putting themselves at the top of their own list, thus giving themselves 5 points while someone else might have more modesty and so they wouldn't. If everyone voted for themselves, that would also be completely pointless (as the Eurovision song contest would be if everyone could vote for themselves). I say it will be much simpler and more accurate if no-one is allowed to self-vote.

Inclined to agree with Boo on this one.

We can't actually stop anyone voting for themselves once the poll is up. We can, however, say that you aren't allowed to nominate yourself.

If your piece is good enough, someone else will nominate you.

True!

You can also say that people nominating themselves will not have those votes counted... making it a waste of time to vote for yourself (because you would just waste one of your nomination places)


*nods*

OK, I will agree with Boo Radley and say you can't vote for yourself!

Is everyone clear about who to PM for each category?

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Are this all refering to me ...because i`m the one who started this silly question

I think it just became a general question.

Is it up to five for EACH mini category then? (this is going to be SO hard)

Yes!

Best Composition should be much easier!

Car Expert

and do different movements of the same comp by the same person count as separate things or a whole thing?

Erm...separate would probably be best because it depends if you might like one but not the other.

Car Expert

oh...ok..just thinking coz it makes all the choices harder...Im currently listening to all the compositions one after another!!

At least you are listening! I think I'd better download two pieces a day to listen to, I'm that behind in listening to recordings! There are so many.

I've just done the PM for best recording - that one I didn't find too hard. Now for compositions...

Do wait & listen to my new recording (you may still not think mine's the best but at least you'll know what it's supposed to sound like )

Don't forget - you're in charge of Best Composition!

Car Expert

Im downloading every single one..i already have a lot of them though...

Counted nominations!

Car Expert

Yup here's my list. People who have sent me their votes.

1) Sarah-flute

And my list.

1) Sarah-flute

Car Expert

lol...

*gives self pat on back*

I've got a problem - I'm trying to play some of the compositions so I can hear them but they keep stopping and I keep getting messages saying 'network stalled, rebuffering stream'. What does that mean? (By the way, I'm opening them using iTunes onto my computer with a right click rather than left clicking.)

If it's any help, I right click and "save target as" to my desktop, and I have had no problems...

Save them on your computer instead of just 'opening' them to hear them properly. Songs you hear over the net play at the speed your modem downloads them, - which is fast sometimes and slow sometimes!

& I think also if they're not saved on your computer it probably takes a lot of bandwidth? if that is what you are doing (don't really understand itunes!)

But opening them with iTunes automatically saves them I think - as I can play them later from the iTunes index if I want to. Maybe it's something to do with iTunes - it's still not letting me play Sarah's Afternoon in Guadeloupe!!!

I use Winamp and it works fine!

Car Expert

YAP is putting up a better version later anyway. Maybe that one isn't there anymore...

If all else fails, try saving them to your computer and opening them from there, it might work better.

PS, CD, if you want to hear it I have the file here, I could always email it to you!

Im saving them and playing using Windows Media player 10...listening to thomxxx at the moment!!

Sarah, when is the new version of afternoon in guadeloupe going up?

Don't know - when YAP gets a chance to put it up! Hopefully this evening..... but I don't know.

btw, it is the same piece - it's just a much better recording of it (or I hope much better) now that the mic is set up properly.

Oh...ok....


By the way, has anyone else realised that the picture thingys on wmp go with the piece you're playing...like it goes more colourful when its louder... *looks fascinated*

Yep

Yeah, it also flashes to the beat sometimes.

Oh dear...Im listening to recordings and noting down the ones that i really like..am so far down at 'strings' and already have 8 on list..

Updated list of people who have PM'd me:

1) Sarah-flute
2) neil.clarinet

Car Expert

Also mentioned on Yahoo Group thread:

You can only choose compositions/recordings if YAP mentioned they were on the website before post #2033. No others will be counted, unless you want to polish up an original.

Car Expert