Hands across Australia Comp 2010 - Win $25,000 for your school

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Hands across Australia competition 2010


HANDS ACROSS AUSTRALIA SCHOOL COMPETITION 2010

GenerationOne is a national movement which aims to inspire and engage every Australian, including our youngest citizens, to play their part in ending Indigenous disadvantage in one generation – this generation.

Hands Across Australia is GenerationOne’s catchy theme song.  GenerationOne together with the Australian School of Performing Arts (ASPA) invite all schools across Australia to learn the song, Hands Across Australia, and create a ‘video clip’ of their performance, including an original rap section. Schools will also design a project that aims to raise awareness and reduce Indigenous disadvantage in their community.

How to enter

1.Visit www.generationone.org.au, go to the competition entry page and download the Application Pack (available Monday 26 July, 2010).
2.Learn the song, then create and film your own vocal performance of Hands Across Australia, including an original rap section. Your version must be performed with the backing track provided or match the form of the sheet music provided.
3.Write a statement of 150 words or less detailing what your school is currently doing to raise awareness of Indigenous disparity and end Indigenous disadvantage.
4.Write a statement of 300 words or less outlining the project or program your school proposes to undertake if it wins the competition Education Award of $25,000. This statement must include a project description, timeline, cost estimate, an estimate of the number of Indigenous and non Indigenous people your proposed program is likely to reach and the method by which the program and its outcomes will be documented.
5.Submit your completed entry form, your ‘film clip’ and your statements to GenerationOne before 5.00pm Friday 10 September 2010 (AEST) by uploading to www.generationone.org.au or mailing to the address at the end of these terms and conditions. Entry is free.
Prizes

The winning school will receive a $25,000 Education Award to be used to implement its proposed project for the reduction of Indigenous disadvantage in their community.  Each State and Territory finalist will also receive a 1 day performing arts short course at their school presented by ASPA in conjunction with Indigenous artists. The short course may cover dance, funk and hip hop, rap, chant, singing and song writing, body percussion, hand drumming and beat boxing, and/or team building, leadership and social development through the arts.

Judging guidelines

Industry specialists selected by ASPA and GenerationOne will judge the competition according to the following guidelines:

1.Calibre of musical performance – entries might range from a sophisticated re-arrangement of the song for school ensembles to a very simple unison rendition by enthusiastic untrained singers.
2.Creative and thought provoking ‘rap’ – communicating the school’s stance on Indigenous disparity using meaningful or informative lyrics that will inspire action for change.
3.Entertaining presentation – the inclusion of creativity, colour and movement will be regarded well.
4.Your statement of 150 words or less detailing what your school is currently doing to raise awareness and address Indigenous disadvantage.
5.Your statement of 300 words or less detailing how your school proposes to use the $25,000 Education Award to help reduce Indigenous disadvantage, should you win the Hands Across Australia School Competition.
6.The answers given in an interview which will be held with each State and Territory finalist.

Terms and conditions

1.All Australian primary and secondary schools are eligible to enter the competition. Each school may submit no more than three entries. Entry is free.
2.Each filmed entry must be the original work of students currently enrolled in, and teachers currently employed by the school, working together in the educational setting.
3.The statements of current and proposed school projects to target Indigenous disadvantage may be written and prepared by a school teacher or principal. Collaboration with students is encouraged.
4.The length of the film clip entry must be between 85-95 seconds in length; the length of the Hands Across Australia backing track. Your original rap section must be slotted into the relevant spot in the form of the song.
5.As a general guide, each entry should be considered appropriate for viewing by primary school aged children (or of a ‘G’ rating). Suitability of submitted material is subject to GenerationOne and ASPA’s discretion.
6.The ‘film clip’ can be created and recorded via any means (i.e. digital camera, webcam, mobile phone etc) but must be submitted in one of the following formats: Windows Media Video (.WMV), 3GP (mobile phone), AVI (windows), MOV (MAC), Mp4 (ipod/psp), MPEG, FLV (adobe flash), MKV (h.264).
7.Entries must be submitted in one of the following ways:
i) by posting a DVD recording to ASPA, Hands Across Australia School Competition, PO Box 417, Kew East, VIC, 3102; or
ii) by uploading to songs.generationone.org.au.
8.The deadline for entries is 5.00pm Friday 10, September 2010 (AEST). Late entries will not be eligible. Receipt of your entry will be acknowledged by email.
9.All entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form – fill in the online entry form or download a hard copy from: songs.generationone.org.au
10.A written media release / consent form must be signed by a parent/guardian for each participating student. These are available as part of your Application Pack and must be provided to GenerationOne and ASPA upon request.
11.Finalists for each State and Territory will be announced on 27 September 2010 on the website and notified in writing. The winner will be announced on the 4th of October 2010 on the website and notified in writing.
12.The judges may award the prize in their absolute discretion, their decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
13.Cash payments will be made by cheque.  All prizes are non-transferable and not negotiable.
14.The prize money awarded to the winning school must be used for the project to end Indigenous disadvantage outlined in the school’s statement and in accordance with the terms and conditions of receipt of the prize money which shall be separately provided to the winning school at the time of award.
15.By submitting an entry, the entrant grants GenerationOne and ASPA a licence for all time without payment to copy, adapt, publish and otherwise use all information, ideas, images, statements, film clips, words or sounds (or any part thereof) submitted as part of the competition, for any purpose whatsoever in their absolute discretion including for promotional purposes.
16.ASPA will not return submitted recordings or entries to you and will not be responsible for entries that are late, lost, misdirected or stolen. Incomplete entries may be excluded from the competition at GenerationOne and ASPA’s discretion.
17.Entries must not infringe any existing copyrights or other intellectual property rights, must not be defamatory and must not breach any other laws. Entrants agree to indemnify GenerationOne and/or ASPA against any claims or legal action which may arise from such infringements or breaches. Entrants assign to GenerationOne all copyright and intellectual property rights in all original works submitted.
18.By entering the Hands Across Australia School Competition you agree to join the GenerationOne movement to end Indigenous disadvantage and agree to the terms in the GenerationOne privacy policy found at http://generationone.org.au/privacy-policy


Contact

For competition updates and contact details go to songs.generationone.org.au.
Mailing address for entries:

Australian School of Performing Arts
Hands Across Australia School Competition
PO Box 417, Kew East, VIC, 3102


Email: generationone@aspagroup.com.au