The Instrumental Category
All styles and forms and genres of Instrumental Music are welcome in this category. Classical, rock, theme music, film music, jingles or mood music, songs without lyrics, or improvisational pieces - there are no limits. Any type of instrumentation is welcome - for example: a single acoustic instrument, multiple instruments, all keyboards based, acoustic, electronic, live band and ensemble performances etc etc.
Winners, Finalists, Semi Finalists, Commended Entries...
In addition to the Category Winner there are also many Finalist, Semi Finalist and Commended Entry winners in this category - see the Prizes Page for full details of prizes - and everyone will have their songs heard and examined and rated by industry professionals. Every writer who makes the finals will receive International Copyright Registrations at SongCopyright.org courtesy of the UKSC. Everyone who enters will receive valuable and useful song pitching opportunities and songwriting courses with SongU and also free Broadjam memberships which together are worth US$100. Plus every songwriter is given the judges score for each song and also receives a UKSC Certificate for every song entered with details of the writer's achievement and position. This competition gives a genuine chance to all songwriters to be noticed and discovered by the music industry in London and to have their songs judged and scored by industry professionals. Many entrants who didn't win a category have been noticed and promoted through the contest and have received royalty earning radio play for their entries and many more have been featured in the press, in radio interviews and on prime time television. Many entrants in this contest have been published, or have been signed or produced, by top industry figures who closely follow this event looking for new talent.
instrumental Entries:
Below are some examples of successful entries in this category:
Winners, Finalists, Semi Finalists, Commended Entries...
In addition to the Category Winner there are also many Finalist, Semi Finalist and Commended Entry winners in this category - see the Prizes Page for full details of prizes - and everyone will have their songs heard and examined and rated by industry professionals. Every writer who makes the finals will receive International Copyright Registrations at SongCopyright.org courtesy of the UKSC. Everyone who enters will receive valuable and useful song pitching opportunities and songwriting courses with SongU and also free Broadjam memberships which together are worth US$100. Plus every songwriter is given the judges score for each song and also receives a UKSC Certificate for every song entered with details of the writer's achievement and position. This competition gives a genuine chance to all songwriters to be noticed and discovered by the music industry in London and to have their songs judged and scored by industry professionals. Many entrants who didn't win a category have been noticed and promoted through the contest and have received royalty earning radio play for their entries and many more have been featured in the press, in radio interviews and on prime time television. Many entrants in this contest have been published, or have been signed or produced, by top industry figures who closely follow this event looking for new talent.
instrumental Entries:
Below are some examples of successful entries in this category:
Corazon by Ed Henderson - Insturmental Category Winner in 2013
Selkie and The Bride by Iain Carnegie won the Intrumental Category in 2012. Instumental was a difficult category to judge this year with many high standard entries including outstanding guitar pieces, piano compositions, orchestral scores, film theme music, and electronic entries. The judges decided in the end to chose this acoustic piano and violin composition as the winner.
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Leaving You by Val Fay was winner of the Instrumental Category in 2010. This is a very simple composition with a basic piano melody line reinforced by synthetic strings. Despite its simplicity it is a memorable and engaging composition that conveys a strong mood and it would make a good theme track.
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As usual this was one of the most difficult categories to judge this year with some impressive acoustic guitar, piano pieces, orchestral scores, film theme music, electronic and dance entries - many of which could have been winners. But in the end, after much deliberation, the judges chose this composition by composer and pianist Toh Tze Chin from Singapore for its originality in its attempt at fusing traditional indian music and western jazz.
