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 EXPLANATION OF THE JUDGES' SCORING IN 2018

Songs are scored between 1 and 10. Most songs in the contest (around 80 per cent) will not receive a score higher than 6. Songs are scored between 1 and 10. Most songs will receive a score between 4 and 6.

Semi finalists and finalists receive a score of 7, 8 or 9.

A low score of 1 or 2 indicates that the song was considered to be poorly written in comparison to other songs in the contest. It indicates that in the judges opinion the song needs either almost complete re writing or, in the case of a score of 1, abandoning.

A score of 3 indicates that the song follows accepted standards of song form and that the writer shows potential and some songwriting ability and talent. But the song is among the weakest songs in the contest and it will certainly benefit from re working and re writing. 

A scores of 
3 or below is a clear sign to look critically at your songwriting style and approach.


A score of 4 shows that the writer knows how to write a song and has talent but this particular song has some weaknesses that could be improved.

A score of 4, 5 or 6 indicates that the writer has demonstrated songwriting ability and understanding. The UKSC attracts a very high standard of entries and the majority of songs in the contest are usually somewhere in this range. Songs with a score of five and six are considered for Commended Entry and Higher Commended Entry Awards.

A score of 6.5 indicates that this song was a borderline semi finalist and was very carefully considered for the Semi Finals. Songs with a score of 6.5 receive a Special Mention Award.

Songs with a high score of 7 or 8 are awarded a Semi Finalist position and Semi Finalist Certificate and have been chosen by the judges as the top 20 per cent of songs in the contest. Only 20 per cent of songs reach the Semi Finals. A score of 8 indicates that the song was a borderline Finalist and was carefully considered for the Finals.

Songs with a score of 9 are finalists and these few very high scoring songs (the top 1 or 2 per cent of entries depending on the category) are considered for the winning positions in these categories. The winning song in each category is given a score of 10 at the end of the contest.
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