Important: Changes For 2013

So, I've noticed a pattern: when we have extra awesome competitions, they are usually because there is a popular topic or the time is extended. Usually people cannot compose in one month. They drop out. But, the competitions have tried to maintain a certain minimalism about them. Short length. Small instrumentation, etc.

I've come up with a solution for next year I want to run by you all for suggestions:

CHANGES:

A. Next year, there will be no more monthly competitions. But, rather, BI-monthly competitions lasting 50-60 days each. This will provide for more in depth works (orchestral even!) and extended works with chamber ensembles.

B. To replace the more immediate ideas, I want to go back to something YC had a long time ago: Challenges. People would post small challenges for composers. Like, build a song off of this motif. Or, write a piece in 60 minutes. Games to expand the mind.

This allows for people to collaborate and post their own Mini-competitions/challenges (and offer awards if they want!) and for a more "immediate" sense of composition. People that want shorter pieces and having to write "in a box" can use these to their advantage. Fugue writing competitions, song writing, RECORDING competitions to have a competition to see who can play a piece they wrote the best. Whatever you can think of. This will ALSO allow for the BIGGER works people have been requesting to take up two months and let more in depth writing and more worthwhile pieces to shine!

What do you think?

Cool.

Might post some challenges if I think of any, that sounds like a good idea.

Nice! But I'm just afraid of one thing:

- Monthly competitions will change because the "level" requires more than one month;

- So we'll have bi-monthly competitions;

- As we'll have more time, the difficulty will increase;

- Two months are not enough any more.

hehehe, do you follow my thinking? If that doesn't happen, I believe it'll be great!

I will just make sure that doesn't happen. :)

I think this might work. Reviving the challanges sounds good as well, and I think that could counter the difficulty issue, raised by ChristianPerrotta

I am game for challenges and raising the stakes of the competitions. We have ensure the ability of those who join in have the skill sets, which means bringing back teachers and classes.

I notice that the quality of the christian's low-level challenge entries is quite high. maybe his suggested relation between length and quality does not exist!

mmm. :)