Deadline: 7 January 2011
Open to: all guitarists aged 16+ by 1st August 2011 from all over the world
Scholarship: £ 7,500 a year to study at the Guitar Institute in London
Are you a guitarist?
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop a career in the music industry?
Then this is the change you’ve been waiting for!
The Guitar Institute, part of London Institute of Contemporary Music Performance has announced the launch of its unique scholarship program together with the Grammy Award winner and legendary guitarist Steve Vai. The winning applicant will receive a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to professionally develop their talent and skills, including the opportunity to perform in live showcase events in London, by receiving, free of charge, a place on the Institute’s fantastic one-year Guitar Higher Diploma Guitar course in London, UK, starting from September 2011, with the scholarship worth over £ 7,500 a year.
Applicants
This opportunity is open to all guitarists aged 16+ by 1st August 2011. There are no restrictions on musical style or creative direction. Applicants may be from any part of the world although a high level of English competency is required for the course.
How to enter
To enter the contest for gaining scholarship, which will be for the course commencing October 2011, all you have to do is make your three-minute video performance public – upload it to Youtube before January 7, 2011.
You must be seen performing live, solo and the entire performance must be one continuous and static shot with no editing or post-production.
Together with the entry, all applicants will have to submit a valid e-mail address, agree to the competition terms and conditions and submit a short biography, no more than 250 words.
A combination of an expert panel of judges plus public voting (starting from 12th January lasting for one month) will select the finalists and then Steve will be making his selection for this year’s winner!
More info at the Steve Vai Scholarship official website.
nice i wana participate but how i can tell you about my video you link ???!
the link*
So-a qutqiba,
First of all, mladiinfo is not the organiser of this competition, to set things right. What you have to do is click on this flashy website (woop! – http://www.stevevaischolarship.com/) click on Enter section and there you will post your youtube video link.
It is as simple as that.
Fingers crossed,
Kristina, mladiinfo
I have a question about recording the video. Can it be recorded with play along, or with a band or it has to be just me?
Thanks
Helou Taulant,
The wording goes as follows: "You must be seen performing live, solo and the entire performance must be one continuous and static shot with no editing or post-production." So, what do we have? Solo! No play along, nothing, just pure you and the guitar.
Break your leg!
Kristina, mladiinfo