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S-1 Grand Prix Young Performers Competition

Join the Jury

Anyone can apply to be ‘public’ judge for the preliminary round below.

By paying a participation fee of AUS$20, one will receive the original recordings from all of the preliminary round contestants, after the closing date, and can vote for one or more of the contestants, to a value of 2 points. The total points voted in this manner will make up a maximum of 20% of the final decision for the preliminary round.

Deadline for applying to be a ‘public’ judge is 29 February 2008.

If you are interested in becoming a ‘public’ judge, keep checking the registration page on WSF08 website. Eventually (before February 2008!) you will be able to apply and pay on-line to become a ‘public’ judge.

You do not have to attend WSF08 to become a ‘public’ judge.

The ‘public’ jury system will not apply in the final round of the Competition.

Click the PayPay ‘add to cart’ button to become a member of the S-1 Grand Prix jury. You will be directed to the Australian Shakuhachi Society’s PayPal web page. Once you have submitted the jury fee (A$20), your name will be automatically sent to the organisers of the S-1 Grand Prix. Once the Competition has closed, you will be given access to all of the recorded entries, as mp3 files, with instructions as to how to vote for your choice. The recordings will be anonymous; voting will be done through a numbering system.