SaReGAMA 2021 Program Rules

General Rules & Program Rules

For any clarifications regarding the rules or events please send an email to [email protected]

Performing Contests

Fancy Dress and Action Songs – Only for Sub Junior

Music Vocal: (Junior, Intermediate, Senior)

  • Classical solo
  • Non-Classical solo: can be film songs/non-film light songs/ folk songs
  • Western Music solo

Music Instrumental (Junior, Intermediate, Senior)

  • String: (Instruments like but not limited to Violin, Guitar, Viola, Cello, Mandolin)
  • Wind: (Instruments like but not limited to Harmonium, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone)
  • Piano/Keyboard

Dance: (Junior, Intermediate, Senior)

  • Eastern Classical Solo
  • Eastern Non-Classical – Solo

Public Speaking Contest: (Junior, Intermediate, Senior)

  • Please refer to the rules section for further details

Group Events(Minimum 3 participants required)

  • Eastern Classical Group Solo
  • Eastern Non-Classical Group Solo
  • Vocal

Age Group Criteria:

*** GAMA uses the ISD cut-off date of 1 Sep 2021 to group participants into the different age categories. ***

  • Senior: Children born between 2 Sep 2002 and 1 Sep 2007 (both dates inclusive)
  • Intermediate: Children born between 2 Sep 2007 and 1 Sep 2011 (both dates inclusive)
  • Junior: Children born between 2 Sep 2011 and 1 Sep 2015 (both dates inclusive)
  • Sub Junior: Children born between 2 Sep 2015 and 1 Sep 2018 (both dates inclusive)

General Rules – Events

  • Registration for Events will begin on Sunday, October 31st, 2021, and close on Monday, November 8th, 2021.
  • Registration for any event will not be accepted after the deadline. However, please note that participants are strongly advised to register as early as possible once the registration is opened.
  • All the required details regarding the participation/performance (name of participants, duration of program, DOB of participants, etc.) should be provided at the time of registration itself.
  • All participants should complete the online waiver form. For participants 17 or younger the form should be completed by a parent/legal guardian.
  • For an Event to be considered in a competitive category, there should be a minimum of 2 contestants.
  • First, Second and Third prizes will be distributed for each competitive item.
    Please note that if there are only 2 contestants for a category, then only First and Second prizes will be awarded.
  • If the minimum number of registrations is not received for an event, the item won’t be in a competitive category.
  • Videos will be streamed on GAMA’s Facebook and YouTube channels.
  • Winners will be announced on the same day.
  • If the contestant does not report as per the published timeline, the contestant will be marked as No-Show and disqualified from the event.
  • All contestants should abide by these rules/ guidelines.
  • All contestants must dress and conduct themselves appropriately, in conformity with accepted standards of dress code.
  • GAMA reserves the right to regroup and change the competition categories based on participation registrations.
  • GAMA reserves the right to accommodate, cancel or disqualify participants if they deem it necessary.
  • All contestants must ensure that their performance completes within the time limits of the respective event (see individual event limits below).
  • Negative scoring will be in place for any performance that goes beyond the allotted time limit.
  • Contestants or parent/legal guardians of the contestant cannot challenge the decision of judges. Decisions of the judges will be final and binding.

Rules for Fancy Dress

  • Each participant should deliver a short narration on his or her character in Malayalam or English.
  • The participant should adhere to a maximum time limit of 3 minutes including narration.
  • Participants will be judged on the basis of costume, confidence, dialogue, and creativity.

Rules for Action Song

  • Lyrics can be Malayalam or English
  • The participant should adhere to a maximum time limit of 3 minutes.
  • The judgment will be based on fluency, action, pronunciation, and performance.

Rules for Vocal/ String Instrument/ Wind Instrument and Piano

  • Auto tune apps like Smule cannot be used.
  • The maximum allotted time for performance is 5 minutes for Vocal and 4 mins for Instrumental music.
  • Shruti box can be used for Eastern classical vocal solo, no other background music or accompaniment will be permitted including Karaoke music.
  • Lip-synching with an already recorded song will not be permitted for competitive singing and non-competitive singing.
  • Karaoke music or participant singing will not be permitted for Instrumental Music.
  • Karaoke will be permitted for Non-Classical solo and Western Music solo
  • If any pre-recorded vocal is used to accompany, they will be disqualified.

Rules for Public Speaking contest

  • The purpose of Public speaking is to evaluate the contestant’s knowledge of the subject and their ability to communicate the subject in an effective manner. They will be judged on Presentation, Organization, Diction, Poise, and Content of the subject matter.
  • The contestant may use their notes as references during the speech. Reading the speech out is not allowed and may lead to disqualification if deemed egregious by the judges.
  • The time limit is 3 minutes to give a speech about the topic. Points will be deducted if the contestant goes over their prescribed time. If the contestant goes beyond 3 minutes 30 seconds, they will be disqualified.
  • The content of the speech must relate directly to the topic provided. No adult, political or religious content should be present.
  • GAMA reserves the right to disqualify any participant at any time for not following the rules if they deem it necessary.

Rules for Dance items

  • The maximum allotted time for performance is 6 minutes.
  • Props are allowed

NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE TO THESE RULES.

Rules are subject to change at the sole discretion of GAMA / SaReGAMA organizers.

For any clarifications regarding the rules or events please email us at [email protected]