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Percussion Instrument (Western Style) Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Percussion Instrument (Western Style): A solo performance on a percussion instrument from the Western tradition, such as a drum kit, snare or tuned…
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Percussion Instrument (Eastern Style) Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Percussion Instrument (Eastern Style): A solo performance on a percussion instrument from the Indian and wider Eastern tradition, judged on rhythmic…
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Wind Instrument (Western Style) Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Wind Instrument (Western Style): A solo performance on a wind instrument from the Western tradition, judged on tone, intonation, breath control,…
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Wind Instrument (Eastern Style) Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Wind Instrument (Eastern Style): A solo performance on a wind instrument from an Eastern (Indian or Asian) tradition, judged on breath control, tone,…
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Stringed Instrument (Western Style) Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Stringed Instrument (Western Style): A solo performance on a stringed instrument in the Western classical or contemporary tradition, judged on tone,…
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Stringed Instrument (Eastern Style) Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Stringed Instrument (Eastern Style): A solo performance on a stringed instrument in an Eastern (Indian or Asian) musical tradition, judged on tone,…
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Gazal Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Gazal: A solo ghazal-singing item on the university youth festival programme, run as separate male and female competitions and judged on voice, diction…
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Hindustani Classical Vocal Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Hindustani Classical Vocal: A solo vocal performance in the North Indian classical tradition, judged on raga accuracy, sruti, tala discipline and the…
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Classical Music Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Classical Music: A solo vocal or instrumental performance in a classical tradition, judged on technique, command of the chosen raga and tala, and fidelity…
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Vanchipattu Competition: What It Is, Where It’s Run and How It’s Judged
Vanchipattu: A Kerala boat song sung by a team in the rhythm of the oarsmen’s strokes, scored on rhythm, pitch, unison, language and vaythari.

