TSA Professional Section - Traditional

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Competition Open: NOW! Entries Close: 30th September, 2010 Submit your song(s) & lyrics ONLINE
You can submit your song(s) and lyrics to the National Country Songwriting competition online this year. Its saves time, paper, postage and CDs. It also provides increased protection for your songs as MP3s are not reproduced and not forwarded via email or in the post. Instead, they are uploaded once, and 'streamed' to relevent judges when required....

How does the online submission work? The solution is provided by Song Central. For more information and FAQ please see below. (You don't have to be a member of Song Central to submit to the competition online. Please see the Options below.)
Option 1. If you are already a songwriter/composer member of Song Central you can submit to the TSA's competition directly from you home page under the ''View Competitions'' link from your home page. Click here to login to Song Central.. Option 2. If you are not a Song Central member but wish to become a member Click here to register with Song Central. Option 3. If you are not a Song Central member (and do not wish to become one) you can participate in the competition as a 'guest'. (Please note - there are no fees or commitments associated with becoming a 'guest' on Song Central). Once the competition is complete and you have received your judging feedback sheets via email, your songs will be deleted from Song Central's repository. Click here to register as a Song Central Guest.

Price of Entry	TSA Members $15.00 per song	Non-Members $25.00 per song	Juniors $10.00 per song
Why not join the TSA? If you are a current member of the TSA (and enter your TSA ID number during your submission online) you will be entitled to a reduced fee for song entry (as per above fees). If you don't enter your TSA ID number you will be billed the non-member fee. If you are not currently a member of the TSA and would like to become a member and receive the discount then ... Click here to join the Tamworth Songwriting Association (TSA).

The Competition Categories: Professional Traditional Professional Modern/Contemporary Amateur Traditional Amateur Modern/Contemporary Lyrics (only) Junior Definitions: 1. Amateur for this contest is one who has not won a major songwriting contest jointly or individually and/or has not had 500 or more copies of any one title prepared for commercial release. 2. Commercial release is a song that has been offered for a commercial use or intention and includes sale, promotional give away or marketing whether self funded or not. 3. Apart from Amateur section there are no restrictions on backing for Professional and Junior sections 4. A junior is one who is 16 years and under at time of competition close. 5. Lyrics only section is not divided into Amateur, Professional or Junior. All can enter. 6. An Amateur or Junior may enter a professional section but a professional i.e. a previous winner of a major songwriting contest anywhere or one who has commercially released a song title cannot enter Amateur or Junior section. 7. A traditional song is one that in the opinion of the judges is generally accepted as traditional in style and content with instrumentation and arrangement typified by Australian Bush music and generally played on guitar in the pick strum style. See FAQ for more definitive description. 8. A Contemporary song is one which, in the opinion of the judges, is typically Country in subject and style but falls outside the classification of a Traditional song. It is inoffensive and of commercial potential. TSA Awards Night The TSA Awards night will be in Tamworth in January, 2011.

Frequently Asked Questions Q. If I am not a member of Song Central and want to submit online - will I be subject to any further payment or obligation to Song Central for being a temporary ''guest'' member? A. No. Your ''guest'' membership is entirely free. You will be subject to exactly the same fees for entry as everybody else entering the competition. Q. If I submit songs to the competition online via Song Central, will my songs also be showcased for industry users to see? A. No. Songs submitted to song competitions on Song Central will be streamed to designated judges (only) and will not be available for others to see. (If you wish to showcase song(s) you need to become a songwriter/composer member of Song Central). Q. Who is running the competition and appointing judges and assigning songs etc.? A. This is the TSA's competition and the TSA will be responsible for the appointment of judges and the assignment of songs to specific judges. Q. How are the songs/lyrics provided to the judges on this platform if they are not forwarded or posted? A. Once you upload your mp3 file (and enter your lyrics) to Song Central's repository, they will be ''streamed on-demand'' by assigned judges. Q. What does ''streamed-on-demand'' mean? A. Streaming songs/music does not require someone to download an MP3 file in order to be able to ''Play'' it on their computer. It is more like listening to something on a radio. Q. What happens once the competition is over? A. Once the judging is complete (same as with past TSA competitions) you will be forwarded your judges' comments - however, you will receive these via email instead of in the post. Your songs will then be deleted from Song Central's repository. Q. If I have any questions or problems regarding the competition who do I get in touch with? A. If you have any problems submitting songs or making online payments or have questions regarding the online process etc. then get in touch with Song Central staff on (02) 9402 7349 or email admin@songcentral.com.au A. If you have any queries regarding the TSA or the competition in general then see TSA contacts listed below.

TSA Enquiries Vicki Walsh President vickirg@austarnet.com.au Judy Smith Secretary j368@tadaust.org.au TSA tsa@tpgi.com.au WWW.TSAONLINE.COM.AU