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I'm not sure when the contests will start, that (i think) is up to the 'official' smile
But, it might be a good idea to start thinking about this stuff

Contest details:

Contest number 1 involves:
Recording a piece (one minute and 30 seconds long) of music and putting it up on UG (www.ultimate-guitar.com) or some kind or file sharing website (http://tinyfile.com/).
The song can include lyrics, instruments, monologs or anything.
One simple way to record a quick track is by using any of these programs. This program is free and runs and both mac and windows (not sure about linux or other set-ups). Simply attach a mic into the 'line-in' of your computer, go to the soun options and make sure your computer is responding to the mic as a recording attribute. Go into audactiy and press record.
Audacity also has midi options so that you can add anything you reckon is missing in your song (except live stuff).

1st Place: Gold (3/4 of what is put in by entries)

2nd Place: Gold (remaing 1/4 of entry fees)

3rd Place: a medal or some other kind of fun little item thingy razz

Contest number 2 involves:
Writing the lyrics to a song. You must explain what the lyrics mean to you, and why you chose them, why they work well and why they are all 'round good.
The best lyrics will be judged by the guild.

1st Place: Gold (3/4 of what is put in by entries)

2nd Place: Gold (remaing 1/4 of entry fees)

3rd Place: a medal or some other kind of fun little item thingy razz


Conditions:
All work must be original and NOT stolen. All work must be easily accessable by ALL guid members without having to sign up to some dumb website or having to download a program to play the song.

I'd enter, lol.
Something small scale would be good, like write a few bars of music, and the most creative/interesting wins. That would be good for categories too. I would probably have to start hassling some members through PMs, including getting my stuff organised.
What do you think?

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maybe pm the members to make them come here since i dont think alot of people check this guild
this is the first time i have in a while

I would join the contest, but:

1. I've only done about two very small compositions in my life, so I'm not much of a composer.

2. I don't have a clue how to record the song on my computer.