Official Rules of the OryCon New Song Contest
1. A theme will be announced 48 hours before presentations. All entries must reflect the theme.
2 Entries must be composed at the con. Music may be original or borrowed.
3. No entry may be publicly performed or performed for any judge prior to presentation.
4. All contestants must submit lyrics to Daniel Reitman or Andrew Ross in person or at dreitman@spiritone.com or admnaismith@hotmail.com two hours before presentation. If music is borrowed, the intended tune must be indicated. Lyrics will be given to the judges for review prior to presentation.
5. All entries must be performed by the contestant or their designee at presentation.
6. Judges will be announced in the pocket program.
7. Entries will be judged according to the following criteria:
(a) Lyrics:
(i) Thematic content
(ii) Evocative, allusive, humorous or other effect
(ii)i Technical quality
(b) Music
(i) If original, overall musical quality
(ii) If borrowed,, correspondence of lyrics to music
8. Judges may weight criteria as they see fit. The decision of the judges is final.