The participants will record a music video of their song, which must follow the theme of TEC, last from one to three minutes, and be entirely in English.
The song must include only material (visual and audio) created by the students or for which they have copyright. Any material from other sources or used without the author’s permission will be considered a copyright violation and will result in the disqualification of the song from TEC.
The number of students working on a song is unlimited, but only students can be the authors and performers of the song, as well as the authors of the video.
Songs will have to be submitted three months before TEC. No song will be accepted after the deadline. All songs must be sent by e-mail in an acceptable video format. To avoid any technical problems, please send the videos before the deadline, as we will otherwise not be able to advise you on how to resolve them.
In the case of a large number of submitted songs, the judges will decide which songs will be invited to TEC. All invited students will receive an invitation two months before TEC.
All songs invited to TEC will be published on this website so that the audience can vote and select the winner according to the audience vote. Online voting will take place one month before TEC.
At TEC, a music video can be presented by a maximum of two students per school. If they wish, these two students may perform the song live instead of presenting the video. In that case, they must bring their own instruments/equipment.
Invited songs will be shown or performed at TEC in front of the judges, who will talk with the student-authors, comment on each song, and finally select the winner of the Music Challenge.
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