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SCALA started its Festival of Original Music Song Competition (FOOM) in 1994 with three sections - Live, Demo and Master. It added Master (instrumental), Manuscript and Lyrics Only Sections in 1995 retaining just the Lyrics section in the Competitions from 1996 to 1999. In 2000 we reintroduced Master Instrumental and added Demo Instrumental in 2002. In 2007 and 2008 only we had a Lyrics Only Under 18 Section. The Master sections were renamed "Studio" in 2008 to avoid confusion between studio recordings and mastered recordings.
Entries in FOOM have increased almost every year with songs and lyrics from USA, UK, Canada, New Zealand and Scandanavia, as well as all states and mainland territories of Australia, received since 1996.
FOOM 2009 Judging has finished and results have been announced (see links below). We expect to be able to post out Judges' comment sheets within the next two weeks. Please be patient. There's a lot of paper to sort out. Details of FOOM 2010 are expected to be announced in late March or early April 2010 - so get those creative juices flowing now!!
Songs are judged by panels typically consisting of a male and a female music professional. Judges are asked to complete a feedback sheet for all entrants. Feedback sheets contain a scale (with explanation) plus space for judges to provide constructive comments on each song as they see fit. Some panels provide combined comments. Whilst we encourage judges to provide feedback they are under no obligation to do so (but most judges do provide some feedback). Feedback sheets are returned (along with lyrics) to each entrant. Entrants are reminded that any such feedback represents only the view of the individual judges and usually is offered as a general guide only. Winning songs from the Live and Demo sections are re-recorded in professional studios and, with winning Master section recordings, are released on albums forming part of the SCALA CD Collection. The writer of the winning lyric in the Lyric Only section receives a cash prize.
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