Registration

UPDATE ON REGISTRATIONS:

REGISTRATIONS FOR TRINITY KRITHI AND MANODHARMAM COMPETITIONS 2021 ARE CLOSED AS WE HAVE REACHED THE LIMIT.
 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE INTEREST AND ENCOURAGEMENT. NAMASKARAM!!

 
100% OF ALL FUNDS FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE USED TO HELP NEEDY FAMILIES IN INDIA SUFFERING DUE TO COVID. PLEASE CHECK SAMPADA WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ON HOW THESE FUNDS ARE BEING USED.
 
 

TRINITY EVENT DETAILS::

• EVENT: TRINITY KRITHI AND MANODHARMAM COMPETITIONS
  • COMPOSITIONS OF SRI. MUTHUSWAMY DIKSHITAR, SRI. SHYAMA SASTRY AND SRI. TYAGARAJA ONLY
• MANODHARMAM COMPETITIONS: JULY 24 – JULY 25 2021
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JULY 16 2021 OR BEFORE.
    (We will close the registrations anytime if we reach the limit. SO REGISTER EARLY.)
• KRITHI COMPETITIONS: JULY 31 – AUGUST 1 2021
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JULY 20 2021 OR BEFORE.
    (We will close the registrations anytime if we reach the limit. SO REGISTER EARLY.)

AGE GROUPS FOR KRITHI COMPETITIONS:
*Age considered as of competition day.

• Kids: Ages 6 – 9 years
• Sub Juniors: Ages 10 – 12 years
• Juniors: Ages 13 – 15 years
• Seniors: Ages 16 – 19 years
• Adults: Ages 20 and above

AGE GROUPS FOR MANODHARMAM COMPETITIONS:
*Age considered as of competition day.

• Ages 15 and above

Krithi Competition GUIDELINES:

• For age group 6-9 choose any one TRINITY krithi and perform.
• For age groups 10 and above CHOOSE, LEARN AND PREPARE ONE KRITHI FROM EACH OF DIKSHITAR, SHYAMA SASTRY AND TYAGARAJA COMPOSITIONS, A TOTAL OF 3 KRITHIS. Judges will pick one krithi from your 3 krithi list and participant shall perform that krithi.
• REGISTRATION FEE IS $30 PER PARTICIPANT
• This is a 100% ONLINE event
• ONLY TRINITY COMPOSITIONS are allowed.
• This is a solo competition. Group participation is not allowed.
• ONLY ONE registration per participant allowed in this category.
• Prizes are only by age group. There are NO individual prizes for each Composer.
• Only ‘Sruthi box’ accompaniment allowed. (No tracks or other instruments)
• Participants will be tested on Sruthi, Laya, Sahithyam, Melody and Overall Presentation.
• Participants should be in “South Indian Traditional Dress”
• Participants will get 7 minutes max. for their performance.
• Participants may be asked to stop if the max. allotted time is exceeded and/or marks may be deducted.
• SiliconAndhra reserves the right to cancel a category if there is not enough participation.
• Judges decision is FINAL for all competitions.

Manodharmam Competition GUIDELINES:

• Pick one raagam from the below listed raagams and prepare ANY TRINITY krithi in that raagam.
• Participants will be tested on, but not limited to, Ragalapana, Krithi, Neravel, Swara Kalpana etc.
• Prepare for about 30 – 35 minutes of competition time per participant.
• Judges may/can interrupt the performance to ask questions.
• REGISTRATION FEE IS $50 PER PARTICIPANT
• This is a 100% ONLINE event
• ONLY TRINITY COMPOSITIONS are allowed.
• This is a solo competition. Group participation is not allowed.
• ONLY ONE registration per participant allowed in this category.
• There are NO individual prizes for each Composer.
• Only ‘Sruthi box’ accompaniment allowed. (No tracks or other instruments)
• Participants will be tested on Sruthi, Laya, Bhavam, Melody, Technicality and Overall Presentation.
• Participants should be in “South Indian Traditional Dress”
• SiliconAndhra reserves the right to cancel a category if there is not enough participation.
• Judges decision is FINAL for all competitions.

List of Raagams for Manodharmam Competition:

• • Shankarabharanam
  • Todi
  • Kambhoji
  • Kharaharapriya
  • Mohana
  • Pantuvarali
  • Kalyani
  • Bhairavi
  • Madhyamavathi
  • Shanmukhapriya
  • Keeravani
  • Purvi Kalyani

Technology GUIDELINES:

• • • It is highly recommended to use a good quality headset for the performance.
    • Use a plain wall or a saree as a background for the performance.
    • Participant should place the camera such that judges should able to see the face and talam clearly.
    • It is recommended to use an electronic tanpura (sruthi box) instead of a phone to avoid distractions during performance.
    • Make sure the sruthi is audible but not too loud.
    • Make sure you have good internet connection with good bandwidth.
    • IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO TEST YOUR SET UP BEFORE THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE.
    • SiliconAndhra is NOT RESPONSIBLE for any technical issues that MAY impact judgement.

For any additional information, please contact
email: your local coordinators