RULES and ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• All entrants must be enrolled as a full-time student at a secondary/high school in Geelong and must live within a 50km radius of the Geelong CBD. Entries will also be accepted from students in the Colac/Winchelsea area.

• Entrants must be 12-18 years of age (as of 1st July 2026) and study music/be having lessons with an instrumental teacher. Suggested standard is AMEB Grade 6 or above (or equivalent).

• If declared a scholarship winner, the entrant must agree to perform at a MSoG event in the future – within 18 months of receiving the scholarship.

• Entrants have a performance time limit of 10 minutes and must perform 2 contrasting styles or 1 piece with contrast within. The same piece(s) to be performed at both audition and final.

• Entrants must supply a copy of the sheet music (to include both solo and accompaniment) for the adjudicator, The entrant is responsible for collecting these at the conclusion of the audition(s)/final.

• Accompanists (where relevant) are to be organised by the entrant for both audition and final events. There is to be no expectation that the MSoG committee or society members will provide an accompanist. Accompaniment must be live; pre-recorded accompaniments or backing tracks are not permitted.  If the music requires accompaniment and the entrant attends without an accompanist, the entrant may not be allowed to perform.

• For auditions to proceed - A minimum of 4 entrants per section are required. The committee reserves the right to combine or cancel any section(s).

• For finals to proceed – Following auditions, at the discretion of the adjudicator, if there is an insufficient number of entrants at the required musical standard, to proceed to final the section may be combined with another section, or else cancelled.

• The MSoG committee reserves the right to cancel or combine any section(s) for any reason, at any stage.

• Previous winners of a MSoG scholarship may not re-apply in the same section.

• Entrants may enter more than one section in this event annually.

• Entrants agree that photos taken during the event may be used by the MSoG Inc. for the organisation’s promotions and websites.

• The adjudicator’s decisions are final, and no correspondence will be entered into following the auditions or finals.

• There are up to 6 scholarships available, each valued at $1500.  Half is to be paid to the recipient following the conclusion of the final, and the remainder to be paid after the recipient has performed at a MSoG event in the following year.

• It is expected that the scholarship monies are used by recipients in furthering their musical studies.

• ENTRANCE FEE for each section is $20.00

• ENTRIES CLOSE: FRIDAY 31st JULY, 2026