Rules
Contestants must be enrolled in at least one NVCC course during Spring Semester of 2009. This includes dual enrolled students.
Contestants must submit an Audition Application Form by October 24, 2008. Auditions will be held at each campus during October 27 - November 7, 2008. Contestants will be contacted with specific dates and times for the auditions.
| Application for Auditions | Acrobat file | Word file | online application |
Each contestant must sing without accompaniment for no longer than two minutes at a local campus on a designated date during October 27-November 7, 2008. All contestants will be taped. Forty students will be chosen as semi-finalists. The Executive Committee may select ten additional contestants as wild card semi-finalists.
Semi-finalists and finalists for NOVA Idol must be prepared for honest and professional evaluative comments. Emotional reactions are inappropriate at this level of competition. If you cannot handle such stress such as pointers about your weaknesses, the NOVA Idol Executive Committee urges you to reconsider your participation in the contest.
NOVA Idol winners: first, second, and third place winners are expected to perform at NOVA and other public events for two years after winning the contest.
Wild Card Selections
On Monday, November 10, 2008, the Executive Committee will review recordings from the auditions at each campus. They will look over top individual scores from campus judges and may contact contestants who scored very high, but did not make the list of semi-finalists from their campuses. Ten of these contestants may be chosen as wild card choices, thus possibly totaling fifty semi-finalists (40 from the first audition and 10 wild card choices.) On Tuesday, November 11, 2008, all semi-finalists will be notified and their names posted on the website.
Information for Semi-finalists
November 2008
The semi-finalists must complete the Application for Semi-finalists and the Release Form on-line within 48 hours after they have been chosen.
| Application for Semi-finalists | Acrobat file | Word file | online application |
January 2009
The 50 semi-finalists will send their CD or email your mp3 file to the NOVA Idol coordinator by January 16, 2008. Semi-finalists will perform at the Ernst Center on Friday, January 23, 2008. one song (song in print) accompanied by prerecorded music. The public will be invited to attend the performance of the semi-finalists, but will not be invited to vote. Judges will select 12 finalists. Note: These finalists MUST be enrolled in at least one course at NOVA during the Spring 2009 Semester. All finalists will be verified for course enrollement (replace with enrollment)
January 26, 2009
The mp3 of the same song that the finalists used during the semi-finals will be sent to the professional band, the NOVA Idol coordinator, the vocal coach, and the movement coach. The band will also receive the sheet music for the mp3.
January 26-March 14, 2009
Finalists will be assigned coaches for vocal and movement instruction. Finalists should bring a recorder to capture the instructions and suggestions offered by the coaches.
March 9-14, 2009
Finalists (individually) will rehearse with the band prior to the main rehearsal on March 19, 2009. Finalists will be contacted with specific dates and times for this rehearsal. Finalists should bring a recorder to capture the rehearsal.
March 19, 2009
Finalists will rehearse on the Schlesinger stage (30-minute time limit) with a live professional band. A schedule will be provided to those chosen as semi-finalists. BE ON TIME for the rehearsal, THERE WILL BE NO RESCHEDULING. Finalists should bring a recorder to capture the rehearsal.
March 20, 2009
Finalists must wear formal attire for the competition scheduled from 7-10 P.M. Finalists will be accompanied by the professional band on March 20. The votes of both audience and judges will be tallied to choose the first, second, and third place winners.