Realize Music Challenge - Composition Contest

NOTION announces its first annual composition contest!

The Prize:

The winner and his/her guest will be flown to London to hear his/her composition recorded live by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. Additionally, the winner will receive $2,500 and a free copy of NOTION.

To Enter:

Go to www.notionmusic.com/win to order your trial copy of NOTION music composition software. Once you receive it, download the demo updater and begin your composition. The contest ends November 30th. There is no purchase necessary to enter and/or win.

Good Luck!

Christina

This is suicide.

It sounds a grand prize. The expense hardly makes it feasible. You're talking VERY big money even if tacked on to other recordings what with rehearsals and post production. Nice if the deal includes distribution, though none of the biggies likes to push an unknown name at this time.

Be careful with securing copyright.

recorded live

what are the alternatives?

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Hi Montpellier,

That is the grand prize. The costs of the LSO/ARS recording and rehearsal time are covered by NOTION. The deal doesn't include distribution.

I'm happy to answer any questions you might have regarding the contest or the software.

Christina

Hey this looks like a good oportunity ! I have already ordered my demo version. Hope it arrives before 8 spetember, since I am moving out. I am currently in london, do you have any idea if it will arrive on time ?

The fact that the winning composition will not be distributed is a bit dissapointing though. But I cant ask for more, its LSO performing !!!

The website does not include information about how the composition should be. Max duration ? any restrictions in instrumentation ?

Hi Nightfly!

Here is the link to the rules:

http://www.notionmusic.com/win/rules.cfm

Composition must be the contestant

I got my Notion Demo a few weeks ago.

I hate it.

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Christina,

I ordered the demo version but I didn't get a confirmation email.

I got my demo version and it is undoubtedly specially flawed so you buy the real version. When you enter a note, it does not go on the place you assign it. You cannot import things, so you're forced to use the awkward entry tool. This is obviously so you buy the actual program in order to enter the competition, which I will not do.

I just got my demo version... I think it's a great program, but I don't think it would replace finale or any of the mainstream music notation programs, however I do like it's playback abilities.

HEY WHERE IS MY DEMO !!! I ORDERED SOME TIME AGO NOW

Well, this is certainly intriguing! Brandon, sure it's a hassle to enter the stuff into Notion, but hey, this is the LSO we're talking about. Quite a prestigious contest. As for me, if I enter, I'll be writing my piece(s) in Finale, and then transcribing everything into Notion. It's just easier that way, I don't have to worry about learning the subtleties of a new piece of software just for this one contest.

My demo has finally arived !

I liked the sounds that are included very much. It somehow sounded slightly better than GPO to me. And it is much less complex than Finale. There are some stuff that you can do much easier than finale. But I prefer finale always. It took me AGEEEES to learn it so Im not throwin my time away for this :mellow: hahaha

It sounds too good to be true--the London Symphony Orchestra? How phenomenal.