Welcome to the 2022 Hal Leonard Vocal（声乐的）Competition
2022 will be the twelfth year of the annual Hal Leonard Vocal Competition, an innovative online competition for singers. This is the only vocal competition for all of North America aimed at young singers, aged 23 and under, and one of the first competitions for music students held entirely online on YouTube.
Unlike almost every other music competition, there is no entry fee, making it accessible to any qualified singer, who records a video of singing a song, and then posts it on the Internet by the deadline. This saves the commonly encountered expenses of traveling to specific destinations, as is the case in conventional music competitions.
It includes four age categories:
·Children: 12 and under
·Early Teens:13～15
·High School:16～18
·College Undergraduates/Young Adults:19～23
A certain amount of money is awarded to first place winners in each category, and valuable gift certificates are awarded to those singers placed second and third. Gift certificates are also possible for those named Honorable Mention.
Notice:
·Video entries must be submitted before February 2, 2022.
·The video must clearly show your face. A stationary camera position throughout, showing your face and most of your body, is perfectly acceptable, even preferable.
·Singers are required to sing their selections from memory. If a singer's performance is not memorized, the entry will be disqualified.
·You may sing with a live pianist in your video entry, or you may sing with official Hal Leonard recorded accompaniments. We will not accept unaccompanied entries. You can not accompany yourself.
·You are required to introduce yourself and your selections in the video, either verbally before your selection or with a title card before the songs.
