Template:HSC Foundation

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 * Single show final; all acts competing
 * All houses have a jury
 * Comprised of at least five members; one of which is the Head of House. The House Prefects? (subject to change) and two students of the HoH's choice are the remaining four.
 * The conditions for partaking in the jury are the same as would be in ESC; the characters on the jury cannot have any prior acquaintance with any of the competing acts, and the votes must be in an unbiased manner. this means that all votes are to be done in an IC manner, not an OOC one. if there is some reason that you happen to be in a position where you'd end up voting for yourself... pls avoid it at all costs. there will be a backup should that happen.
 * All houses also have a "televote"
 * this works a little differently; in order to keep things exciting and the tension high, every character's votes count separately. that means for every voting character, a performer could get up to 12 points a piece. similar rules apply here; do not vote for acts just bc your bean might know a performing bean, decide whether or not they'd like the song and how they'd score it from 1-8, 10 and 12, 1 as lowest, 12 as highest. also, try to avoid self-voting, but if there is no other option, do not assign high points to keep things fair.
 * The contestant entry requirements are non-existent for this.
 * that means it does not matter whether it's a first year or a seventh year; everyone is welcome! altho, do try to be reasonable with song choice; an eleven year old shouldn't be rapping like a pro and swearing on top of that.
 * teachers too can enter! this ain't just a student contest you know :P
 * The winner will earn bragging rights, possibly a trophy as well as hosting recognition for their house (if a student)
 * hosting recognition means that the house of the winning artist will earn the right to choose hosts/presenters for the next contest, as well as to choose their artist's place in the running order for the next contest (immunity of random positioning which will occur starting with the first contest to follow the inaugural one).
 * The event is student-led but assisted with the consent of adults
 * there will be a HSC council created if this gets the green light/enough interest. the HSC council is responsible for the overseeing of this event, and they will do IC planning. OOC planning will be mostly led by moi, but i welcome any assistance and/or suggestions!!!
 * The main idea of the event is to let those who are/might be musically inclined a chance to show what they can do! Doesn't matter rookie or not, HSC is meant for everyone with a passion and love for music to join in!
 * The inaugural contest will be slightly different than the ones to follow, namely to build things up from the ground up and to start a progression that will last a lifetime (not really).
 * as it is the inaugural contest, there is no recognized host so the title would only be Hogwarts Song Contest 2035/2036. i've already decided on the hosts, and while i'm not too inclined to change them, i will if anyone wants to. the contestants will be selected by means of a live audition round, with the judges being the two hosts and one other character which will vary. the contests to follow will not be structured this way