The Scottish Schools Freestyle Championships 2021 Online: Terms & Conditions

The Scottish Schools Freestyle Championships 2021 Online is being run to encourage creativity amongst young people at this time when opportunities for music making are limited.

  1. The promoters of The Scottish Schools Freestyle Championships 2021 Online are the registered charity the Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust.
  2. All members of participating bands must at all times obey whatever Coronovirus Prevention measures are being enforced by the Scottish Government as they prepare and record performances.
  3. By submitting a film to this competition all members of the band agree to the film being broadcast on social media, and their images being used in supportive publicity and other promotional activity.
  4. A prize pot of over £2,500 will be shared amongst the winners. Details of prize allocation will be announced mid-February.
  5. Prize money will be paid to the school of the winning band for the purpose of supporting music.  In cases where the members of a winning band or group come from more than one school, prize money will be divided pro-rata between schools.
  6. Participants will most probably need to use an online app like Acapella or one of the many others unless they are members of the same household. There is no restriction on what app is used other than the finished film must be capable of being submitted online.
  7. The organisers of this competition reserve the right to increase the number of judges from the planned four in the event of a large entry being received.
  8. Any disputes will be adjudicated by the convenor of the Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust.
  9. Email and mobile phone contact details will only be used for communication in direct support of this competition and will not be shared with third parties.
  10. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for any reason.
  11. To take part in the competition you must first register by midday Sunday 7 February 2021.
  12. Finished films must be submitted via the competition page linked from www.sspdt.org.uk by midday Sunday 14 March 2021.
  13. Shortlisted films will be publicised on social media during the weekend beginning Friday 26 March.
  14. Judges’ winners will be announced on Sunday 28 March
  15. The People’s Choice Vote will take place on Pipe Bands For Schools Facebook, live, on Sunday 28 March.
  16. By entering The Scottish Schools Freestyle Championships 2021 Online competition all band members agree to abide by these terms and conditions.