Karaoke+-+Air+Band

 Karaoke is designed to provide students opportunities to recite popular German songs, practice their pronunciation, and also learn about the current music genres, singers and bands of German popular culture. Participants should prepare in advance to take part in this competition and will receive an award for best performance.
 * Open to all students all levels
 * Up to 5 entries per school. In the event that there are more entries than allowable time slots, this limit will be reduced to ensure each school has a chance to participate.
 * Each entry may include anywhere from one to five performers.


 * Guidelines: **

Each entry to the karaoke contest prepare a pre-selected song from the list below that is somehow connected to the current theme of German Day. Songs are readily available via youtube.com (see links below) for students to practice. Each performing group will have a total of 2 attempts to perform the song of their choice. If in the first 20-seconds of the first attempt performers “goof up”, they will be given a chance to start anew. After the first 20-second, performers will not be allowed to start again. Each entry will be evaluated according to the following three criteria: 1) ability to sing the song in its entirety accurately and precisely (printed lyric sheets are acceptable during the performance); 2) level of artistic performance of the song before an audience (e.g., dance routine, hand movements); and 3) overall engagement with the audience.


 * Format: **
 * Karaoke will take place in front of the audience with the projection of the song from youtube on a screen behind the group. Students will have access to microphones and sound will be adjusted in order to hear their individual voices with the music as background. Entries will be evaluated by a small panel of judges.
 * German Day organizers will provide performers a microphone, amplified music, and lights. Unlike most karaoke outfits, German Day karaoke will not provide participants with a monitor with animated lyrics. Songs will retain the vocal track but audio engineers will ensure that student singers will be adequately amplified over the recorded music.
 * Anyone wishing to visit the Karaoke performances is welcome to join in the audience but should be attentive, considerate and supportive. Please enter/exit the room quietly between performances.


 * Karaoke Song Options: **
 * Fettes Brot - Echo (2013)
 * Adel Tawil - Lieder (2013)
 * Sportfreunde Stiller - Applaus Applaus (2013)
 * Cro - Einmal um die Welt (2012)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Laing - Morgens immer muede (2013)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Die Toten Hosen - Tage wie diese (2012)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Let me know if you want to get the lyrics for any of them.