Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology

10th MAIS Festival

25th Charter Day Celebration
(DATE)
Battle of the Bands

Guidelines and Mechanics of the Contest

1. Contest is open to all amateur and professional bands of NEUST with a minimum
of 3 and maximum of 6 members.

2. All band members must be Bonafide students of NEUST. A Photo Copy of

Certificate of Registration and Identification Card of each band group must be
submitted to the organizer.

3. Contestants may get directly the application form at the University Cyber Center
(Sumacab), University Student Government Office (Sumacab and GT), or u can
download and print on the link - https://tinyurl.com/NEUSTApplicationForm2023
Or Scan QR Code:

and present the application form in the day of elimination round.

4. A participating band will be required to perform genre one OPM cover song
(cover a choice of its own), and 1 original composition/ a self-composed with a
theme about “Balik Eskwela”. A copy of the original and self- composed song to
be performed will be submitted to the organizer 3 days before the grand finals.
The piece will be computerized and written on long bond paper.

5. Judging will be based on the following criteria:

Musicality 40%
Voice Quality 30%
Stage Presence 20%
Audience Impact 10%
100%

6. Eliminations will be held at the Nieto Hall on March 15, 2023 at 8:00 AM to
6:00 PM. Band must prepare 1 cover song for the Elimination.
7. Elimination winners will advance to the grand finals and will be the official
contestants of the competition.

8. Contestants on the grand finals must be on the contest venue one hour before
the contest.

9. The grand finals will be on March 28, 2023 at 5:00 PM onwards, NEUST
Grandstand Sumacab Campus

10. Prizes include

Grand Champion - 10,000.00
1st Runner-up - 7,000.00
nd
2 Runner-up - 5,000.00

11. A drum set will be provided by the organizers as the official drum set of the
competition. Performers are required to bring their own musical instruments
even in Elimination Round.

12. Band group who will not meet the guidelines and mechanics of the competition
will not be allowed to perform.

13. The decision of the board of judges is final and irrevocable.

14. The awarding of winners will be announced after the contest is ended.

For more information contact the following persons:

Sir. Jomasel G. Savellano (Sumacab Campus) - 09331382344

Sir. Almon Alegado (Gen. Tinio St. Campus) - 09663462408 -
Contest Proper Performance on the Grand Finals

1. The official participating bands will perform two (2) songs: one (1) for warm
up/instrument tuning/vocalization which will not be judged or will not form part of
the judging, Original Composition and; one (1) Cover song as official contest piece
which will be the subject of judging.
2. The warm up song will have a maximum duration of two (3) minutes. The contest
piece/official song will have a maximum duration of five (4) minutes. Two (2)
minutes are allotted for stage preparation. Thus, each participating band has a total
of ten (10) minutes to be on stage.
3. The 10-minute stage performance limitation shall be strictly observed. If they
exceed beyond 10 minutes, all sounds will be turned off without hesitation. A 10%
deduction will also be charged against the total percentage given by the panel of
judges.
4. Instrument exhibition by band members is allowed as long as they are within the
10-minute stage limitation.
5. JUDGES’ DECISION IS FINAL.