Music-Lovers' Competition

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 33, 26 February 1932, Page 7

Music-Lovers' Competition

An Interesting Novelty AN indication was given last week that a comprehensive competition of an interesting character was to be launched in the near future. It is now possible to give some further details concerning this innoyation. The competition is to be called a "Wusic-lovers’ Competition," and urose out of suggestions received by the "Radio Record" from time to time to the effect that a competitiom under this title would be appreciated. From the suggestions made a plan was formulated and submitted to the Radio Board. The Board and management, on going into the matter, proved. very receptive to the idea, and willingly adopted the proposition as an innovation calculated to interest listeners and provide an attractive feature sustained over a number of weeks. "THE competition in brief provides for selections of approximately one minute each to be made from musical numbers and songs and given over the air from each station. The test is for the listener to identify these extracts and name them on a list to be kept till the end of the competition, when the full lists are to be sent forward in competition for the monetary prizes to be awarded. One competition will be held from each of the YA stations, ie. 1YA, Auckland, 2YA, Wellington, 3YA, Christchurch, and 4YA4, Dunedin. Different selections will be given from each station and each station will run on different nights. so that listeners who are particularly interested and feel confident of their musical ability will have the opportunity of listening to not only one station but all stations. (Q)RGANISATION of the competition is now proceeding, and fuller details will be given next week. As some assistance to listeners there will appear in each week’s "Radio Record" prior to the competition a list of musical numbers from which the items to be actually given will be chosen. Competitors will be able to compete without reference to this list, but as the exact wording of a title is sometimes in doubt, the list is provided primarily with the idea of ensuring accuracy and facilitating entry. The competition will be open free of entry fee to everybody, with only two exceptions: namely, members of the staff of the radio stations and members of the staff of the "Radio Record."