MODEL PROGRAMMES

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 51, 30 June 1933, Page 19

MODEL PROGRAMMES

First of Competition Series Closes On July 8. READERS are reminded ‘that entries for the first of the series of competitions, calling for model programmes for broadcasting, will close with the editor of the "Radio Record," Wellington, on Saturday, July 8, and that the subsequent competitions will close at fortnightly intervals. The first type of programme which listeners are called upon to prepare is a miscellaneous programme. The remaining types of programme in the series, with the closing dates of entries, are as follow :-A Vaudeville programme (July 22) ; a musical comedy programme (Aug. 5); a miscellaneous classical programme (Aug. 19); an operatic classical programme (Sept. 2); an orchestral and instrumental classical programme (Sept. 16); a recital programme by individual artists, not exceeding four in number (Sept. 30); a "theme" programme, i.e, a story, or recital, with appropriate musical numbers interspersed (Oct. 14); a one-hour dance programme (old or modern), (Oct. 28); a onehour children’s session (Nov. 11). With the exception of the dance and children’s sessions, the programmes submitted should occupy approximately two hours in performance. As a guide to competitors submitting programmes of recordings, the approximate playing time of a record is as follows: 10-inch record, 8 minutes (per side); 12-inch, 4 minutes (per side). The above times may vary within one minute, but spread over a whole programme, it will be found that the timing is fairly accurate-and near enough for all practical purposes. Competent judges will adjudicate upon the various programmes, and the winning programmes will be published with the judges’ comments. For further details of these competitions, readers are referred to last week’s "Radio Record" (p. 9).