SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Original Christian song
- Duration to be 3 to 5 mins long
- Melody must be original and must not be previously published
- Lyrics may be adapted from Bible verses (indication is to be made of the source, eg Ps 23:1-4)
- Lyrics to express a Christian viewpoint (on one hand without necessarily including any direct reference to the names or titles of God, on the other hand it should not merely remain at the level of a love song to a human despite/even with the use of hyperboles)
- Lyrics can be in English or Chinese
- Original lyrics must not be previously published

2. Original Scripture-based jingle
- Duration to be 10 to 30 secs long
- Melody must be original and must not be previously published
- Lyrics must be adapted from Bible verses (indication is to be made of the source and version, eg Ps 23:1-4 NIV)
- Lyrics can be in English or Chinese
- Music arrangement must be original and wholly done by the composer(s) as indicated on the registration form

FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION

1. Original Christian song
Lead sheet comprising melody (either staff or numeral notation), chords and lyrics. See examples at http://www.m-ilab.com/destiny/leadsheet.
And Audio recording of song sung with instrumental accompaniment (either guitar or piano/electronic keyboard) on audio CD or as audio file on CD-ROM in any of these formats: wav, mp3

2. Original Scripture-based jingle
Lead sheet comprising melody (either staff or numeral notation), chords and lyrics. See examples at http://www.m-ilab.com/destiny/leadsheet.
And Audio recording of jingle sung with music arrangement (either live instruments or digitally sequenced) on audio CD or as audio file on CD-ROM in any of these formats: wav, mp3