Sing your way to the top of the charts
Primary and nursery schools in Kent and Medway have the chance to become the 2011 Walk to School No.1 single.
Schools, classes, walking buses or just groups of friends can enter the competition. The prize will be for eight groups of finalists to be invited into the recording studio to professionally record two songs and these will be available to download with the best seller announced on Christmas Day.
The event is being organised by the walk to school division of the KM Charity Team in association with Canterbury based Independent Music Productions.
How do I enter?
- Groups of children are asked to sing Walking on Sunshine. To assist you can download the backing track and song sheet from this website. See below.
- Schools can write different lyrics to go with the tune or use the original lyrics. You do not need to have backing music to enter.
- Send in a cassette, cd or other format of your group of children singing the song. This must arrive no later than noon on Monday, June 27, 2011. Send to: KM Charity Team, Gazette House, 5-8 Estuary View Business Park, Boorman Way, Whitstable Kent CT5 3SE. An adult contact should send this in and must include their name, address, telephone and email contact details, as well as the name of the class, school, walking bus or club the children are from.
- Children attending primary school or nursery in Kent and Medway in July 2011 are eligible to enter.
- Our panel of judges will select a maximum of eight groups to go into the final. Winners will be notified before the end of term and the names of schools, clubs or schemes will be published on this website.
- The eight finalists will be invited into Independent Music Production's (IMP) recording studio in Canterbury on Sunday, October 16 to professionally record two tracks: Walking on Sunshine and a special walking bus song.
How do we top the charts?
- You will be able to text to vote for your school, bus or group of friends' version of the track. Funds raised will go to this charity.
- Text votes can continue to be made after December 17 but will not count towards the chart position.
- The No.1 selling charity track will be revealed on the KM walk to school website on Christmas Day!
- A CD of the songs will be available to purchase from IMP after the recording sessions. Options include framed CDs of the charity single with a photo of the singers printed on the front of the CD.
The school or group that earns the No.1 chart position will receive a free VIP version of this framed single to proudly display at school.
So what do we do to get started?
Simply download the backing track and song sheet and start singing! Send your recording on any format disc or tape by the deadline.
CAST YOUR VOTES
To chose the school you want to get to the top of the charts click here