Do To the success of the 1st air guitar competition we may be doing 2 a year Check back for dates...

If you don’t know what Air Guitar is you should read on and watch the videos.

If you are interested in competing please click on the entry form for more info.

This Competition is open to anyone but you must prove you have what it takes!!!

Air Guitar Competition

OFFICIAL RULES

-Each performance is played in 1 minute (60 sec) of a song

-The 60 seconds can start anywhere in the song

-The instrument must be invisible & be a guitar, I.e. air drums not allowed

-Air roadies are allowed, but must leave the stage before the performance

-Back up bands (air or real) are not allowed

Air Guitar contests will each consist of two rounds:

ROUND 1 (freestyle): each competitor performs to a song of their choice

ROUND 2 (compulsory): top competitors from round 1 perform surprise song

Judging Criteria

The jury is a panel of independent judges. The results of jury cannot be protested.

All performances are scored on a scale from 4.0 to 6.0 - 6.0 being the highest possible.

Scores are given to one decimal point (e.g. 5.4, not 5.48). A single score is given to each air guitarist based on their overall performance in that round.

Contestants are judged on the folowing

1. TECHNICAL MERIT

You don’t have to know what notes you’re playing, but the more your invisible fretwork corresponds to the music that’s playing, the better the performance.

2. STAGE PRESENCE

Anyone can do it in the privacy of their bedroom. Few have what it takes to rock a crowd of hundreds- all without an instrument.

3.AIRNESS

The last criteria is the most difficult to define yet often the most decisive of all. Airiness is defined as the extent to which a performance transcends the imitation a real guitar and becomes an art form in and of itself.