This product is designed especially for the management of a music competition. It encompasses all facets of the competition – from syllabus preparation through entrant registration to programme generation. It recognizes the complexity of tasks and the volunteer based support to provide a very intuitive interface. It is very easy to use and requires little training.

The product is available for Windows 98, NT and 2000 operating systems and works with either Office 97 or 2000 (it is developed in Microsoft Access). The system is multi user enabled for network solutions and as well operates on a single desktop.

The program was developed in partnership with and successfully employed by the Barrie Music Festival for the 2001 competition.

The software supports the following functional areas:

Syllabus Creation

• Definition of disciplines, sections and classes. Creation of the actual syllabus for the competition.

Entrant Entry and Proof Listings

• Capturing of solo, choir, ensemble entries. Reporting at the entrant, discipline, and class level are provided to validate entries. Splitting of classes based upon 3 user defined types (grade, age, or random) is available.

Scheduling

• Ability to define multiple venues and sessions for the competition with generated performance times.
• Generation of consolidated entrant confirmation letters.

Programme

• Creation of programme for the competition. Additional reports for adjudicators, scholarship tracking are available.

Awards

• Ability to record winners on a class basis with a media recap report.

Festival Maintenance

• User defined classes, disciplines, venues, sessions, sections, etc.
• Competition clean up where system archives entrant pieces, clears data for next festival and updates entrant ages in anticipation of next year's festival.
• On Line Help Text.

For further information, please contact JD Crawford.