The following information applies to groups in the
United States and Canada only. If you are applying for the Western Europe leg
of our tournament, please visit our Western
Europe application policies page.
Applications and associated materials must adhere to the following application
policies. By submitting an application your group agrees to abide by all policies
listed on this website.
Applications are due by November 1, 2006.
Materials must be received at Varsity Vocals, 1547 N. North Park Avenue, Suite #1, Chicago, IL 60610 by this deadline. Postmarks will not be considered. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
To apply, please submit the following materials:
| Application form: | Download and complete an application form. |
| Application fee: | All applications must include
a $35 non-refundable application fee. Checks should be payable to Varsity
Vocals and labeled with the group name and school name. |
| Entry fee: | All applications must include a $175
entry fee. This entry fee is due with your application but must be in
a separate check, and it will not be deposited unless your group is accepted
into competition. Checks should be payable to Varsity Vocals and labeled
with the group name and school name. |
| Application tape: | 1. Only CDRs and audio tapes are acceptable. Videotapes, mini-tapes, DATs and mini-discs are not. CDRs may not include MP3 files or any other compressed format. 2. Tapes or CDRs must be recorded after January 1, 2006 and accordingly will include those who were members of the group at that time. You do not need to sing what you intend to sing in competition. 3. Tapes or CDRs must be protected in a proper case and must be clearly labeled with the group's name, university, and date of recording. 4. Tapes or CDRs may have three or four full-length songs; no more, no less. 5. Tapes or CDRs must be accompanied by a set list. 6. Tapes or CDRs must include only the songs themselves. False starts or chatter should be cut from the final recording. 7. All voice parts or material to be judged must be audible on the tapes or CDRs. 8. Tapes or CDRs must be live recordings. You may not overdub or use any form of post production beyond the cuts required by regulation No. 6. |
| Late applications: | Because the general application deadline
has been extended to November 1, petitions for late applications will
not be accepted. |
| Resubmissions: |
If your group submitted an early application featuring last
year's 2005-2006 group (as opposed to the new, 2006-2007 group) and you
feel there has been a fundamental shift in the groups’ focus, ability,
style, composition, etc., your group is permitted to resubmit its application
by November 1. A group that resubmits will no longer receive the discounts
and must submit the additional $10 application fee and $25 entry fees
at the time of resubmission. |
| Returning competitors: |
If your group participated in last season's semifinals, held after January 1, 2006, you may elect not to submit a application tape. Instead, we will consider our audio recording of your performance at semifinals as part of your application. Groups that competed in quarterfinals but not semifinal rounds must submit an application tape. |
Your group may consist of anyone your school allows to participate
in a registered student organization. Members must be permanent, full-time group
participants. Under no circumstances should groups bring in outside performers
for competition. Failure to comply with this regulation may result in disqualification
from any and all future competitions.
The ICCA accepts vocal ensembles of all styles, but it is not a choral competition.
Groups composed of more than 24 members should contact headquarters
before applying.
Groups will be considered based on the musical aspects of our competition judging criteria and selected by the Executive Director and the Executive Producer.
Accepted applicants will be notified on a "semi-rolling"
basis beginning August 1, 2006, but we will not be able to schedule groups into
quarterfinals until after the November 1 application deadline.
Note: Although headquarters will fill spots beginning at this time, adequate
space will be reserved for those applying in the fall. Headquarters will allow
for as many groups to participate as application quality permits.
A final list of acceptances will be posted on November 15, 2006.
By sending in an application, your ensemble agrees to compete and pay all fees incurred by competing in the events.
Please list on the application form any known academic conflicts
with events in your region. If you apply before all the events in your region
are scheduled, you should still submit your conflicts to headquarters
before the November 1 application deadline. Once this deadline has passed, we
will schedule accepted groups into quarterfinals, doing our best to take into
account academic conflicts and academic breaks.
We recognize that groups have very full schedules, and we will do our best to
accommodate groups who share their conflicts with competition dates before the
application deadline. Unfortunately, due to the limited number of events in
each region, we may not be able to accommodate all conflicts. Applicants are
expected to make the ICCA events a priority whenever possible. Those who withdraw
from competition because of a conflict of which Varsity Vocals is not notified
before the deadline may be barred from competition for one year, and their entry
fee will not be returned.
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