How To Win A Drummer Contest

Want to make the finals in a drum-off, or better still win the whole competition and end up with some great drummer prizes for being the best of the best drummers. Here are tips and advise from ‘Hit Like A Girl’ on how to win their competition.

Multiple Ways To Make It To The Finals!
1. Modern Drummer Weekly Contests
Each week during the six week entry period a team of judges provided by Modern Drummer magazine will select one outstanding entry from each age group to automatically move on to the final round. The Weekly Winners will be announced at the end of each week beginning March 12, 2021.

The Weekly contests are cumulative, meaning that the all current contest entries are eligible to be selected as a Weekly Winner, not just those entries registered during a specific week. For example, the Week Three winner will be selected from all video entries registered during weeks one, two and three.

2. Mini Contests
This year, Hit Like A Girl and its sponsors will present several “Mini-Contests” in which Drumset contestants have additional opportunities to receive prizes, exposure and recognition:
– Hudson Music/Modern Drummer Mini-Contest
– Latin Percussion/Rhythm Mini-Contest
– Paiste/Tom Tom Mini-Contest

These contests have specific requirements which are detailed in the Special Contests sections of this website. Participation in one or more of the mini-contests does not affect a contestant’s participation or eligibility in the main, pre-qualification, regional or public contests.

3. Public Voting
Public, online voting is open to all entries and contestants. Friends, fans and family can each vote once per person per video per day. In order to vote a person must create a profile and be signed in through the HLAG website. The top 10 entries in each age division with the most votes will become Finalists.

4. Wild Card Selection
A limited number of entries selected by Hit Like A Girl will be added to the Finalists as Wild Cards. These entries will be chosen by the Hit Like A Girl Directors based on the contestants’ drumming skills and presentation.

5. Celebrity Judging
The Finalists in the Drumset and Beatmaking categories will be judged by a panel of the world’s top female and male drummers and beat makers during the following the Celebrity Judging period. The Champions and Runners-Up will be determined using the standardized HLAG-X score sheet.

6. Regional Contests
For 2021, Hit Like A Girl regional contests will take place in China, Mexico, France, UK, Turkey, India, Japan, Korea, South America and Southeast Asia. HLAG Contestants who reside in one of these countries/regions will automatically be entered in the regional contest when they register for the main contest. All Chinese entries will be judged separately from the main contest and only the selected winners will be accepted as Finalists in the main contest.

Local judges will score the entries and special prizes will be awarded to the regional winners. In general, a contestant’s regional status will not affect their status in the main contest.

And The Winner Is…
The 2021 Hit Like A Girl Champions, winners and special award recipients will be announced on the Hit Like A Girl website and social media pages on May 14, 2021 at 12:00 PM PST.

*Note: Dates shown are subject to change.

More details at https://hitlikeagirlcontest.com/main-contest/overview-2020/