Round One Winners
If your name is not found in Round One, you have moved through to Round Two.
Congrats to all our first Round Winners. We are so proud of you!
Evelyn L: Best original instrumental in a minor key. Congratulations. $10
Eva P: Vocal excellence. Congrats. $10
Sophia N: Moodiest instrumental, including set and lighting design. $10
Hannah G: Strong self accompaniment on a cover tune. Congrats! $10
Mia D and Amaira S: Top Duet en Francais. C'est de L'eau. $10
Mia D: Top version of Inner Ninja. Terrific singing and playing. $10
Iris E: Most energetic performance on a cover tune. Particularly in the middle section. Terrific! $10
Holden E: Best rhythm playing (strumming) on a tricky cover tune in Round One. Great job $10
Kaitlyn D: Terrific original song, "C’mon Let's Play the Ukulele" incorporating so many excerpts from our DMS repertoire! Nice upbeat tempo and fun lyrics. $10
Jojo and Ava: Best piano and uke duet in Round One. Congrats for tackling a very difficult song. $10
Macy K and Ruby: Excellent original song and musical tribute to Hawaii with added percussion. $10
Mae R: The judges love this arrangement with the one note vocal accompaniment. Great job. Congrats on the cool instrumental sections as well. $10
Kaitlyn D and Leila C: Honourable mention for unique original instrumental piece $10
Evelyn H: Excellent original instrumental. Great snappy pacing and the length is perfect. Terrific. $10
Kasia A and Alexandra L: Great duet with singing and playing on a traditional tune. Nice job! $15
Skyler L-M and Clarine: Best intergenerational duet (Junior division) and best adaptation of classical piece for Uke and keyboard.$15
Tessa M: Excellent relatable theme in an original song plus most triumphant lyric ending (singing in unison with the picking part on the uke) Very cool. $15
Nia C and Amara D-K: Cool writing collaboration on an original and great listening to each other while playing and singing. $15
Chahat N: Best rapping in a cover song. Excellent. Also points for a very emotional vocal performance. $15
Joshua Y: Outstanding vocal performance on a cover tune $15
Eleanor S, Eloise B and Maelle M: Most creative Yellow Bird Trio (with artwork) and new picking harmony part on the B string. Excellent! $15
Evelyn, Charlie and B L: Top instrumental trio in Round One. Extra points for improvisational elements. $15