NZ4Y - Music Challenge

NZ4Y - Music Challenge

2/3/2026

🎶 THIS IS YOUR STAGE.

🌍 NZ4Y MUSIC CHALLENGE

One Music Track.
One Idea.
Your Expression.


STEP 1 🔥

Choose ONE Idea

🌍 Climate Balance
🔌 Energy & Consumption
🚶 Everyday Choices
🌱 Nature & Ecosystems
🔄 Waste Reduction, Reuse & Recycling
⏳ The Future We’re Building


STEP 2 👥

Form ONE Team per school

4–8 Students


STEP 3 🎬

Choose Your Format – DANCE or SONG?


💃 MOVE IT

“When Sound Becomes Action”

Create a choreography to the official NZ4Y music track.

Your dance must include:

• One powerful moment of stillness
• One collective movement (all together)
• A 5–10 second formation of the letters:

N – Z – 4 – Y

No props.
Body only.

Make the audience FEEL your idea.

– or –

🎤 SING IT

“When Sound Becomes a Song”

Write original lyrics to the official NZ4Y music track.

Your song must:

• Clearly express the idea you chose
• Include a strong chorus
• Include hope
• Include the words “NZ4Y” or “Net Zero for Youth”

Perform it live.
Lead singers are allowed.


🎥 RECORD IT

• Same length as the official music track
• Phone recording is fine
• Landscape orientation
• Simple filming
• No filters
• No effects
• No text on screen

This is about REAL effort — not production tricks.


📤 UPLOAD IT – BY MARCH 24

The NZ4Y Educator from each school uploads the video

Adding one sentence:

“Our dance shows…”
or
“Our song expresses…”

Done ✅


🚫 THIS IS NOT:

❌ A talent competition
❌ A professional contest
❌ About perfection


🌍 THIS IS ABOUT:

Effort
Courage
Creativity
Doing something that matters

and

FUN!!!! 🎉


🏆 Points

All students (not only those appearing in the video) from every school that uploads a dance or song video receive +200 points each.

Each school votes (“Likes”) for their 2 favourite dances and 2 favourite songs.

The teams with the highest number of “Likes” will perform at the End-of-Year Celebration Event. 🎉