Beats for Good is a competition seeking the best and brightest of Vermont’s up-and-coming musical talent to play at Do Good Fest. The winners of this competition will receive the opportunity to perform at Do Good Fest. Additionally, the National Life Group Foundation will make cash donations to their school’s music programs.

This competition is open to current high school students in Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or the Plattsburgh region of New York. Students can perform any genre of music and may enter as either solo performers, a band, or a school music ensemble.

Nope! This contest is open to acts of all sizes, from individual performers to marching bands.

Absolutely! You will be able to include each band member and their school on the submission form.

To enter this year’s Beats for Good competition, please complete our submission form above the Frequently Asked Questions.

1) Sign in to YouTube Studio or create an account if you don’t have one.
2) In the top-right corner, click CREATE and then Upload videos.
3) Select the file you’d like to upload.
4) Once the video is finished uploading, return to your dashboard and click on Content on the left-hand side.
5) Hover over your video and look for the Options icon (three vertical dots). Click on Options, then click on Get shareable link.
6) The link will be copied automatically. Return to the Beats for Good submission form, right click on the field to share a link, then click Paste.

1) Go to Vimeo and in the upper right hand corner of the screen, sign into Vimeo or create an account if you don’t have one already.
2) Hover over the New Video icon in the top right hand corner of the screen, then click “Upload.”
3) Drag and drop your performance video onto the page. Once you select a file, Vimeo will automatically upload you video and save it to your channel.
4) At the top of the screen, click on the black Share button.
5) From the window that pops up, click on Copy Link.
6) Return to the Beats for Good submission form, right click on the field to share a link, then click Paste.

The deadline to enter this year’s Beats for Good contest is Sunday, May 18, 2025.

Once the submission period closes, a panel of local music professionals and educators will review the submissions and choose their favorites based on the following criteria:

-Stage Presence: performance is confident, memorable and engaging

-Musical Ability: performance is in tune and shows good technique

-Balance and Blend: the performance sounds well blended, no one player/instrument is standing out

-Diction: lyrics are clean, clear and understood

-Creativity:

-Covers: performer(s) adds their own creativity to give interest to the song and/or performance

-Originals: The song and lyrics are new and exciting

We’ll be sharing the top entries on this page, and visitors will be able to vote for their favorite performance. Your friends, family, and teachers will all be able to support your entry. The act who receives the most votes will win the competition.

The public voting period will open May 30, 2025 and run until June 6, 2025.

The Grand Prize Winner will be invited to perform on the main stage at Do Good Fest 2025 on July 12.

Additionally, the National Life Group Foundation will make a cash donation to the top three acts’ schools. The winning act will receive a $5,000 donation and a $1,500 personal cash prize. The 1st runner up will receive a $2,500 donation, and the 2nd runner up will receive a $1,000 donation.