APPLICATION

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3- STEP PROCESS

(Click here for instructions to mail your application).

All applicants will receive an Honorary  Award Certificate for participation 
in The World International Piano Competition.

Applicants scoring 80 percent or above will be considered to enter as Semi-Finalists.  

First Place  Award  $5,000 
Second Place Award:  $1,500
Third Place Award: $500

GUIDELINES

No age restriction.

Any Standard Repertoire for Piano Accepted.  

(i.e. works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, 20th Century, etc. See Former Competitions for examples. Single movements accepted.)

All performances must be from memory.

Repertoire may not be repeated in subsequent rounds.

Artists are encouraged to include a variety of styles and periods.

All Recordings and CDs must be non-edited and recorded after June 1st, 2008  (edited recordings will be grounds for disqualification)

All recordings must be able to be downloaded.

No YouTube videos are allowed for the initial application.

Other awards to be announced.

I. Application deadline:   May 1, 2010
   (All deadlines based on receipt date of application.)


II. Selected Semi-Finalists Announced:  July 15, 2010

    Semi-finalists will be asked to supply a performance CD (30 mins) and an action photo for our website.
   Submissions for Semi-Finals – deadline August 15, 2010

III. Selected Finalists Announced:  September 30, 2010

    Finalists will be asked to supply a performance CD (45 mins) and an action photo for our website.
   Deadline October 30, 2010

ONLINE APPLICATION STEPS

 Click here for instructions on how to Mail your Application instead.

1.    A recent non-edited 20-minute audio recording uploaded to the internet  
(in mp3, .wma, or .wav format)
 
YOUTUBE VIDEOS ARE NOT ALLOWED.  
If you use MySpace Music to host your audio recording, you must have downloads enabled.   

You MUST include the URL (beginning with http://) to the downloadable file in the submission form for your application to be complete.    The recording MUST be able to be downloaded by judges.  Failure to comply with this critical step will be grounds for disqualification.

There are several free options to upload and store your file for free.  We recommend either Fileden.com, Boxstr.com, or 4shared.com or mediafire.com   Help and assistance on uploading is available at these sites.   We are unable to provide technical support.

2.     $95 payment using PayPal.      (Non-refundable).