Recording submission deadline: 11:59pm, July 9th, 2021
Each applicant must upload an unedited video of their performance to YouTube, Dropbox, or Google Drive and provide the URL link no later than July 9th, 2021.
The video must adhere to the following parameters:
a) The applicant’s face and hands must be clearly visible throughout the recording. If possible, please include your feet in the frame as well.
b) Recordings must be made on acoustic pianos. No electronic pianos should be used in a submission. Please note that the adjudicators are primarily evaluating each applicant’s performance, technique, and interpretation. The audio/video quality is of secondary importance.
c) The video recording must have been made within 1 year of the submission of the application. Professional performances, including concerts, recitals, or other events outside a home or studio, are also eligible for submission.
d) The video must be recorded in one unedited take for each piece. Any evidence of multiple takes, or of audio that does not match the performance, will result in applicant’s disqualification.
e) Do not include titles, fade-outs, or video transitions. Please do not introduce yourself in your video.
f) The video recording file must be labeled accordingly:
❏ Last Name, First Name. City, State – Instrument (Piano or Violin, Viola)
❏ Example: Kim, John. Atlanta, Georgia – Piano
g) Once a video is submitted, no substitutions will be allowed.
