World

Pipa

Competition

Strings of Elegance, Harmony of the World

Organizer

Asian Art Association Singapore

From

September 20, 2024

Until

December 31, 2024

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The World Pipa Competition is an international music competition organised by the Asian Art Association Singapore, with the aim of promoting the art of the pipa, passing on traditional Asian culture, and promoting the pipa's development and popularity globally. Since its inception, the competition has attracted pipa enthusiasts and professional pipa players from all over the world to showcase their talent and passion.

This year's competition not only provides a platform for pipa players to communicate and spar, but also invites renowned pipa artists to serve as judges and provide professional guidance and advice to the participants. Through the competition and interactive exchanges, we hope to further promote the internationalisation of the pipa art and enhance global awareness and appreciation of this unique instrument.

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Highlight

1. Global online participation:
The competition is fully online, allowing participants to showcase their pipa talent wherever they are in the world. This not only facilitates the participation of pipa enthusiasts from all over the world, but also spreads the pipa's long history of culture and beautiful melodies to a wider audience.

2. Professional judging team:
The Competition has invited a number of internationally renowned pipa artists to serve as judges, who will provide professional and detailed feedback based on each participant's performance. The judges will write a certificate for each participant to motivate them to grow and improve their playing skills.

3. Showcase and enhancement:
Participants will not only be able to demonstrate their personal style and technical level, but all the outstanding winning entries will be uploaded to major video websites for pipa enthusiasts around the world to enjoy and exchange.

4. Exclusive honours and display opportunities:
The winners will receive internationally recognised certificates of merit and have the opportunity to be showcased and performed in subsequent artistic events.

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ELIGIBILITY

Pipa Instrument Lovers and Professionals All Over the World

Amateur category

Amateur Preschool
6 years old or under
One work of your choice
Amateur Children A
7 - 9 years old
One work of your choice
Amateur Children B
10 - 12 years old
One work of your choice
Amateur Teenager A
13 - 15 years old
One work of your choice
Amateur Teenager B
16 and 17 years old
One work of your choice
Amateur Youth
18 - 44 years old
One work of your choice
Amateur Middle-aged and Senior
Over 45 years old
One work of your choice
Amateur Ensemble
No Age Limit
One work of your choice

Professional Category

Professional Teenager
17 years old or under
Students majoring in pipa in secondary schools, elementary schools and secondary schools of professional music colleges
Two works of your choice in different styles
Professional Youth A
18 - 35 years old
Students, teachers and professional group players of the eleven major music academies in China (including teachers and freelancers from all over the world whose last degree is within three years after graduation from the eleven major music academies)
Two works of your choice in different styles
Professional Youth B
18 - 35 years old
Students, teachers and professional group players of pipa in art colleges or comprehensive universities
Two works of your choice in different styles
Professional Platinum
Over 25 years old
Pipa professional students, teachers and professional group players and freelancers
Two works of your choice in different styles
Professional Ensemble
No Age Limit
Two works of your choice in different styles

Judges

Entry process

Step 1: Record the performance video horizontally. Before the performance, a performer or announcer speaks to the camera, "I am XXX, from XX city, XX country. Today is DD, MM, 2024. The following program is for the World Pipa Competition organized by the Asian Art Association Singapore. The instrument I use to play is xxx, I participate in the xxx Category, and the name of the performance is xxx." and then performed directly without any cuts.

Step 2: Submit the registration form and the network disk link of the video file on the official website of the competition before 24:00 on December 31, 2024. This time is Singapore time.

Step 3: Visit the official website of the World Pipa Competition on January 30, 2024 to check the competition results.

Scoring criteria and competition rules

Awards

PLATINUM: 5% of the entries in each group. The winners will be awarded with a trophy, a certificate of award and a certificate of the judge's comment.

GOLD: 10% of the entries in each group. The winners will be awarded with a trophy, a certificate of award and a certificate of the judge's comment.

SILVER: 15% of the entries in each group. The winners will be awarded with a trophy, a certificate of award and a certificate of the judge's comment.

BRONZE: 20% of the entries in each group. The winners will be awarded with a trophy, a certificate of merit and a certificate of the judge's comment.

OUTSTANDING WORKS: 50% of the entries in each group. The winners will be awarded with a medal, a certificate of award and a certificate of the judge's comment.

OUTSTANDING TUTOR: The tutors of all participants, a certificate of award

OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION: Group registration institutions, Award trophies and Award certificates

The Organising Committee reserves the right to adjust the number of prizes according to the level of performance in each category.

Submit and Fee

Amateur Solo Category: SGD 99 / RMB 550 / HKD 590
Professional Solo Category: SGD 129 / RMB 720 / HKD 760
Amateur Ensemble Category: SGD 199 / RMB 1,110 / HKD 1,160
Professional Ensemble Category: SGD 299 / RMB 1,670 / HKD 1,740

Previous competitions and winning works

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Contact

WhatsApp / WeChat: +65 8136 2782 (Only Text Message, No Call)
Email: [email protected]