Deadline for Submissions: October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM PT
Notification Date: November 21, 2025
Festival Dates: November 29, 2025 - December 5, 2025
Our online competition provides the opportunity for participants to be recognized for their achievements internationally. We provide publicity for outstanding winners in social media. Top prize winners will be interviewed. Receive E-Certificate.
The video must clearly show the face and hands of the performer.
Professional quality recording is not mandatory. However, the sound must be clearly audible.
For music composition category, a recorded performance (either a recorded live performance, or a performance presented via midi uploaded on youtube) will be accepted. Note that we do not accept any files that require download. Only Youtube links will be accepted.
On the video, please clearly indicate whether the video is for the World Wave Music Festival. Also include the name of the applicant, and the title of the repertoire and genre.
Please DO NOT introduce yourself in the video.
World Wave Music Festival is an all encompassing competition that accepts all instruments and genres. We offer most diverse of instruments and genres of music, with the aim of providing opportunities to musicians of all backgrounds to be fully challenged and inspired.
We acknowledge that music is a universal language that transcends all boundaries. Therefore, our competition imposes no age restrictions.
We invite musicians of all levels—students, amateurs, and professionals—from around the globe to participate. Musicians of all ages, playing all instruments and performing in any genre, are encouraged to join. We welcome soloists, duos, trios, ensembles, choirs, orchestras, and school bands.
No prior experience is required. Our festival includes a diverse range of categories designed to accommodate musicians of all skill levels. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced performer, you will find valuable opportunities in competition, networking, and beyond at our festival.
We accept solo, duo, trio, ensemble, choir, orchestra, and school bands.
Classical, Jazz, Contemporary, Pop, Traditional, Ethnic
Western Classical musical instruments
Piano, Voice (Solo, Choir)
Strings (Violin, viola, cello, double bass), Guitar, lute, mandolin, ukulele, Woodwind (Piccolo, Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon), Panflute
Brass (Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, French Horn, Euphonium, Saxophone), Percussion instruments (e.g. xylophone, glockenspiel, marimba, drums, timpani), Harp, Other keyboard instruments: Harpsichord, Organ, Election, Accordion, Harmonica, Theremin
Bagpipe, Panflute
All traditional and Ethnic instruments
Traditional Music / Ethnic Musical Instruments
Any Japanese Traditional Instrument
Any Chinese Traditional Instrument e.g. Pipa, Erhu, Gu Zheng, Yang Qin (Chinese Dulcimer), Suona, and others
Khim / Dulcimer
Gamelan
Chinese Opera / Beijing Opera
Bagpipe
** In case if your instrument is not listed here, or you have any questions, please email us.
Please upload your submission as a video file through our submission portal.
Duration of a piece: There is no limitation to the duration of the piece. However, it must be either one piece of music (complete in one movement) or one movement of a larger scale work (such as a sonata or concerto).
Professional quality recording is not mandatory. However, the sound must be clearly audible.
For music composition category, a recorded performance (either a recorded live performance, or a performance presented via midi uploaded on youtube) will be accepted. Note that we do not accept any files that require download.
On the video, please clearly indicate whether the video is for the World Wave Music Festival. Also include the name of the applicant, and the title of the repertoire and genre.
Please DO NOT introduce yourself in the video.
Participants will be judged based on the quality of performance based upon age and experience (duration of study of their instrument). Applicants will be automatically grouped by age and level.
The decision of the jury is final and cannot be appealed.
Any candidate who does not comply with the competition’s regulations, or providing false or incorrect information will be disqualified.
(1) The decision of the jury is final with no appeal.
(2) World Wave Music Festival Competition will not respond to questions about other applicants or regarding their submissions.
(3) Attempts to privately contact any of the jury members (for any form of consultation, notwithstanding lessons, masterclasses) are strictly prohibited and will lead to disqualification.
(4) WWMF reserves the right to make amendments to its rules and regulations.
(5) The award of prizes is entirely subject to the discretion of the jury. The jury may withhold prizes if the performances are not up to standard.
(6) All the information provided to us in the application must be truthful. Provision of incorrect or inaccurate information will result in disqualification.
(7) Provision of correct contact information and mailing address is the sole responsibility of the applicant. WWMF Competition will not be held responsible for any failure to communicate with an applicant or to unsuccessful delivery prizes due to incorrect correspondence information provided by the applicant.
(8) Any attempts to sabotage the operation of our competition or to damage the reputation of our competition, will lead to immediate disqualification.
(9) By submitting an application to our competition, the competitor automatically agrees to fully abide by all rules and regulations stipulated by WWMF Competition.
Media Release and Content Usage Consent
By submitting your materials to the World Wave Music Festival, you confirm that you are the rightful owner of all content submitted (including music, videos, and images) or have obtained the necessary permissions to grant the rights below. You grant World Wave Music Festival, its affiliates, and partners a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, edit, distribute, and publicly display your submitted content for the purposes of promotion, marketing, and advertising of the festival across all media platforms, including but not limited to social media, websites, press releases, and video compilations.
This consent includes the use of your name, likeness, and performance footage in promotional materials. You understand that your content may be used in both current and future festival marketing efforts, and that no compensation will be provided for this usage.
