Yamaha Music Gulf FZE Scholarship Program 2022-23

ELIGIBILITY:
Age limit:
The Scholarship program is open to all clarinetists from the below mentioned regions who were born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2006. Age verification is required upon registration.

Countries:
Students who have permanent residence in the following countries and regions are eligible:
Group I - Middle East, West Asia, and Africa
Group II - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine*
*Ukrainian passport holders who are temporarily staying outside of Ukraine but lived in the country on a permanent basis until February 24, 2022, are also eligible to participate

APPLICATION:
The applicants must submit the following documents to Yamaha distributors (e-mail or printed) in their countries between September 1 and November 30,
2022:
■ Application form can be downloaded here or obtained from Yamaha distributors
■ Identity document (passport, national ID)
■ Video recording with YouTube link

REPERTOIRE:
First Audition Repertoire:
■ Applicants should submit a recorded performance with 2 pieces representing different styles
■ Total performance time is limited to 20 minutes

Final Audition Repertoire:
■ Free choice program with a maximum duration of 10 minutes

VIDEO SUBMISSION GUIDELINE
■ Video resolution must be at least 1280x720 pixels with high quality audio
■ Video can be recorded by any device that supports video recording
■ At the beginning of the video recording, the applicant must say his/her first name, last name, and the title of the event: “Yamaha Scholarship program 2022/23”
■ The applicant must be clearly visible on the video in order to be identified
■ The applicant is required to send a YouTube link with his/her recording. It should be submitted with an “unlisted” privacy setting (only visible to those with the link)
■ Both pieces must be recorded in one take without any editing and uploaded as one video file