{"id":33,"date":"2026-10-22T13:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-10-22T13:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:24:20","slug":"home-naimf-music-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naimf.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home | NAIMF Music Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e2f953ff wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#142B3B;background-color:#F7F4ED;padding-top:20px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:24px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-788841da wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.834px, 1.052rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.899), 26px);letter-spacing:0.12em\"><strong>NAIMF<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=6\" style=\"color:#F7F4ED;background-color:#142B3B;padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;font-size:14px\">\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><nav style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.196), 16px)\" class=\"is-responsive items-justified-left wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-b24fc7ac wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container\"  id=\"modal-1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\"\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\"\n\t\t\t id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.196), 16px)\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive items-justified-left wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=11\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">About the Competition<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=15\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Competition &amp; Application<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=19\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Jury &amp; Artists<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=23\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Schedule &amp; Venues<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=27\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">News &amp; Media<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=31\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contact<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e13f3cbe wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#F7F4ED;background-color:#142B3B;padding-top:72px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:72px;padding-left:24px\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAIMF MUSIC COMPETITION<\/p><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(36px,6vw,72px);line-height:1.15\">NAIMF<br>Music Competition<\/h1><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based in North America. Open to music learners, young musicians and professional artists worldwide.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International Preliminaries \u00b7 Live North American Final<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=15\" style=\"color:#142B3B;background-color:#C2A675\">Explore the Competition<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-442a2410 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#142B3B;background-color:#F7F4ED;padding-top:56px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:56px;padding-left:24px\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore the Competition<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Competition<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=11\" style=\"color:inherit\">View details \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Competition &amp; Application<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=15\" style=\"color:inherit\">View details \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jury &amp; Artists<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=19\" style=\"color:inherit\">View details \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule &amp; Venues<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=23\" style=\"color:inherit\">View details \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News &amp; Media<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=27\" style=\"color:inherit\">View details \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=31\" style=\"color:inherit\">View details \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-442a2410 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#142B3B;background-color:#EAE5DB;padding-top:56px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:56px;padding-left:24px\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before You Apply<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disciplines<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piano, voice, strings, woodwind, brass, chamber music and ensembles. Active categories depend on the edition announcement.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Groups<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amateur groups range from age 6 and under to age 40 and above. Professional A, B and C groups have additional eligibility requirements.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edition Information<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toronto, Canada is proposed for the final. Dates, venues, fees, application links and award details await the official announcement.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-442a2410 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#142B3B;background-color:#F7F4ED;padding-top:56px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:56px;padding-left:24px\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional &amp; Independent Adjudication<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Categories are assessed out of 100, normally by at least three suitably qualified independent jurors per round. Preliminary and final scores are separate. Masterclasses, study programmes and travel are not conditions of entry or receiving an award.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c89565e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#F7F4ED;background-color:#142B3B;padding-top:48px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:48px;padding-left:24px\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAIMF Music Competition<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a style=\"color:inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/naimf.com\/?page_id=31\">Contact the Organizing Committee<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edition announcement pending \u00b7 Applications are not yet open<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIMF NAIMF MUSIC COMPETITION NAIMFMusic Competition Based in North America. Open to music learners, young musicians and professional artists worldwide. 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