(Differences from WWC2020 in Blue）

Minus checkpoints (TECHNIQUE) (★1~5 points each)

• Pitch (include at the beginning of phrase, miss-tone…)
• Precise (miss-tone, rough, rhythm lag…)
• Tone quality
• Breath control (e.g. incorrect breath position…)
• Microphone (too far, mis adjustment of mic direction or height…)
• Noise (e.g. brow noise, breath noise, throat noise, warbling noise…)
• Other technique issue

Minus checkpoints (PRESENTATION) (★1~5 points each)

• Dynamics (too flat, inappropriate using of piano and forte…)
• Vibrato, Portamento (incorrect use)
• Rhythm, Phonetic value
• Expression
• Arrangement (e.g. lengthy, too easy piece, inappropriate range…)
• Other expression issue

Minus checkpoints (OVERALL) (★5~20 points)

• Time over or shortage
• Improper accompaniment 1 (include the same melody as whistling for more than around half of the piece…)
• Improper accompaniment 2 (include whistling or vocal)
• A cappella (for more than around half of the piece, except Allied Arts)
• Using finger (except Allied Arts)
• Non-simultaneous play (The instrument and the whistling is not performed simultaneously and done alternatively) (apply for Hikifuki category)
• Duplicate pieces (between Primary Selection and Final Competition) or (The same piece that you performed in the same category in the past WWC) (points deducted) (Except Recorded audition)
• Inappropriate genre (e.g. popular arrangement in classical genre…)
• Disqualification (e.g. using tuner device for whistling on stage or using automatic instrument in Hikifuki category)
• Other deviation (omission) from guidelines

Plus checkpoints (☆1~5 points each)

• Precise, Carefully (accurate & appropriate pitch, meticulousness)
• High-level technic (e.g. very fast, difficult piece precisely and with high musically…)
• Beautiful / attractive tone
• Excellent expression / arrangement
• Moved deeply
• Originality (Originality performances, creative arrangements)
• New possibility

(updated on July 26th, 2022)