Road to Virtuosity uses performance videos to verify completed repertoire, award points, and support certificate progress.
There are two main submission types: Public Submissions and Private Evaluations.
Public submissions are free and are reviewed by other Road to Virtuosity users.
For public submissions, students must submit a YouTube video link. A YouTube channel is required because the video needs to be viewable by community reviewers.
Approved public submissions may earn points for the student’s account and help build the student’s repertoire record. However, public submissions do not count toward certificates.
Public submissions are useful for students who want to earn points, track progress, and participate in Road to Virtuosity without paying for evaluation.
Private evaluations are reviewed by Road to Virtuosity admins and require a fee.
Private evaluations are required for certificate approval. If a student wants a performance to count toward a certificate, the performance must be submitted for private evaluation and approved by Road to Virtuosity admins.
The fee may depend on the piece, difficulty, length, or certificate requirements.
Use a Public Submission if you want to earn regular points through the free community-reviewed process.
Use a Private Evaluation if you want the performance reviewed by Road to Virtuosity admins or counted toward a certificate.
The video must include the full piece from beginning to end.
Videos with missing sections, repeated restarts, or incomplete performances will be rejected.
The performance must be recorded honestly in one continuous take.
Any cuts, edits, splices, altered footage, or edited-together performances will be rejected.
The student must be clearly visible in the video.
For piano submissions, the performer’s hands and the keyboard must be visible throughout the performance. Videos where the hands or keyboard are hidden, unclear, or mostly out of frame will be rejected.
The audio must be clear enough to hear the performance accurately.
Videos with distorted audio, extremely low volume, excessive background noise, or unclear sound will be rejected.
Minor mistakes are acceptable, but the performance must be prepared and complete.
Performances with major note errors, repeated breakdowns, missing sections, or serious rhythm and tempo problems should continue to be practiced before being submitted.
The video must match the piece selected on Road to Virtuosity.
Videos submitted under the wrong title, wrong arrangement, wrong version, or wrong repertoire page will be rejected.
A YouTube channel is required for public submissions because public submissions are reviewed by other users and must be viewable through a YouTube link.
YouTube videos submitted for public review must be set to Public or Unlisted. Private videos cannot be shared, opened, or viewed by other users, so they cannot be reviewed.
For private evaluations, Road to Virtuosity may allow different submission options, including direct video upload when available.
Public submissions are a free way to earn points and build your Road to Virtuosity repertoire record.
Certificates require paid private evaluation by Road to Virtuosity admins. Public submissions do not count toward certificates.