| Forgot to mention that immersion in a summer program with peers of his level is an invaluable experience as well. It does a number of things, including introduction to different teachers instructional approaches, exposes him to various levels of accomplishment among students both older and younger, and has a tendency either to solidfy his wanting to continue, or serve as a weeding out process for those that realize they have neither the talent, passion or determination to be highly competitive.
Having said that, there are numerous summer programs at various levels that welcome and encourage music performnce as a learning, lifelong avocation rather than a potential career goal.
Last edited by violadad : 01-24-2008 at 08:10 AM.
Reason: cross posted with binx
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