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The first place I would go is your child's private teacher, a must if you really want to be competitive. He or she should have a good perspective on your child's level and the level needed to get into where you want to go.
Note: there was an extensive study done in Britain a decade ago that tried to measure "musical talent", tried to see if researchers could isolate any quality that could be identified as musical talent. In a study that involved 50,000 student subjects, the only factor they could isolate that correlated with success in music was the amount of time spent practicing:the more the subject practiced on a daily basis the better they did, the less they practiced the worse they did. I have seen so many students who were absolutely terrible when they began but by dint of great effort become truly stellar. (On the other hand I have seen other students who achieve a certain good level early on but then flounder and not really progress). Good instruction is also crucial, but quality time in the practice room is the best indicator of your child's ability.
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