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Most college applications asked for recommendations from both the HS and private music teacher.
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Are you sure? Neither of my music kids used their HS music teacher for any recommendation. No school specifically asked for this. Both kids used their private teacher as primary rec. When additional recs were required, D used previous private teacher and/or community youth orchestra director. S used teacher/director of a summer program, and perhaps a teacher he studied with in Germany (can't remember if he actually got a rec, or just provided contact info.)
They sought out music folk who would be respected by the admissions dept, and who would be able to knowledgeably - and positively - speak to S or D's abilities. The HS teachers probably wouldn't have met one or the other of these criteria.