Acceptance to University vs Music Program

3mandl
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:33:52 +0000

Preteens playing Mendelssohn is sad to me. I see the kids in my son’s program butchering through the musicality in all sorts of concertos and Bach. Also sometimes kids that played medelssohn by 14 are driven to practice by their parents. Then they get to college and screw up, or decide to do something else. Mendelssohn at 12 doesn’t equal succes later.

Def no gap year here! We already argue about how he practices enough.