Are music competitions necessary?

jb1966
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:28:42 +0000

I was very down with music as a contest but came to see these competitions differently. We used them only as performance opportunities. Having a target date to prep a piece for is realistic for future performance majors. Since we live in a highly competitive area we had the luxury of not trying to win them and this took the pressure off. Very quickly my kid started actually enjoying them. The big stage , the judges and the chance to hear players from outside her usual sphere. If you are going to do them be sure and watch and enjoy the other kids. And yes, they can be fantastic preps for auditions