Are music competitions necessary?

lastbird
Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:48:55 +0000

Another vote for “No” – lack of a track record of competitions did not seem to affect my D’s acceptance to most of the schools and conservatories she applied to. She had entered only a couple of competitions ever, as her prior teacher was not part of that world. What really prepared her for auditions was wise selection of audition repertoire and expert coaching from her current teacher, as well as many performances of the audition repertoire. It sounds like your son is getting a lot of performance experience already. Good luck to him, whatever he decides to pursue!