Are music competitions necessary?

megpmom
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:00:57 +0000

I also think competitions help you figure out where you stand in relations to others. We “thought” my kid was talented but it wasn’t until he started winning competitions, and getting responses from adjudicators, that we realized that he would be “conservatory” material.

I don’t think winning competitions mattered for college acceptance (in other words, the college won’t care), but knowing our kid’s level of talent helped us target specific schools.