That is huge, the trust, you kind of have to have that trust that the kid is going to put the work in and be okay whatever happens, it is a really big leap and as much confidence we had in our son’s ability and in him and his intelligence and the person he is, it is still a leap of faith, especially with all the support it requires.
We put as much as we could into our son and I have to admit he has wasted nothing and put max effort into it, and hasn’t let up. It is why the general thought about if a kid wants to go into music, they have to be someone who truly thinks it is them, is the only thing they see themselves doing and pursue it even knowing how hard it is, that even the best of the best have a hard path and that it is so ambiguous, it true.
. You can be talented, practice your heart out, do everything you can, and end up not being able to do what you wished. Someone once told me being a doctor was hard, and without disparaging the profession one bit, it is hard in a very different way because there is a clear path there for most of it, how to get into med school, the training, how you get into a field (that is the tricky one from my 10k feet look at it, exposure in med school on rotation may not give you your passion), you kind of know, and that there will be a job out there for you, even if it isn’t what you hoped 
. Again not saying it is easy, Organic Chemistry is proof of the evil genius behind it lol (was my bete noire). Music is murky as h***, to make it requires talent and drive and discipline and dedication, but also requires networking and mentors, and to be honest, more than a bit of luck, that the stars align and what the kid did had the right formula for what they wished to do.
Even if their goal is not to become a world class soloist, if they would be happy putting together a career that combined let’s say teaching privately with being part of local orchestras, doing gig work, that isn’t easy to put together these days, competition for gig work and getting into paid orchestras at all levels has seen intense competition because of the changing nature of music. I tell the story of one of my son’s teachers (who is a bit older than myself), that they got into a pretty well paying professional regional orchestra right out of college, and has made a good living with that, teaching and doing gig work too, but today that likely wouldn’t happen, the competition level is just too high (and note, yes, you do read about kids coming out of conservatory and landing high level positions, even principal positions, at some big orchestras, but they are as rare as becoming one of the big violin soloists).
