With so much time on my hands I've been back reading a lot of threads here trying to get a game plan for this coming year.
I know as parents, we all think our kids are talented and wonderful. I want to give my daughter the best guidance and direction. She's been relatively successful and has always done well in competitions, but we live in an area that doesn't offer a huge amount of competition, especially in regards to Classical Voice.
How do you "know" (I know there is no "knowing") or gauge your child's relative talent or preparedness vs other kids? I don't mean in a sense of "competing" or "comparing" to others but judging your own skill level.
If your child was doing well in state/national competitions did you see that translate into $$ offers / acceptances?
I know a lot of this is individual to each person, but after reading back over the last few weeks, I'm really, really impressed by the level of talent and the accomplishments of the kids here! (Voice and all instruments) There's some really wonderful stories of generous offers and so many top notch schools on the audition list.
I've already talked to my daughter about picking safe schools, middle of the road and reach schools.
I think she's just stressing a little bc the coming months was filled with events, conventions, competitions and camps where she was looking to really prepare for auditions and make some connections. A little self doubt creeping in?
I just want the experience to be wonderful for her, no matter the outcome. I know so many have recently gone through the process and I guess I'm wondering:
Was there any acceptance/denial that totally shocked you? Why?
Were your child's successes in competitions a good gauge of how they fared during auditions/acceptances?
If this is too personal of a question, I apologize! It seems there's a level of anonymity here, so I hope I didn't overstep by asking.
I know as parents, we all think our kids are talented and wonderful. I want to give my daughter the best guidance and direction. She's been relatively successful and has always done well in competitions, but we live in an area that doesn't offer a huge amount of competition, especially in regards to Classical Voice.
How do you "know" (I know there is no "knowing") or gauge your child's relative talent or preparedness vs other kids? I don't mean in a sense of "competing" or "comparing" to others but judging your own skill level.
If your child was doing well in state/national competitions did you see that translate into $$ offers / acceptances?
I know a lot of this is individual to each person, but after reading back over the last few weeks, I'm really, really impressed by the level of talent and the accomplishments of the kids here! (Voice and all instruments) There's some really wonderful stories of generous offers and so many top notch schools on the audition list.
I've already talked to my daughter about picking safe schools, middle of the road and reach schools.
I think she's just stressing a little bc the coming months was filled with events, conventions, competitions and camps where she was looking to really prepare for auditions and make some connections. A little self doubt creeping in?
I just want the experience to be wonderful for her, no matter the outcome. I know so many have recently gone through the process and I guess I'm wondering:
Was there any acceptance/denial that totally shocked you? Why?
Were your child's successes in competitions a good gauge of how they fared during auditions/acceptances?
If this is too personal of a question, I apologize! It seems there's a level of anonymity here, so I hope I didn't overstep by asking.