Klarinet Archive - Posting 000064.txt from 1995/12

From: "Daniel A. Paprocki" <dap@-----.US>
Subj: The "real" question on competitions
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 21:36:57 -0500

My "real" question on competitions is not why have them, that music should
or shouldn't be competitive. If you are trying to become a full time
professional musician competitions or auditions are a fact of life, whether
you like it or not. My question is should there be an age limit (other
than competitions for high school or college age students). Why are there
random age limits of 28, 30, 33 1/3, etc. for some of the competitions,
including the Buffet competition. I could understand an exclusion of
professional players (people who make a majority of their income from music
as based on their tax forms). Please don't mis-read this. Idealy music
should not be a competition but since competitions exist shouldn't they be
open to all.

Dan

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Daniel A. Paprocki
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