Summer Festival Rejections
I did not get into any of the summer festivals I applied to this year. This is especially difficult since I went to a well-known festival last summer and had such an amazing experience. I wanted to know if anyone is/was in a similar situation. Any ways I can spend my summer productively outside of practicing?
2165 Views
Summer festivals specifically are a crapshoot for admissions. Everyone records on a completely different playing field of equipment, rooms, accompanists etc. Then add that teachers often have ideas of who they want to get in as well.
I had summers of zero success as a student. Then I found success in real-world blind orchestra auditions soon afterwards. The two are unrelated. Sometimes a summer off could actually be beneficial, since you can practice what you want, or even live life outside of music a little. Try not to get down on yourself, summer festival admissions are not a measure of your progress.