Agreed. I don't think money equals good art. I've never understood music competitions. Or dance. Seems music and dance should be about co-operation, not competition.
Agreed. I don't think money equals good art. I've never understood music competitions. Or dance. Seems music and dance should be about co-operation, not competition.
I help run a youth music showcase in my town and in it's first year it was a full on competition with big prizes and winners and losers. It was exciting for the audience but hard for the musicians and also for the judges who were the musical mentors so we got rid of the competitive element after that. 13-18 year olds are super shy and putting them through the stress and judgement was stopping people from entering - and like you say, competition is not what music is about.
Agreed. I don't think money equals good art. I've never understood music competitions. Or dance. Seems music and dance should be about co-operation, not competition.
I help run a youth music showcase in my town and in it's first year it was a full on competition with big prizes and winners and losers. It was exciting for the audience but hard for the musicians and also for the judges who were the musical mentors so we got rid of the competitive element after that. 13-18 year olds are super shy and putting them through the stress and judgement was stopping people from entering - and like you say, competition is not what music is about.
everything's about cooperation.
until you start getting really good.
trying to make a famous dance troupe, auditioning to fill a vacancy in a successful band. you better believe it's about competition.