PVYO results
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Anonymous
| This thread should be in the Clubs/Activities forum? |
Anonymous
Probably as its not MCPS related at all. |
Anonymous
Most of the kids are from MCPS. |
Anonymous
| Interesting! How competitive are they? My kid is only just starting sixth and has played her instrument for two years. She is pretty good, but not a natural/musical genius. Are these opportunities only for the top kids or are they open to medium level players? |
Anonymous
Based on my kid's audition results from year to year, MYCO is harder to get into PVYO. To get a sense of the skill level of the participants, you could look at the audition info to see what is required at different grade levels, by instrument. Auditions take place in August of every year, so it's something to look at next summer if she's interested. Students may be required to take private lessons outside of orchestra, so if she's not already doing that, that would be a good place to start. Private teachers would be helpful in assessing whether she might be a good fit for one or both. |
Anonymous
It depends on each group. MCYO is generally top and really good but if they have an opening they will take a medium level player. |
Anonymous
No harm in applying to see if your child will get in. For MCYO, private lessons are a requirement. |
Anonymous
DCYOP has a really different mission than MCYO or PVYO. The first sees itself as identifying and nurturing talent that might not have a lot of exposure or access to instrumental music. That, ironically, can mean that the workload is more intense in the mid- and higher-level orchestras because the assumption is that DCYOP is providing the lion's share of the musical education. It is racially and economically integrated, tight-knit, and less competitive in the best sense (far less drama about chair challenges, etc). However, their highest level orchestra is really good because they put time into nurturing talent (including free or reduced price private lessons for promising low income kids). MCYO and PCYO serve MC/UMC families who want a high level orchestra experience beyond what school orchestras can provide. That's fine, but it's just an entirely different mission. |
Anonymous
| MCYO results out, still waiting for PVYO. Maybe later today? |
Anonymous
They are not middle class at all. It very expensive. |
Anonymous
PVYO is attainable for middle class, MCYO not so much. |
Anonymous
| My daughter audition for 6th grade mcyo and was denied a seat. She is really good and i am wondering is it because she didn’t start with them at a young age or because during the audition their was a single judge grading her performance and just didn’t like her. They also don’t provide any feedback on why she wasn’t selected. I think for a $75 registration fee, the least they can do is give some idea why she wasn’t selected. Like if you really cared about music and helping students nurture their love for music (as they supposedly claim), you could at least tell them what they can improve on. All these practices make me wonder how true and corrupt their audition and selection process really is. |
Anonymous
No-one knows, since the process is not transparent. There probably is some loyalty to continuing students, but I don't think that's all there is to it. Some instruments, eg violin, are much more competitive than others. And anyone in the state can audition, which makes for a large pool. Fwiw my DC wasn't selected the first two audition years (8th and 9th grade) but was selected this year. So tell your DC to keep working and keep trying! |
Anonymous
| ^^DC played for PVYO for three years, which was very enjoyable. |