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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Same here! We are trying to decide between DCYO and PVYO where we’ve been the last two years. [/quote]

Which PVYO group? My son played in most of them (+MCYO later on); I might be able to give you a sense.[/quote]

Generally speaking, PVYO is higher level than DCYO. But it might depend on the specific orchestra.[/quote]

DP. How does PVYO compare with MCYO?[/quote]

PVYO is a level down from MCYO. [/quote]

Several levels down.[/quote]

According to my child’s violin teachers, they are equivalent levels, but PVYO is less snobby. (Still waiting to hear back from both, but she encourages her students to go with PVYO, clearly.) [/quote]

Then they don't know what they're talking about, or they're trying to be nice. If your kid is serious about their instrument and seeks more challenge, you might want to change teachers - they're not doing your kid any favors.

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Objectively untrue.[/quote]

+2, we had to change teachers as the focus was very different.  We use someone affiliated with the orchestra who plays professionally.  We loved our previous instructor but it was very different.  Our child thrived with someone much more strict, structured and really focused on technique.  MCYO provides a list of instructors but their milage varies so ask your conductor for suggestions.[/quote]

MCYO does not sound enjoyable at all. Making your kid switch from a teacher they loved to one who is really strict and structured is definitely not something I would do in order to maximize chances in a particular orchestra.[/quote]

Not PP you were talking to, but my kid hates it when instruction is not excellent. They want the best teacher, and I got them a wonderful private teacher: the fact that years of top-notch musical instruction gets my child in the first chairs of their MCYO section every year is almost besides the point - almost, because my kid loves MCYO. It's easy and fun for them. The boys and girls that sit besides her are really nice, and they get along great, and laugh and giggle during rehearsal.

There is this racially-tinged perception on DCUM that "MCYO=not fun and competitive", but my kid views it as a moment of fun relaxation with friends. She does WAY HARDER THINGS with her private teacher.

If your perception is that your child needs to struggle to get into their MCYO orchestra and that it's all hard work and no fun, the truth is that they're not quite at the right level. So either they're motivated to get better at their instrument to have a better experience in MCYO, or they can try to enter another youth orchestra and have fun there.

Because it's about the fun!

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