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Originally Posted by rowuk  I was talking to a colleague here a couple of weeks ago and the comment fell that what was required at an orchestra audition 30 years ago, would not get you into one of the top 5 music schools today BUT a lot of what was COMING OUT of music schools today couldn't have gotten a job back then either. |
This comment doesn't make sense. It sounds like typical "back in my day" kvetching, frankly. Either the standards are higher, or they aren't. What I think is actually true is that more people show up to auditions where they shouldn't be. This is an unfortunate by-product of fairness, I suppose. However, it's not as if these poor deluded souls are the ones winning the jobs, so what's the problem?