Suboptimal for what, though? If you audition for a place in an orchestra and you’re accepted, does that make the audition a suboptimal waste of time? If an aspiring musician lacks the confidence to apply, that is their problem, not the orchestra’s.
Suboptimal for what, though? If you audition for a place in an orchestra and you’re accepted, does that make the audition a suboptimal waste of time? If an aspiring musician lacks the confidence to apply, that is their problem, not the orchestra’s.