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National Youth Choir newbie

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changethe · 12/11/2026 21:08

DD (11) has just found out she has a place in NYC next year. Never been before to anything like this. Do most people do both courses? It will be quite a stretch for us financially - wondering if, if it’s one or the other, which course is better to do? Which is the best concert (in terms of their experience)?

Also can anyone whose child has done it before say what a normal day looks like? Just trying to get a sense of what it’s all about really.

She is so excited!

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Octavia64 · Yesterday 03:19

My dc did it for many years. Both courses have concerts at the end. There’s usually more people at the summer one.

you don’t need to do both.

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changethe · Yesterday 09:46

Thanks so much! Our only benchmark/experience is of the NYO and NYMT and I’m sort of assuming the standard is not as high as that just because more people get in, but maybe I’m wrong and more people audition? Just trying to work out whether it’s worth it - fun, high standard, a good experience, good musicianship training, a good thing to have on the CV etc. We just know nothing about NYC!

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