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Topic: Where the heck are all the freaking competitions!!!  (Read 1747 times)

Offline rachmaninoff_forever

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Where the heck are all the freaking competitions!!!
on: July 29, 2014, 05:49:34 AM
Okay I wanna try entering some competitions right?

All of the freaking *** websites are outdated by like 7 freaking years!!!!!!!

What the heck man!!!  I don't care about some competition in 2001 I want the ones that are going on now!!!

Long story short...  Do you guys got any websites?
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Offline quantum

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Re: Where the heck are all the freaking competitions!!!
Reply #1 on: July 29, 2014, 06:04:45 AM
At my uni, they dumped competition brochures outside the music reception office.  I still tend to find out about these things on paper or posters more often than online or e-mail marketing. 
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Re: Where the heck are all the freaking competitions!!!
Reply #2 on: July 29, 2014, 06:08:23 AM
Quote from: rachmaninoff_forever on July 29, 2014, 05:49:34 AM
All of the freaking *** websites are outdated by like 7 freaking years!!!!!!!

What the heck man!!!  I don't care about some competition in 2001 I want the ones that are going on now!!!

Long story short...  Do you guys got any websites?

If you specify "2014" in your search, you'll get better results.
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Offline flashyfingers

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Re: Where the heck are all the freaking competitions!!!
Reply #3 on: July 30, 2014, 03:36:22 AM
you can also search competitions specific to composers, like Rach, Ravel, etc
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Offline quantum

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Re: Where the heck are all the freaking competitions!!!
Reply #4 on: July 30, 2014, 04:32:13 AM
Bricks and mortar music stores also tend to have promo material around.  Check with the sheet/books section or at the cash.
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Re: Where the heck are all the freaking competitions!!!
Reply #5 on: August 07, 2014, 08:28:45 PM
Quote from: rachmaninoff_forever on July 29, 2014, 05:49:34 AM
Okay I wanna try entering some competitions right?

All of the freaking *** websites are outdated by like 7 freaking years!!!!!!!

What the heck man!!!  I don't care about some competition in 2001 I want the ones that are going on now!!!

Long story short...  Do you guys got any websites?

https://www.alink-argerich.org/

This is a website for every current competition in the world. :)
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