Learn about an American composer – what Federation is all about!
Learn to establish long term goals.
Reward achievement: Earn points toward trophies, certificates, and ribbons.
Receive constructive criticism through written evaluations. Helps teachers improve their teaching and students to improve on what they have played. Judges often have a way of presenting a different technique or new terminology to help solve problem areas.
Preparing for “life”. This is just like a job interview. Our world is very competitive; performing gives the student extra practice at being poised under pressure, and dealing with stress in an unfamiliar place.