<p>I play bassoon and have been for two years. I'm not amazing but I'm average. I've heard from some orchestra kids at my school that bassoon is highly sought after by orchestras at good schools. My local school is an Ivy with a good orchestra. If I have the great stats and ECs, would it give me a boost to mention I play bassoon or do they want to see competitions where I played bassoon?</p>
<p>Can someone explain the whole music competition system and how it matches up to colleges and what they want?</p>
<p>My brother plays it too and he's 12 so I want him to have advantages that I didn't as well. Not that I'll force him, just suggest it.</p>