Některá specifika vnímání interpretačních soutěží z pohledu žáků a studentů základních a středních hudebních škol

This study focuses on competitions in musical interpretation and examines these competitions from viewpoint of pupils and students of primary and secondary music schools. The study is based on empirical quantitative research conducted in 2014 and presented in the Ph.D. thesis entitled "The progress of a preparation for the musician career and a career motivation from the perspective of the art school pupils and students" and is looking for alternative approaches concerning the growth of the musical potential of gifted children. It shows that the conventual perception of competitions still satisfies mainly future professional musicians who consider its level of difficulty as suitable.