Last night we rolled out to hear the 4th & 5th grade choir/band/orchestra concert. Tonight we attended the 7th & 8th grade choir/band concert.
What a difference 4 years makes.
The elementary school kids sounded like, well, like elementary school kids. They did their best, worked hard all year long, and played up a storm. But at the end of the night, they’re still little kids playing instruments that take years, even a lifetime, to master.
But fast-forward four years of diligent practice, the daily discipline of sitting down with the instrument and a patient/skilled teacher, the routine of scales and rudimentary skills, the challenges of new and exciting (or boring) pieces…the work pays off.
As the middle school band played tonight I found myself getting swept up in the emotion of the night. I could imagine a simpler time when the entire community would turn out to hear the local students show how much they had improved, entertaining and captivating an audience for an evening.
Their progress over the past 4 years was unmistakeable, and inspirational.
How much have you grown over the past 4 years, and why?
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