When we heard that our elementary school required the 5th graders to participate in band, we were a little surprised. But like two good parents would do, we set out to give Regan the experience she deserved with her first year of band. We allowed her to choose any instrument she would like, either standard band or orchestra and set to practice and learn this new instrument. Her choice?: clarinet. I know she was inspired by the 18 year old neighbor girl who also plays clarinet, and figured it was give her an incentive to practice.
Sadly, I think that clarinet collected more dust than we would have liked. It's not that she doesn't like playing it, she just hasn't found a practice schedule that works for her. Of course we know that she should "practice everyday", but let's face it, that's not realistic in this house. But when she did practice, I tried to get little snippets of her music. Click HERE to listen.
After 8 months, she and her classmates gathered up for their first band concert. I must say, I was actually impressed with how well they sounded! Unfortunately, due to the evening concert coinciding with softball and dress rehearsal for her dance recital, Regan was only able to make it to the day concert....hence the not-so-dressed up 11 year old :) Still so proud of her!
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