Have you ever sat through a violin recital? Last night I had my spring violin recital for all of my students. They are so cute!! The youngest is 4 and the oldest is 15. I love to teach and get to know each kid, which happens quickly because I teach each kid alone. I look at each little face and it always makes me smile. As a student I always found recitals to be a bit terrifying and very stressful. I found myself constantly comparing myself to the other kids. I used to think that my teacher would be so disappointed and mad if I messed up. Even though I didn't love recitals, I always knew that it was good for me. Now as a teacher I have a whole new appreciation for recitals. I am so proud of all of my students just for being brave enough to get up there and do something that is hard and makes them uncomfortable. I made every kid memorize their music for this one, so that made it even more unnerving for them. They all played so well and I was so proud. More than anything I love to see the look of satisfaction and relief on their faces as they leave the stage. You can just see it in their eyes that they are thinking, "I DID IT!!" It is a great payday for the last few months of hard work on my part and the kids' part. I feel so lucky to get to be a part of each child's life, and I look back and hope that my teacher felt the same way about me. Aren't they darling?! (Yes, family, there is another DVD of the recital. Episode 2 has moments that are almost as classic as episode 1. We will enjoy watching them both this summer.)
AFTERWARD...
On the way home from the recital I sat back in the car and took a deep breath and then realized that the recital was the last thing standing in the way between me and childbirth. YIKES! For the first time I got butterflies about it. It is really coming...the next thing on the "to do" list. Any day now...
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