Dd14 was one of 10 freshman to make the second highest level of her high school orchestra (this a big accomplishment, the school is hyper-competitive in every way and there are 2,800 students). She also made it into the next level of the local youth symphony. But the big brag is that the conductor asked her to stand and demontrate and told the other students they should play like her! And when they returned from an excursion and I was picking her up, he ran over to the car and introduced himself and said he could tell she would be one of his best students and he was thrilled to have her. She was glowing! This is especially exciting because she had a few setbacks last year (didn't make it beyond first round of all-state auditions) but she buckled down and practiced hard. I am really happy for her to see her hard work pay off!
edited to add: just realized I said 14! She is actually 13. Not trying to rush her or anything, lol!

Last edited by deacongirl; 09/29/14 06:30 AM.