Summer Violin Concert 2008

Brooklyn had her summer violin concert on Saturday night. They have been focusing on fiddle songs. They are getting ready for a huge state wide fiddle play-in. They all played so well. The older kids play duets for the younger kids. Brooklyn absolutely loves to play the duets now. She worked hard to learn six duets from their traditional pieces and three fiddle pieces. She has three weeks to learn a few more. My absolute favorite is the "Orange Blossom Special." It's a song that sounds like a train. No kidding. It's so much fun and everyone was mesmorized by how well they did. Thirty kids and not one mistake. Phew...glad it's not me. ;)

I have to say that I always feel like I'm at a funeral. These kids are amazing but they never smile. They can be playing some of the funnest songs and never crack a smile. The audience was really involved also. We were clapping, whooping and hollering when they were playing the fiddle songs. Still straight faces. At their Christmas concerts, it's the same thing. They play some of the all-time favorite and fun Christmas songs and not one will smile. I guess they are just concentrating. :S

It's was really great though. Brooklyn received her 1st Level Federation trophy. It takes a minimun of three years to earn one. They have to have earned three superior ratings at Feredation, which is where they play for judges. They also give them great information about their technique and how to fix something they might be struggling on. It's a lot of practice, hard work, and tears but she decided it was totally worth it.