Let the music play

Zane has done such a great job this year in band. He began playing Trombone in August of last year. I am amazed at the progress he's made. He seems to really have an ear for music. This is one trait he defintley gets from his father and not me. For example, he was taking a shower and when he came out he got his horn and said, "hey come see, I think I can play the wedding march." Sure enough he played it on his own without any music.

Last week was the end of the year recital. It started at 7:00 and ended at 7:14. (Got to love people that are organized and concise.) But we all sat there "shocked" at the quality of the 6th grade band with kids that have only been playing instruments for 9 months. AND the classes are divided by instruments so the entire band only practiced together once before performing. If I can figure out how to upload video from the camera I will put it up later. Until then look at the difference in music, the first piece is Zane's Christmas music and the 2nd is from something he played last week.

****bonus points**** to anyone who noticed the music is shown here upside down. I flipped it twice but apparently my computer has a beef with me and it won't upload correctly. I figure you can get the general idea.