Another week, another summer camp! Last week was Luke's turn. He went to the Stars and Stripes Band Camp at his middle school, although the camp was for middle school students across the entire district. Full disclosure: Luke did not want to attend this camp but I signed him up anyway. Luke is passionate about many things and makes time for them, practicing the trumpet is not one of those things. I don't like paying for private lessons and instrument rental for something he refuses to focus his energy on but he's adamant he loves trumpet so we're continuing with trumpet through 7th grade. Auditions for camp were last Sunday and the kids were placed in blue (beginning), white (intermediate) or red (highest level) bands. Luke was placed as 14th chair in the blue band and a few of his friends were also placed in the same band. Although he was adamant the camp was a waste of his time and the blue band sounded terrible, we went to two concerts on Friday and they did fantastic!
The first concert was ensemble and the trumpets played 'My Country Tis of Thee.' In the evening 'blue' concert they placed 'Worksite', 'Shadow Fire' and 'Doctor Boo.' I am so proud of Luke, he did great!His summer private lessons start tomorrow and I'm hopeful his instructor inspires him to start practicing on a regular basis. Fingers crossed!
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