Only 7 more weeks, and I'll be in Memphis for the family Christmas. It seems, in some ways, that it's rather far away - still a DDF tournament, All-State Band, and three concerts - but then I know that it's also going to fly by. I'll be half-way done with my third year of teaching. That in and of itself seems a bit strange. There are still times when I feel like I'm just out of college and not really qualified to do this.
That said - my bands did AMAZINGLY at their fall concerts this year. It was really impressive to see how well my middle school band blended and listened to each other. The high school band did very well with some difficult music, and I was so proud of how well they all stepped up and met the goals that we've decided to work on with each other. Now, we're going to keep working and improving. Winter concert is now in 5 weeks, and I know that they're going to do well.
We have one more DDF tournament next weekend. It really doesn't get crazy until after we come back from Winter Break. Big fundraiser the weekend right after (which I need to start planning this weekend), and then 4 tournaments in 5 weeks, including State. The kids are doing SO well this year, and I'm happy that the changes that we've implemented have gone well and the kids are flourishing. Success breeds success, and all that.
Unfortunately, there's not really a whole lot *new* going on here. Mostly just work and then relaxing when I'm home from work, but not really doing anything too terribly exciting. However, I'm really okay with that, at least for right now. :)
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