So Much Music

Holy smokes, the girls have music coming out of their ears.  Or at least out of every bag and folder and their instrument cases.  Did Mark have this much music?  I don't think so.

With the upgrade to new divisions, and with the girls getting such high seating, there is a heck-of-a-lot of music to learn!  This morning, I had a few moments, so I headed over to the practice hut with Glo.  As an intermediate, she has a mandatory practice hour.  She had three movements of a string quartet to learn, four pieces for orchestra, a new solo piece given to her by her teacher here, and all the regular violin technique exercises to practice.  Just sitting there, I felt stress, wondering how she was going to learn it all.

And when I say "learn", I mean "learn".  Most of the kids here have played one or two of the pieces back at home because they have good quality orchestras in their schools, or they are enrolled in a youth community orchestra.  The kids just need to review the notes, and their kinesthetic memories set in.  State College?  Rural Pennsylvania?  Nope.

All I have to say is that if the girls survive this summer, they will be CHAMPS!!!