6A Regionals
In eighth grade, I participate in the CMEA Northern Regional Middle School Honors Orchestra Competition. I played the oboe, and my private lesson teacher persuaded me to auditioned. There was one problem with auditioning- I did not play in school. I was part of the orchestra at the Hartt School of Music, but I was not in my schools orchestra, which was mandatory to audition. I told my schools music teacher about how I was interested in auditioning, and thankfully he agreed to help me by saying I was one of his students.
My private lesson teacher helped me prepare the selections; a fast piece, a slow piece, a chromatic scale, and a two octave scale of my choice. She also helped me with the sight reading part. She had me practice by giving me random selections to play. I practiced religiously for months until it was the day of the audition. I remember walking into the room and begin shaking. The only thing that helped my confidence was talking to another participant and realizing that I was one of the only ones who chose the harder of the two selected audition pieces.
The next week, the band teacher came up to me in shock. I had an almost perfect score- I was two points off. I was first oboe for the orchestra. It was one of the proudest moments of my life. All the hard work and sacrifices I made had payed off. This experience helped me realize that working hard had enormous benefits and pays off more than putting a little effort into what I do.
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