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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
Every Mother takes great pride in the accomplishments of her children at every stage of life from the first step of walking to that child’s getting into college and beyond.
Here is the story of one child’s building confidence!
Emma Walas, is now 9 years old; but a few years ago when she was about 5 she was in a pre-school singing group that was scheduled to give a Christmas Concert. On the day of the concert, when it came time to go out on the stage, Emma did not go out with the rest of the group because she was too afraid.
Last October Emma began to study the violin with a wonderful teacher, James Zhang. A few weeks ago Mr. Zhang informed Emma that he was scheduling a recital to be held in early May for some of his students. Even though Emma was just a beginner, he felt she could play well enough to participate in that recital.
Emma was adamant that she could not and would not do it. The very thought terrified her. After much conversation and persuasion she finally agreed two weeks ago to do it. She practiced a piece over and over that was challenging for her at this stage of development. An hour before the recital she still wasn’t convinced that she could do it.
Emma took a giant leap toward building her self-confidence in performing at that recital.
Here is a short video of her performance. She is accompanied by her grandmother, Carol Mulready, on the piano. See what you think!
Happy Mother’s Day!
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