orchestra camp! june 16-20

i recently finished orchestra camp for the first time. it was definitely a memorable experience! from frustration to thankfulness i will say i wish i went there sooner. when we first got our music, we had to sightread all of it. there was no recording we could listen to, barely any assistance (until the sectionals). it really made me mad! “how can this guy expect us to do so much?” Then I realized that this was going to be how camp went. so i accepted that and i was able to grow from it. we sounded amazing by friday. 3 girls from my school younger than me were also there, and it was great to have them all bond ^__^ very proud of my old self (i am a junior in high school). my orchestra teacher thanked me for it!

i wouldn’t say this experience was fun. i mean there were definitely fun moments, but this was more of a learning experience. i learned a lot about orchestra, with one of those things being that the very first chair is the concertmaster! wow!!! i definitely feel like i’ve taken my orchestra teacher for granted. the people at the camp..they were Kind but not Nice in her words. but i accepted that and i learned to enjoy it. which i really did! i cried when my performance ended (happy tears haha) and i went to go get a milkshake. i’d do this again!

oh and also i took a picture with my director who also arranged a song that we played! this was the second time he directed me, and i think everyone else’s 1st..they thought he was scary until concert day :] love that guy!