Our (prone-to-flooding) town's St. Patrick's Day Parade took place despite the rainy, cold weather. I was conflicted about letting the students march and damaging their instruments, but a colleague pointed out that they blow moisture into their instruments every day. So we took a chance, and they rose to the occasion! Once they accepted that this would be an uncomfortable and wet parade, they CHOSE to not complain and did their best. They tried to have fun, and when their instruments wouldn't play or their fingers couldn't move- they sang!
Here we are waiting to step off:
Their attitudes reflected their mature decision to make the best of a gloomy situation, and for that I was grateful. I was so pleased with their attitudes, I felt a cupcake reward was in order for the students who braved the elements as a team…
Participating in music teaches many things- but this particular weekend reinforced the importance of sticking to your commitments and making appropriate attitude choices to reflect good character! Great job Titans!
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