Katelyn's first flute recital...

Here's a video of Katelyn's first flute recital. Each student played one song, and Katelyn played jingle bells. Most of the students were at least 8 and up and have been playing for a while, but with Katelyn only being 5 and only playing for a couple of months, she had a fairly basic piece to play. We knew it might be an adventure, as Katelyn is painfully shy being up in front of people. This is actually the third attempt you are seeing. The first attempt she walked up with Colleen and as soon as she got up front and realized all these eyes were on her, she melted and started burying her face in Colleen's lap and crying. So we let a few more kids perform and then she tried again. This time she at least got started, but after just starting and playing a couple of notes, she again got overwhelmed and had to stop. So they went back and sat down, but her teacher was very persistent, so after a few more kids went, she had Katelyn come back up a third time, and she finally made it through! I had told Colleen before hand that I didn't think she would make it through, knowing how I have to practically drag her up to the front of church for the children's message each week, but I was proud she eventually toughed it out. It's a good experience for her, even if she didn't hit every note like she often does at home practicing.