One of the things I love about Caleb's current piano teacher is how she gives her students many opportunities throughout the year for competitions and recitals. Caleb took a theory test for 3rd grade students in the spring and got a perfect score. He was signed up for a competition for 3rd grade students at the end of April where each participant plays the same two songs in front of a judge and then is ranked. 1st - 4th place receive a trophy, which Caleb was aiming to get, but unfortunately that competition was cancelled due to the non-stop thunderstorms/flooding that weekend.
On June 4th, Caleb participated in a guild competition. I was excited for this one because I did this competition as a girl as well. For guild, Caleb played 10 memorized songs + the scale and inversions chords for each song in front of a judge. He was in a nice big chapel, just him and the judge, playing on a grand piano. It's a nerve-racking experience! Caleb was ready, but there were a few songs I was worried about as I stood outside the chapel and listened in. He played 9 of his 10 songs pretty much flawlessly! I was so impressed with how he overcame any nerves and paid attention to all the details that his piano teacher and I had pointed out. The last song had a few mistakes, but he still played it very well.
He got a "Bravo!" from the judge and high praise on his tone, technique, and musical details. For all the hours and hours of hard work, he received his report card and an itty-bitty pin.
(C represents what he did well and A represents areas where he can improve. There are always things to improve on, but the judge just chose to be positive I guess. He got 30 C's and 0 A's.)
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