Just Another Concert?

Those of you who know our daughter, Lindsay knows her love for music. I think we have the only teenager in the world who cranks the volume to her big band cds. She appreciates classical and loves to focus on it on the piano. Fiddling is more of a challenge for her in violin. She is the only one I know that when we take her to a movie she tunes into the background music, then leans over and says "oh, this would be a great piece to learn in band". My daughter LOVES music.

Last week we went to her first college fair. Yes, as much as I'm trying to deny this...we have to start looking and planning for this major event. Over 60 private colleges were represented. She went around to each one seeing which college offers majoring in Music Education, and minoring in music.

We went to another concert of hers this week....and this is what I thought of.

• Choir concerts - 24 times we have sat and watched for our child's minute of fame, and over an hour of watching all the other kids.


• Piano lessons - 428 times driving to and from, and adjusting our schedules to accommodate


• Piano recitals - 10 times we have sat and watched as our buttons popped


• Violin lessons - 225 times driving to and from, and adjusting our schedules to accommodate


• Violin recitals - 5 times we have sat and watched again as our buttons popped once again.


• Band concerts - 22 concerts, all with her hidden behind the other instruments


• Financial investment - I just calculated it - 10 years of lessons, books, instruments, reeds ... oh, my! Thus the reason we don't go on vacation much.


• Just another concert this last Monday? - Never! And we can't wait until the next.