Choir Solo...

Walker's first year of choir this year and he got asked to move up to the boy's choir.  Boy's choir is usually reserved for 7th and 8th graders that try out but his choir teacher decided to put he and one other 6th grader in this class.

That being said he certainly has taken a real liking to choir and decided to take on a solo for his first District Choir Festival. This was an optional event but he really wanted to participate... even Ainsley was amazed and said, "Wow Bug... I couldn't do a solo by myself."  She performed in a group with 3 other friends again this year.

He is really into Celtic/Scottish music lately and picked the song... Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond.  He got a copy of the piano music and played it until he had it memorized and then sang this song with doors closed or in the shower for a couple weeks.  He came home grumpy one day from school because he had sung it for his peers and he said it didn't sound good... but he didn't want to practice etc... so leading up to the parent performance he was cranky... nerves were settling in and he was in full teenage mode of "I know!" when we tried to give him encouraging words of wisdom.

I got some pictures of him in his new choir clothes and thought... OMG he looks so grown up and handsome... like he's going to PROM! (So not ready for that yet!!)

By the time he was to perform I thought I was going to throw up... all that anxiety and nervousness!

He did amazing... so very proud we were!  He performed the following week for the District Judge and received a score of Excellent... awesome for his first year!