Today Miles participated in the Downers Grove Music Club's local piano competition. He prepared two pieces and performed them from memory for a judge. Miles came out of the performance feeling like he did a great job, and he was very proud of his performance.
Because he did well in this competition last year, I think he has high-hopes for doing well again this year. As we were cleaning up the dishes tonight after dinner I asked him how he would feel if he was NOT picked for the honors recital this year. I loved his response. He said, "I would be okay with that because I'm proud of how well I did today." Perfect. I couldn't ask for a better perspective from an eight year old.
This is a performance of "Sonatina", one of the two pieces he played today.
