Ashlee has worked hard all year practicing and learning the viola. I'll be honest- some days were very painful to our ears, but she pushed through! Her teacher stopped me many times to let me know how great she's doing, and what a good kid she is.
Ashlee always pushed herself to learn and pass off her songs and then go on to learn the advanced parts and then pass those off too.
In the final concert she was first chair viola, and she was also awarded her gold medal for passing off all the "gold medal" songs.
Ashlee not only has loved playing the viola, but it has also carried over into her piano playing. She has wanted to quit piano for quite sometime, but I refuse to let her quit since she's been doing it for 4 years! Her orchestra teacher mentioned that to get music scholarships you need to be able to play two instruments and Ashlee hasn't complained since!
I love at the end of this video, there are only a few that are playing the advanced part to this song- and you can tell Ashlee knows she did a great job by her grin at the end!:)
Here is Ashlee with a couple friends and their Gold Medals
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