I’m so proud of my students who played in their first or second concert ever.  There was a good turnout and it was nice to finally meet the whole family and to know that they truly support music.  For me, it’s important to know how the student was brought up and how connected he/she is to his/her families.  Even though I had only two students (one doesn’t even study piano with me) play, I was glad that I kept my decision to stick it through and show up (I was somewhat heartbroken when two of my more talented students suddenly got sick with strep throat and did not even tell me.)