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One of them is that Cs are unacceptable and computer goes bye-bye when that happens. The other is that as long as he lives in my house he must study an instrument.
The recital was well played.

I do have to share this story. My kids also had to play in instrument through HS. My son was an excellent baritone and trumpet player. He was 1st Chair B in the school orchestra and played the trumpet in the jazz band.

He came to me at the start of his junior year and wanted to stop playing. His grades were great he had lettered varsity in cross country and track as a frosh and sophomore so I think his mindset was that he may be getting a little to cool for the orchestra.

Nope.

Fast forward a year and he is interviewing for the college he ended up going to. The interviewer tells him that the most impressive thing on his application was his dedication to music, that grades and athletics, while important, aren't indicative of a "whole person", that involvement in music does.

He may have heard about it the way home

His senior year jazz concert they played:

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