Tuesday, June 14, 2011

I'm Feeling the Flurry




June is blur of activity. One more week of craziness and then I can slowly settle into the quiet dreamy glow of summer. It's piano recital time. Not my favourite time. I feel like a nervous parent to each of my students as they prepare for their performances on Saturday.

These flowers remind me of all the smiley happy faces of family and friends that will make up our audience...faces peeping between other faces, eager to see their child walk to the piano, place their hands on the keys and share with everyone what they've learned this year.

Ooohh, I can't wait until it's over. It doesn't seem to get any easier each year, and I am learning to accept that. I am anxious because I am invested in these kids...and that's a good thing. It's well worth the butterflies.
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16 comments:

  1. Berts BlogJune 14, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Well, you have done all you can for the kids so relax and enjoy the glow of your work. I am sure they will all play beautifully.

    Love the flowers, cant wait until you can get out and enjoy the lazy time by taking more pictures for us to view.

    Good luck. (even though you won't need it)

    Bert

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  2. UnknownJune 14, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    My! I've missed your gorgeous photography! Thank you for the "rhayne" fix. Piano recital time...that does bring back memories. In our Michigan days, I ran a ballet studio for 3 years. I also got really caught up in the excitement and nervousness of performances. Teachers like you are invaluable because during my substitute teaching years in NY, I came across some pretty unmotivated teachers. Your nervousness comes from the fact that are really making a positive impact on these young lives!

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  3. ReenaJune 14, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    The flowers are beautiful .... good to see them again. Recitals will be fun with all the excitement and anxiety. It all will be over way too soon!

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  4. Kathryn DycheJune 14, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Beautiful flowers, hope the recitals go great.

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  5. S. EtoleJune 14, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    love the white and brown contrast ...

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  6. Relyn LawsonJune 14, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Sweet Jaime, they are so very lucky to have you as a teacher, to have you in their lives. I remember Sloane's first piano recital and how amazed I was. I had never been to anything - I mean it - not anything where absolutely everyone was rooting for every performer. Never. The older kids were patient and encouraging and genuinely applauded even the worst and youngest plunkers. I guess because they all remembered what it was like starting out. Still, athletes don't always remember what it was like to be learning a sport. All older siblings don't remember what it was like to be so young. It seems, that all pianists do remember. I love the happy, encouraging spirit that infuses piano recitals. Lucky you. Lucky them.

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  7. CatherineJune 15, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Good~luck to all your music students Jaime ~ I am sure they will all be stars!
    xo Catherine

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  8. LyndaJune 16, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Best of luck to you and your students Jaime! I'm sure it will all be fine. Gorgeous flowers!! xo

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  9. Elizabeth HaltJune 16, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    I hope the recitals go well and the happy smiling flowering faces in the audiences help them feel calm and excited and proud of themselves!

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  10. AnonymousJune 17, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    This is so beautiful Jaime and I know the recital performances will be just as enchanting...there's nothing so wonderful as watching those you've nurtured, to stretch, bloom and grow.

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  11. Dixie@dcreliefJune 19, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    You sound as lovely in spirit as the flowers you've displayed. There's simply nothing like a hedge of clematis, nor of sweet music performed by children. Lucky you!

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  12. MarcieJune 19, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Such beautiful imagery..and - yes - I think I can see all of those smiling faces. Hope the recital went well!

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  13. spread your wingsJune 20, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    my friend is a piano teacher and he goes through the same emotion. it's a proud moment for you as well as the students.
    i love the comparison of these flowers with the crowd of happy listeners.
    good luck to all.

    funny my word verification was "pangs" - i imagine some of the children get pangs of fear as they enter the stage but you help calm those pangs with your confidence in them.

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  14. michelleJune 21, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    we are so lucky to have you. you have brought beautiful music into our home. you are a talented artist in so many ways. the recital was beyond perfect! as could only be expected with you leading the way. xoxo

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  15. d smith kaich jonesJune 30, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    i am here late and your summer has begun. i hope it is indeed quiet & dreamy. that sounds lovely lazy-like. the way summer should be.

    xoxo

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  16. business voip servicesSeptember 26, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    Well, you have done all you can for the kids so relax and enjoy the glow of your work.

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