Tuesday night the school bands put on the end of the year concert at my son’s school. Seeing as how he is the percussion section leader of the concert band the family went to the show. From the beginning band to the symphonic band all of the kids did a great job.
I know every parent that has a kid in a school band thinks “My kid has a future in music!” I’m no different and I ask you hear me out. My son needs to attend summer school if he plans to pass the seventh grade if we can get him in the program. It’s been a rough year for him. I don’t know if I wasn’t tough enough or if he doesn’t care enough. I know I can get through to him but it’s going to take time. So, what about the music? It’s the one class he excelled at. When he was with his mother for the first part of the school year he was kicking ass in the percussion section at his old school. When he moved in with me for the rest of the school year he kicked ass in the percussion section at his new school. He showed up half way through the school year and decided he wanted to lead the percussion section. He did! If only I could get him to apply himself that well to his other subjects. With his level of desire though, maybe there is a future in music for him.
