Melissa's first violin recital

Melissa started taking violin last year when she was at Joplin Elementary. They had an orchestra & she wanted to learn to play the violin. She picked up on it really fast & has enjoyed playing since. She is now at a new elementary & they don't have an orchestra program. We found her a violin teacher for private lessons & it's gone really well. Mrs. Da'Nell Cannon is her teacher & she is great!! She is very talented herself & is always praising Melissa on how well she is doing.
Friday night was Melissa's first recital & she was so nervous. It was a small group, but it's still hard to play in front of any kind of audience. She had 2 songs to play & did an amazing job. She put so much emotion & feeling into her music. I was very proud of her & so was her teacher. Brittany decided she wanted to learn to play the violin, too, after listening to all the students. I love music & love that my children have an interest in it, too.

Melissa playing one of her songs during her recital...


Mrs. Cannon & Melissa after the recital...