This was a big weekend for the girls. They participated in their first fiddle contest at the Montana Winter Fair! We all learned a lot through this whole process. There were three rounds for both girls. Each round had to have a hoedown, a waltz, and a song of choice. Kyndra had to know new songs for each round while Avery could play the same three songs if she wanted to. We had no clue where to go when, who to talk to about what, or what needed to be done by whom.
Tony, Jaida, Mom, Kyndra, Avery, and I all made the journey down for the weekend. We just missed a snow storm the night before and a clear drive down. We arrived early to warm up and ask someone to accompany them during their performances. We found this very nice man, Ray, to play for them and they joined the other participants in the "bar" area to practice. What a crazy noisy fun thing! All the participants find their corner and run through their songs a time or two before it's their turn on stage.
Avery woke up forgetting one of her songs. We played with the music during warm up and we thought she had it down. She was the second performer of the day, the little sweetheart, and she did forget where she was and fumbled a little through the song. She didn't cry, she finished, and she wasn't the only one who lost the notes in their head up on stage before the judges and audience.
They both got to play all three rounds and made it trough with shining colors. There were some squeaks and forgotten notes, and missed fingers, but they did it! They did it and I couldn't be more proud.
We stayed at the "Yoyo" (Tony's name for the Yogo Inn) and swam, ate some good food in town and listened to some talented folks from Montana, North Dakota, Idaho, and I'm sure more places that I didn't catch. This video shows most of the music they played with some cut out. It's still a very long video, I apologize..I couldn't help it.
When I asked them what they liked best about the weekend they said the fiddle contest! So that's a good sign! I'm having one of those really peaceful, happy moments...life truly is good!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
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Great Job Kyndra and Avery! We loved it!
Way to go Kyndra and Avery!! It was a great weekend of good music, good conversation, good company and good food!!
California Patty is very proud and amazed too!!! What a great experience!
Way to go Kyndra and Avery!
It really was fun. I'm impressed with the kendra and avery's ability to get up in front of so many people and play . . . i'd prolly run out of the room if i had to play in front of that many people. They are brave girls that's for sure. The only thing i regret is leaving a bit early, before the awards ceremony, darn it, i would have like to see their faces when they received their ribbons, money and bags of crushed wheat - that's right, crushed wheat - O TO BE FROM MONTANA!
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