A few times I've wanted to post something I've been proud of myself for and have had to start a new thread so I thought I'd create a space to share and celebrate them.

Use this space to post when you are proud of yourself, a child, a pupil, a friend etc for your/their achievements both musical and otherwise.

My proud moment today? Well my daughter got the headteacher's award for doing well with her writing in school

Earlier in the week I was proud to be asked to play a higher part in band for the next few weeks.

So what's made you proud today?

Not today, but yesterday - did a joint concert with our orchestra and massed choir from around the county, including the choir I sing in and the choir I accompany I was playing rather than singing, but I was so proud of 'my' choirs singing away. Also proud to be part of the orchestra and show the choirs and the audience what we do

Yesterday - I think I coped pretty well at the Eccles playday, being the only flute there And I overcame my nerves and played a solo piece to a forum member

Today - I went for a run

I earned my second sticky gold star on my positivity chart and my friends wrote a nice little comment when we stuck it up hehehehe
Sounds kind of silly, but I'm really touched that they've gone to such effort to try and help make me feel good about myself

That sounds like a really nice idea

Yeh immature and silly, but it's nice that they're wanting to help me, and also, it's nice to be able to see visually how I'm getting on...and I don't want to let them down so I'm trying really hard and they're just being lovely, when I was scared they'd shun me a bit or tell me I'm silly when I revealed how I was really thinking...plus everyone loves stickers don't they?!

I made a really good job of cutting the hedge

Managing some really tricky double-choir music after a very dodgy rehearsal for which I was late (thanks - buses!)

This morning I did a fun run (5 miles) in my fastest time - 41 minutes 44 seconds. OK not actually that brilliant, but hey, it's an improvement on 51 and 48 minutes (previous two years' times)!
And I beat one of my friends who insisted he was going to beat me beforehand.

Pupil won two out of his three piano classes at his first Festival this week

I'm very proud of my elderly dog who gamboled about on our walk today even though she has sore front legs. She's very stiff tonight and I've given her a painkiller for her arthritis but she had such a good time in the sun and was very happy. She's still my baby even though she's quite elderly (I hand-reared her).

That's great I only did 2.5 miles but it took me nearly 30 minutes

Well done Babybird!!!!! I'm proud of you after all your recent uncertainty in your playing





Doesn't sound silly. Sounds GREAT!!!!!



We certainly DO all love stickers!!!! Well I do anyway Not that anyone's given me any for a while.....


Tonight's the night I step up in band. Bit worried about upsetting the regular firsts and my second partner of some time but with the support of the solo player I'm going to do it. Strange mixture of excited and nervous going on at the moment

Glad this thread got some response

Thanks

*hands Dawn a virtual sticker*

Thanks And you can't even hear my playing atm.... (Too high and squeaky) in prep for tonight!!!!!

(my little one's in preschool atm)

Decided on what I want to write about for my play

Realised today that my grade 8 sax pieces are well within my abilities - I just need to think I can play faster than I do

Well I did it really well!!!

I am sooooo proud of myself

I'm am a rather decent clarinnettist after all

It's just taken me a while to believe it again and after tonight I think I've finally got back to where I was at about 18 and that's after about 1.5 yrs band experience and 3 lessons.

Just think what I can do now!!! The sky's the limit as they say.

I love my clarinet !!!

Laid a bamboo floor with the help of two other forum members over the last week, and managed to stay in time through most of a rehearsal yesterday .

At the weekend my two kids (6 and 4) took their first ever exams - dancing.

And today i've found out they passed!!!! The elder one, doing particularly well in the ballet song and dance medal, scored 73 and 67 (tap)

My youngest scored 67 for his ballet and didn't do the tap.

I'm Soooooo proud of them.

Congratulations to them, Dawn!

Thankyou

Well done to them both Dawn.

Yay well done to them, I hope they're really pleased with themselves for doing so well.

My recorder monster mob all did their prep tests or grade 1s this week. Seeing the littluns coming out clutching their prep test certificates with huge grins on their faces was a very proud-making moment

Thankyou yes and they are looking forward to getting their medals next week.

Only just seen this! Congratulations for them both Dawn

Thankyou

maybe this is why I've had my silly head on this week..... I've certainly posted more than my usual share of drivel banter

What is a "ballet song and dance medal"? Ballet doesn't normally include singing!
Congratulations though

My brother got a merit for his Grade 1 Jazz Alto Sax. He must have been doing a lot of practice when I've been out of the house, because I hardly ever hear him play!

Well done to him.

My sister was the opposite- we had to suffer her playing (when forced to) as she would undoubtedly forget to do it when she got home from school, and so would do it at 9, just before going to bed, when everyone was in again!

My school report

English, art and music were lovely

Geography, the sciences, maths, french, and drama were kind of average. A few a bit weird.

And R.E, I.T, and P.E. were "inconsistent". Must be something about subject names made from initials...

R.E- I never revise for the tests, so am not on target
I.T- I never do any coursework outside of class, so am behind. (Nearly caught up!)
P.E- I'm just generally very unsporty and unfit.

But art, music and English were good

Well done bobziekins

Danke

That's what I thought too!!!! Basically it's a really early medal. Involves a song with actions and a few steps thrown in. It's based on ballet steps with the need for feet turned out, first position, some of the ballet springs etc. I think it's a precursor of the proper ballet exams - meant for 3s up to about 5/6s. (My daughter only started about 8 months ago though)

My daughter sang it wonderfully though, so clear and fantastic diction/annunciation for a 6 year old and totally in tune. I was so proud when I first saw her do it in rehearsal I confess I nearly shed a tear. Hopefully it'll stand her in good stead for parts in the school performance by teh time she's in year 5 or 6.

I joined the property ladder (again). Now I'll have plenty of space for music and dancing. Hurray

Really proud Mummy moment this week. My daughter started her recorder lessons in school. She came home, showed me what she had learnt, played it along with the CD Great but this next bit topped it totally and I had tears in my eyes I was so proud : She then moved onto the next tune. One she had not played before and played it along with the CD Totally in time - including starting in the right place after the intro AND taking a couple of bars rest in the middle before staring again.


We are only talking note B (she's now gone on to pieces with A and A and B quite well) But I was SOOOOOO proud of her

I'm using this thread again as I've once again encountered a real proud Mummy moment today:



I'm really proud of my 6 year old daughter. She's always been a bit of a nervous swimmer without bands (loves the water with bands) and up until today has only managed a few strokes without putting her feet down. She has had a tendency to hold her breath and then put her feet down to breathe. Today she's swum right up to the deep end and back without bands in the big pool. She did grab the lane divider rope twice to pause for a quick breath but she did it and oozed confidence. We did this after doing widths going increasingly out of her depth.

I'm a real proud Mummy!!!

Well done Dawn's daughter!

Well done to your daughter!



Barry, that picture is fab! you should be proud of yourself for finding it

We needed a special swimming smiley...

Jeez guys, you all have so many things to be proud of! The only thing I have to be proud of today is the fact that I managed to straighten my fringe correctly

Aaawww cheers guys and gals

I like this: it won't work as an image so it's here

here





or this:

Wonder if the mods can shrink that for use on the forums as a smiley?