Dear Performers,

I love playing guitar and singing for people. I like doing it way more than people like listening to it, but I’ve been lucky enough in my life that people put up with it. Even though I’ve spent a lot of time playing my guitar in front of people, I’ve spent way more time practicing it by myself. Performances are just the icing on the cake. The cake is actually baked through practice, practice, practice.

I had a lot of fun watching the choir concert last week. I could tell the choir members worked hard to learn their songs and perform them to the best of their ability. I know the band and orchestra concerts coming up will be just as good. But remember, all you can do on the night of the performance is put the frosting on the cake. If there isn’t much cake, then no amount of frosting can make it satisfying.

Today, we’ll take our Unit 4 test. If you’ve been working hard in class, doing your homework, and taking responsibility for your learning, you just have to put on the frosting today.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck