FRUSTRATING

This is the most frustrating time of the year. I'm competing for kids' attention with the weather. On nice days I have to practically drag the kids to band. AND when we get a performance opportunity, they just groan! They don't want to put any time into memorizing a march, so I have to walk them through it, bit by bit or else the song will completely fall apart during the parade. Plus, they could play a fun little thing at the end of the year, and there's almost no interest - they just don't want to do anything! Arrrgh. Unfortunately, the few who do work at it end up being short-changed by the majority who won't do anything. Arrrgh.