When I was a child, I had to make a big decision about what subject to choose for my entrance exam to the conservatory and music and orchestra. I could either focus on singing or playing the vinyl. At first I was really confused because I loved the song, but in the end I chose the vinyl because I was a melody. To be honest with you, at first I was not very confident at the start. I thought that I was not as good as other participants and that made me a little bit nervous. Luckily my mom was always there to support me. She taught me for extravino classes and always encouraged me to practice and believe in myself. On the day of the competition, I had a chance to perform on stage in front of a big audience for the first time. It was scary, but I tried very hard. In the end, I not only passed the exam, but also got accepted into the conservatory, my dream school. Absolutely, I was so proud myself because I could step out of my comfort zone. That’s all I want to talk about my topic.
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When I was a child, I had to make a big decision about what subject to choose for my entrance exam to the conservatory of music and orchestra. I could either focus on singing or playing the violin. At first, I was really confused because I loved the songs, but in the end, I chose the violin because I loved melody. To be honest with you, at first, I was not very confident. I thought that I was not as good as the other participants, and that made me a little bit nervous. Luckily, my mom was always there to support me. She taught me for extra violin classes and always encouraged me to practice and believe in myself. On the day of the competition, I had a chance to perform on stage in front of a big audience for the first time. It was scary, but I tried very hard. In the end, I not only passed the exam but also got accepted into the conservatory, my dream school. Absolutely, I was so proud of myself because I could step out of my comfort zone. That's all I want to talk about regarding my topic.
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