My problem is that when I was in primary school, I belong in orchestra clubs. So I have a tournament of a concert. Concert is the one. So when I prepare for the concert, I lose my lead to play saxophone. It’s a tool to play saxophone. So I was so shocked because I was just shocked as a times. Yeah. I lose my lead because I’m so thrilled and so… and I know that was an awful memory, I just think so. On my orchestra member and friends looking for my lead, everywhere, like my bag and behind the stages, whenever we go, we went at a time. And I remember that the club, who were competent in this tournament, and held me to find my lead. So I know at the time I’m so happy and I’m so sorry to everyone. Because of my fault, I lose my lead. You know, and I found my lead at on the desk to when I prepare for when I doing, I remember when I’m doing tuning at the time. So that is the memory of…
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My problem was that when I was in primary school, I was in the orchestra club. We had a concert tournament coming up. While I was preparing for the concert, I lost my reed for the saxophone. It's essential for playing the saxophone. I was shocked because I was so nervous. I lost my reed, and I thought it was an awful situation. My orchestra members and friends helped me look for my reed everywhere, like in my bag and behind the stage, wherever we went. I remember that the club, which was competing in this tournament, helped me find my reed. At that time, I felt so happy and also sorry to everyone because it was my fault that I lost my reed. Eventually, I found my reed on the desk while I was preparing and tuning my instrument. I remember feeling relieved and grateful for the support of my friends. That experience taught me the importance of being organized and checking my equipment before a performance.
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