Concordia Idol – what a fun night. Concordia Idol for the 5th/6th graders was Friday night. The 7th/8th Idol was on Saturday night. After the Idol, a dance was held for the children.

The staff and teachers did a fabulous job with Concordia Idol. Mr. Stone was Simon Cowell. He would “criticize” the students he knew better…the 6th graders since he is a 6th grade teacher. He kept a good British accent all night. Ms Woods was J-Lo and only had wonderful comments for everyone.

Twenty kids performed this night with songs, dance and instrumental pieces. All 20 kids were Idol winners in my eyes as they had the courage to get up in front of their peers and parents to perform.

Emersyn’s friend, Kelly sang “The Eye of the Tiger” performed by Survivor. All these 80s songs are popular with the kids because they are the songs of Rock Band on the Wii. It is a tough song with a high note at the end. She was nervous, but performed well.

Emersyn sang after Kelly which I think helped the nerves to have seen a friend perform. Emersyn was #10 to perform – a good place in the middle. She sang “Our Song” by Taylor Swift. She was going to sing “Revenge” by Swift, but it was too fast with questionable lyrics. She changed her song at the last minute. Good thing she can memorize songs fast!

She nailed this song! She practiced her song with performances in the living room on nights we had some spare time after homework and activities. She has such a beautiful voice, but doesn’t sing out. We talked about singing out with heart, looking up and moving about the stage – she did it all!

Emersyn was all smiles as she listen to the judges about her performance. The part of Ryan Seacrest was played by a freshman, Bryce. He had such presence for a freshman!

Ok, photos don’t do this justice – here is a video clip. Jim and I had a small miscommunication about the video camera – it was at home plugged in the wall. Therefore, we only had the small video on my pocket camera – better than nothing!!

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