Personal Narrative: My 5th Period Orchestra Concert

It was the first day of school, and I had just walked into 5th period orchestra. The period went on, with the usual rules and forms, but in the last couple minutes the orchestra directors talked about something called All Region. They told us that this was a competition where orchestra students from 4 different school districts auditioned, to be selected to play in an amazing concert! I was nervous and scared but excited for the challenge. I however knew that the most important thing was that I tried and put in my best effort.
A couple weeks went by and I practiced and perfected 3 out of 4 pieces. Then, came the struggle. I had finally reached the last piece, Toccata, and this piece was extremely difficult. I tried everything from YouTube videos to practicing for 2 hours straight, but nothing worked. Every time I played, the rhythms and notes got scrambled, my bow was squeaky, and my notes were out of tune. I was close to giving up, thinking that I would fail and never master the piece. Then as I was packing up my instrument I reminded myself of all the hard work I put in prior to this day. I was determined to learn this piece!
I had tried learning this piece on my own, but I never went and asked for help from someone else. That day I went to my orchestra director and asked her if she could help me. She told me that she would have to try and find a time to help, because she had a busy schedule. I was determined to get the help and I even skipped my own activities to fit in time for this. In the end she helped me fix my bow grip, and intonation. She was extremely kind, and I always treated her with respect, because I knew that she was taking time to help me. She was an astounding teacher and within a week I had learned the