{"id":216,"date":"2024-12-10T03:04:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T03:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2025-05-03T03:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T03:16:19","slug":"messages-of-commendation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/messages-of-commendation\/","title":{"rendered":"Messages of Commendation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the summer of 2023, I started my first job in the field of music education; I was the Wind Instructor at Brooke Point High School for their band camp and marching season. After working with them in the scorching sun for two weeks, I received this message from Sarah, the saxophone section leader. It really made me happy that even if I was only there for two weeks, I could have such a lasting impact on a student. It also assured me I was doing the right things, and heading in the right direction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2025\/05\/Sarah-Thank-You.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2025\/05\/Sarah-Thank-You-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2025\/05\/Sarah-Thank-You-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2025\/05\/Sarah-Thank-You-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2025\/05\/Sarah-Thank-You-768x1664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2025\/05\/Sarah-Thank-You-709x1536.jpg 709w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2025\/05\/Sarah-Thank-You-600x1300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2025\/05\/Sarah-Thank-You.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2024\/12\/Bravo-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2024\/12\/Bravo-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2024\/12\/Bravo-2.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2024\/12\/Bravo-2-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36904\/2024\/12\/Bravo-2-600x222.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The email above is what I received after my first jury back at ODU in the fall of 2020. After a 6 year absence from music, I worked hard to relearn my lost skills, and the new Director of Music at ODU took notice. He not only offered me a spot in the Wind Ensemble but also a scholarship. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the summer of 2023, I started my first job in the field of music education; I was the Wind Instructor at Brooke Point High School for their band camp and marching season. After working with them in the scorching&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/messages-of-commendation\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29598,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29598"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216\/revisions\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fall24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}