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<\/a>The students are all from Saipan Community School. The students, their parents, and Do Re Mi founder and teacher Ao Zhang told the Saipan Tribune that the kids practiced as much as half a year, sometimes eight hours in a day, leading up to the competition.<\/p>\n
It was worth it, they said. Kim also won the \u201cJudge\u2019s choice\u201d award and Liang got an honorable mention, despite the sleepless hours the student faced leading up to the event.<\/p>\n
Because of problems with flight delays and cancellations, Zhang said it took them around 13 to 14 hours to get to Guam. Their original seats to Guam were delayed, and then cancelled, he said.<\/p>\n
Because of that, they wemt to Guam via Korea, and arrived in Guam on the morning of the competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cRidiculous,\u201d Zhang said.<\/p>\n
How did they manage to do it? \u201cDrink Powerade,\u201d said Liang.<\/p>\n
Chen said it was hard to sleep, especially when there were things on your mind. Yu said he got some rest on the plane. Kim said it was nerve-wracking because the showcase felt like an audition. Players sat, and one by one got up to play for judges, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy legs were shaking,\u201d she added. But Liang claimed he was not nervous, just excited.<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably in the beginning,\u201d Chen said, when asked if he had some nerves. \u201cBut as you kept playing and you remember the notes and all your practice, you just get into the music and play for yourself and the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
The students thanked Do Re Mi for teaching them and helping with their practice over the years. \u201cI feel very fortunate [to Do Re Mi] for teaching me how to play such a beautiful instrument,\u201d said Chen.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout our teachers we wouldn\u2019t place,\u201d added Yu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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