Do not worry.... I am not beating myself up over my flaws that were brought to my attention. The way I see it. The comments the judges made were for my betterment and education. I have nearly no ego. I accept critisim as a way of growing. My spirit was not deminished by the judges it was challenged and inspired. As you suggest I am working even now on material for next year. I have allready picked out two Itallian pieces that my teacher Bonnie has given me. One is from 12th Century the other is from the 15th. Now all I need is some one to help me discover who their composers actually were and what I should know about them. Who on earth am I going to find to help me with that?