Oh, young days ！ 青春時代！
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My niece belongs to a high school music club. The club hold an annual concert yesterday.
Her mother, my little sister and I went to the concert.
The first half of the concert was chorus and the second half was musical.
Club member includes my niece spent a long time practicing.
It was much better than I expected. They did very well so we enjoyed.
I admired them for their achievement.
It was a last concert for senior students.
When a teacher made a closing address, they began to cry.
After the concert they cried and hugged each other over the success.
I thought they are just in the spring of life.
Bittersweet feeling up in my heart.
Her mother, my little sister and I went to the concert.
The first half of the concert was chorus and the second half was musical.
Club member includes my niece spent a long time practicing.
It was much better than I expected. They did very well so we enjoyed.
I admired them for their achievement.
It was a last concert for senior students.
When a teacher made a closing address, they began to cry.
After the concert they cried and hugged each other over the success.
I thought they are just in the spring of life.
Bittersweet feeling up in my heart.
私の姪（めい）は、高校の音楽クラブに所属（しょぞく）しています。
そのクラブが、年に一度のコンサートをきのう催しました。
彼女の母親、つまり私の妹と私は一緒にそのコンサートに行きました。
前半はコーラスで後半はミュージカルでした。
姪っ子を含む部員達は、練習に長い時間をかけました。
演奏は私が期待していたよりずっとよかった。 とても見事で楽しめました。
彼女達の成果に感心しました。
それは三年生達にとっては最期のコンサートでした。
先生が最期のあいさつをしたとき、彼女達は泣き出してしまいました。
コンサートの後、彼女達はお互い抱き合って泣いていました。
青春まったなだかだな～
胸がきゅんとしました。
そのクラブが、年に一度のコンサートをきのう催しました。
彼女の母親、つまり私の妹と私は一緒にそのコンサートに行きました。
前半はコーラスで後半はミュージカルでした。
姪っ子を含む部員達は、練習に長い時間をかけました。
演奏は私が期待していたよりずっとよかった。 とても見事で楽しめました。
彼女達の成果に感心しました。
それは三年生達にとっては最期のコンサートでした。
先生が最期のあいさつをしたとき、彼女達は泣き出してしまいました。
コンサートの後、彼女達はお互い抱き合って泣いていました。
青春まったなだかだな～
胸がきゅんとしました。
The club held an annual concert yesterday.
Club members, including my niece, spent a long time practicing.
They did very well so we enjoyed it.
It was the last concert for senior students.
After the concert they cried and hugged each other over their success.
Bittersweet feeling up in my heart.
You need a verb in this sentence: something like "I had a bittersweet feeling in my heart" or "A bittersweet feeling welled-up in my heart"
The club held an annual concert yesterday.
Club members including my niece, spent a long time practicing.
They did very well so we enjoyed it.
It was the last concert for seniors.
I don't think you really need to put students after senior as long as we know it's related to school XD.
I don't know if you already know this (since your English is quite good) in America we say:
9th grade- freshman
10th grade- sophomore
11th grade- junior
12th grade- senior
When a teacher gave the closing speech, they began to cry.
There's a bittersweet feeling in my heart.
But I have a question what does 青春まったなだかだな～
I know 青春 means something like youth, but I don't understand まったなだかだな.
I wrote my diary in informal Japanese. 青春 means yang days or the spring of life. Japanese people like this word.
まったなだか means 'in the middle of'. だな means....How can I explain this?! It's like a sigh. The word has no definite meaning.
@Musuna: I think you mean young not yang ^_^; 説明してくれてありがとうございます。
elementary school----6years
junior high school---3years
high school---3years
university---4years
Junior high- sixth to eighth grade = 3 years
High school- ninth to twelfth grade = 4 years
College- supposed to be four years, but now more and more people are taking 5 years or more to graduate!
I thought to buy a trombone for her, but she has been using a instroment owned by the school club.
Now she plays in the college band with a school's trombone.
It would be shame if she quited the club and stop playing trombone completely.
It's a good experience for her. It'll be a precious memory.