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Michelle, a fifteen-year-old clarinetist and leader of the brass band at Star Crayton Junior High School, is preparing for an upcoming national competition. Her intense dedication to practice and instruction is initially driven by the desire to win. However, as the competition approaches, the immense pressure begins to take a toll on her mental well-being. Her smiles, once a symbol of her passion and leadership, gradually disappear, replaced by an unconscious creation of a tense atmosphere within the band. This shift in Michelle's demeanor deeply affects the other members, who find themselves unable to enjoy practicing or playing their instruments. Consequently, the band's performance quality deteriorates, despite their continued efforts. Michelle, fixated on the declining quality of their music and unaware of the root cause of her own distress, becomes increasingly depressed. The narrative highlights how external pressures can manifest internally, impacting not only the individual but also the collective dynamics of a group, particularly in a performance-oriented setting like a brass band competition. The story poses a question about the true meaning of a smile and its connection to genuine happiness, referencing Daisaku Ikeda's quote, \"A smile is not a sign of happiness but the cause of happiness.\" This underscores a central theme that true performance and enjoyment stem from an internal state of well-being, which can be undermined by excessive stress and pressure, leading to a decline in quality and an overall loss of the joy derived from music.","Michelle Smiley is Smily  \nAyano Ohata  \nEnglish  \n\" A smile is not a sign of happiness but the cause of happiness . \"  \n-Daisaku Ikeda, educator  \n[http://www.ikedaquotes.org/happiness](http://www.ikedaquotes.org/happiness)[ ](http://www.ikedaquotes.org/happiness)[/happiness725.html?](/happiness725.html?)[ ](/happiness725.html?)[quotes_start=14](quotes_start=14)  \nMichelle Smiley is Smily  \nAyano Ohata Soka University of America  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2016, Ayano Ohata  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nMichelle Smiley, a fifteenyear-old girl, is a leader of a brass band in Star Crayton Junior High School. She plays  \nthe clarinet.  \nEvery day, she practices a lot and instructs other members earnestly in order to get the first prize in an upcoming national brass band  \ncompetition.  \nHowever, as the competition gets nearer, Michelle increasingly becomes mentally overwhelmed by the huge pressure as a leader. Gradually, smiles begin to disappear from her face. Instead, unconciously, she starts to make a tense atmosphere in the brass  \nband.  \nOther members are upset about changes in Michelle's attitude, and no one can really enjoy practicing and playing musical instruments. Because of this, the quality of the performance of the band is getting worse, no matter how hard the members  \npractice.  \nSince Michelle has no idea about the reason why the quality of the performance suddenly dropped, she cannot do anything but just worry about the quality and become more depressed.","cbCailyh9nSspsWE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailyh9nSspsWE","pdf",16219982,4,17,"English","en",105,"","[{\"question\":\"Who is Michelle Smiley?\",\"answer\":\"Michelle Smiley is a fifteen-year-old girl who leads the brass band at Star Crayton Junior High School and plays the clarinet.\"},{\"question\":\"What is Michelle Smiley dealing with?\",\"answer\":\"Michelle is facing immense pressure as the leader of her brass band in preparation for an upcoming national competition, which is causing her to become mentally overwhelmed and lose her smiles.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Michelle's behavior affect the band?\",\"answer\":\"Michelle's increasing tension and disappearance of smiles 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