The context of the following conversation is Taylor played the saxophone for the first time, her inexperience showed to everyone.:
Taylor says Yesterday at my new music class, I was humiliated in front of the entire class!.
The friend responds What happened? It couldn't have been that bad because it was your very first class..
Taylor responds Exactly, it was the first class for most of my classmates too but nearly everyone had at least some experience playing their musical instruments but me. When the instructor asked me to play my saxophone to get an idea of how much I could play all I did was blow air into it making an awful sound because I had never even tried to play the saxophone before..
The friend responds Oh, that is terrible, but there is always a bright side. After you're done with the lessons, you will be able to look back and see just how far you have come and how much the lessons have helped..
Taylor responds I guess you're right, but first I need to work up the courage to go back into that class and play my saxophone again..
The friend responds You should practice at home alone before your next class to build up your confidence. That should help you walk into the next class with a little more confidence..