Last Saturday, M and I ‘performed’ for the first time on stage! It was the annual concert at the music school (Seimpi School of Music) where we attend her music class. All we needed to do was tap the wood block to the beat of the Barney theme song. In the same item, older kids played the song on the keyboard.
Because of their young age, parents had to accompany toddlers (1 to 2 years old) on stage. Hence, I was there with M (in purple) for that 3 minute item. I am never comfortable on stage so I looked to her teacher a lot for her cues to make sure I do not embarrass both of us!
And it turned out better than I expected. During the rehearsals in class, M had never allowed me to control the wood block, insisting on tapping at her own pace. During the actual performance, she must be too awed by the audience to even try to tap the wood block. I had full control of the wood block! And even though she can sing the Barney song quite well, she hardly moved her mouth during the performance.
Overall, I would say it was worth the trip. I had initially thought of not participating because the time of the concert coincided with M’s nap time. But thought it’ll be a shame if we couldn’t be there. Surprisingly, she turned out to be very cooperative, falling asleep right after we reached home – without any struggle!
And that was M’s first performance and we sure hope it’ll be her first step out as a musician…
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