A Great Performance..
Finally, the day has arrived.. Took part in the performance for CEE Week today.. Was very excited cause I'll be singing on stage again, after a long, long break of 5 years.. Was feeling very nervous even before the actual performance started..
Met up wih the rest of the guys performing at around 12pm.. Our time slot for the performance was scheduled at 12:30pm, but the group before us, a jam band, started their performance late.. In the end, they started their performance at 12:30pm, and so our performance was pushed back until they finish theirs.. Not really a bad thing though, cause we used whatever time we have to warm up our voices..
Our performance finally started at around 1pm.. The first group to go on stage was our seniors.. Put up a great performance.. Next in line was me.. Although there were not really a lot of people there, I was nevertheless still feeling quite nervous.. My item consists of Qi Chuan playing the guitar and me singing the song "Tong Hua".. After giving a brief introduction of ourselves, Qi Chuan got the song going by playing the intro to the song.. At this point of time, I encountered a serious problem.. While I was preparing to sing, my voice seemed to be stuck in my throat.. As the intro approaches the end, I was still trying to get my voice out of my throat.. Soon, I have to start singing the song.. I thought to myself: Oh no, please don't let my voice jam in my throat at this crucial moment.. Then again, I thought: Heck, I just have to start singing.. Hopefully my voice will be out of my throat.. From there, I started my song..
When I started singing, my voice actually came out crystal-clear.. I'm quite surprised myself.. Cause my voice has not been in the best condition these few weeks, and so I was expecting a rough edge to my voice.. However, things were not that way.. Instead, my voice today was crystal-clear, something which seemed to have eluded me for some time, until today.. After overcoming the initial hiccup, I finally got into the feel of the song.. As the song progresses, I actually felt more and more comfortable with the song.. Even to the extent of thinking that this will be my best attempt at this song so far.. Step-by-step, I got myself into the song.. After singing the song, I was quite satisfied with my own performance, cause my voice was crystal-clear, the feel was there, and I managed to hit the high notes without a problem..
One thing stood out from my singing today: I was actually able to focus more on bringing my feeling across, rather than on the lyrics of the song.. Usually, I would be more preoccupied with getting the lyrics correct, and maybe missed out on bringing my feelings across.. But most of the time, preople say that I managed to put my feelings in my song.. Maybe I was doing that subconsciously.. But today, I was actually putting my feelings across consciously.. When I got into the feel of the song, my mind actually wandered off to somewhere else.. I have to admit this: I was thinking of 'F'.. I was painting a picture of the lyrics in my mind, with 'F' inside the picture.. Really want to say this to 'F' (even if I know she would not see this): This song is sung with you in mind.. You gave me the feel to this song.. Maybe that's why I could bring my feelings across today.. With her encouragement yesterday (and not forgetting encouragement from my friends, such as David), I think I sang the song to the best of my abilities.. Singing this song can be quite stressful.. Besides the difficulty of the song, I also have to remember that this song has been sung by many others, and so there would bound to be comparisons.. But I guess I gave my own rendition of the song today, in my own style.. So I don't really care about comparisions.. I feel I have done my best..
Overall, the performance was a great one.. The other members who took part were outstanding.. Really enjoyed watching them from the audience seat.. Our whole performance ended at around 2pm.. After which, I went to Funan to get some stuff for my i-book before going home..
Joining "Geyong" was a very correct decision.. It has all the things I wanted in a CCA.. Chance to sing, chance to know more about music, chance to learn composing, chance to play the guitar, chance to perform.. Everything which I would have wished for.. Everything which I enjoy.. Yea..
Met up wih the rest of the guys performing at around 12pm.. Our time slot for the performance was scheduled at 12:30pm, but the group before us, a jam band, started their performance late.. In the end, they started their performance at 12:30pm, and so our performance was pushed back until they finish theirs.. Not really a bad thing though, cause we used whatever time we have to warm up our voices..
Our performance finally started at around 1pm.. The first group to go on stage was our seniors.. Put up a great performance.. Next in line was me.. Although there were not really a lot of people there, I was nevertheless still feeling quite nervous.. My item consists of Qi Chuan playing the guitar and me singing the song "Tong Hua".. After giving a brief introduction of ourselves, Qi Chuan got the song going by playing the intro to the song.. At this point of time, I encountered a serious problem.. While I was preparing to sing, my voice seemed to be stuck in my throat.. As the intro approaches the end, I was still trying to get my voice out of my throat.. Soon, I have to start singing the song.. I thought to myself: Oh no, please don't let my voice jam in my throat at this crucial moment.. Then again, I thought: Heck, I just have to start singing.. Hopefully my voice will be out of my throat.. From there, I started my song..
When I started singing, my voice actually came out crystal-clear.. I'm quite surprised myself.. Cause my voice has not been in the best condition these few weeks, and so I was expecting a rough edge to my voice.. However, things were not that way.. Instead, my voice today was crystal-clear, something which seemed to have eluded me for some time, until today.. After overcoming the initial hiccup, I finally got into the feel of the song.. As the song progresses, I actually felt more and more comfortable with the song.. Even to the extent of thinking that this will be my best attempt at this song so far.. Step-by-step, I got myself into the song.. After singing the song, I was quite satisfied with my own performance, cause my voice was crystal-clear, the feel was there, and I managed to hit the high notes without a problem..
One thing stood out from my singing today: I was actually able to focus more on bringing my feeling across, rather than on the lyrics of the song.. Usually, I would be more preoccupied with getting the lyrics correct, and maybe missed out on bringing my feelings across.. But most of the time, preople say that I managed to put my feelings in my song.. Maybe I was doing that subconsciously.. But today, I was actually putting my feelings across consciously.. When I got into the feel of the song, my mind actually wandered off to somewhere else.. I have to admit this: I was thinking of 'F'.. I was painting a picture of the lyrics in my mind, with 'F' inside the picture.. Really want to say this to 'F' (even if I know she would not see this): This song is sung with you in mind.. You gave me the feel to this song.. Maybe that's why I could bring my feelings across today.. With her encouragement yesterday (and not forgetting encouragement from my friends, such as David), I think I sang the song to the best of my abilities.. Singing this song can be quite stressful.. Besides the difficulty of the song, I also have to remember that this song has been sung by many others, and so there would bound to be comparisons.. But I guess I gave my own rendition of the song today, in my own style.. So I don't really care about comparisions.. I feel I have done my best..
Overall, the performance was a great one.. The other members who took part were outstanding.. Really enjoyed watching them from the audience seat.. Our whole performance ended at around 2pm.. After which, I went to Funan to get some stuff for my i-book before going home..
Joining "Geyong" was a very correct decision.. It has all the things I wanted in a CCA.. Chance to sing, chance to know more about music, chance to learn composing, chance to play the guitar, chance to perform.. Everything which I would have wished for.. Everything which I enjoy.. Yea..
posted by Dark Messenger at 10:43 PM
