Reflection on Music & Drama Performance (June 30th 2021)

Here is my reflection on my night of the performance. Wednesday 30th June

After frequently practising my piano piece, 'Easy' by the Commodores, I was confident because the practices I've been doing sustained my ability to play through the whole song. While standing behind the curtains, waiting to announce my piece and my name, I was a bit agitated but also exited because I had an opportunity to show my parents plus the school what I am able to do on the keys. Agitated because although I know how to play the whole piece, once I'm nervous, my hands won't do well. So I keep saying "Just relax". Once my name was announced, the sound coming from the audience motivated me to really 'play' the piano other then just do it. So despite the nervous feelings I had, all I can think of is making sure that the sound coming out of the piano will astonish my parents. What motivated me to be relaxed is my parents and my friends listening and watching me play. 

Before all this, once the first act have begun, everyone was well behaved, calm and listened to what Matua Solomon and Ms Clark and Ms Beer's instructions. What I love the most was the encouragement and support we gave to each other, especially to those who were about to go on stage and needed it. The applause from the audience after each act was amazing as everyone who took part in the performance received really loud applause by the audience. No one had to feel shamed. The flow of the whole performance went smoothly, although it was long, we managed to go through everyone by how it was planned out. After the performance, all I hear is positive comments by evryone, especially from my friends and parents. What made my night was knowing that my dad made it and filmed me, and knowing that my mum cried through it. The positive comments I got from Ms Beer, Ms Clark and Matua Solomon made my night too. Not just me but to everyone else. Everyone had a great time after the performance and nothing troublesome happened in between or start and end of the performance.