Singing in Jazz pictures/Musical Boxes

In such a dark and cold time of the year, the former Jazz Pictures, now Musical Boxes event is a great way to turn ordinary Friday evening into cozy, warm and artistic musical night. The Musical Boxes took place on 5th December, at 6 pm in Lyceum's main hall. The annual event invites all musicians to perform pieces of music not to compete, but in order to create an enchanting atmosphere where people can come together, enjoy good music and have some tea.

This year, I decided to participate in the Musical Boxes myself, since it's the last year in Lyceum for me and I felt like sharing a wonderful song by Coldplay with the whole school. I also found the concept of the event beautiful and exciting. So, about a month before the event, I started searching for guitar backing. Eventually, I found a great guitarist named Ignas who agreed to play guitar for the performance.

Me and guitarist rehearsed once a week for two weeks and twice a week the last week before the performance, and it took a great deal of time to harmonize and make the song ready. It was fairly difficult to balance between studying and extra-curricular activities, which can steal a lot of time, too. Sometimes it was stressful to manage both rehearsals and homework, but with aid of time planning, I managed to do both quite well. The biggest obstacle for me was stage fright, which was greatest the day before my performance. Anyway, I managed to stand up on the stage alone in front of the whole school and sing "See you soon" by Coldplay quite well, even though not perfectly, for which stress could be blamed...

Overall, I must say I am very happy to have participated in such a great event and I have not only spent a fun time rehearsing, developed my performing and singing skills, but also, more importantly, have overcome my fear of stage. I must say, for that I am very thankful for my friends and their support.

You can see the performance in the video below (sorry for bad quality).

P.S. 5 CAS hours