Mike time

  Singing is an introspective activity. You lose yourself in the lyrics, in the emotions, in the notes, in the nuances, in the orchestration, in the story. Select songs that resonate with you and immerse. 

 However, I need an event like the IPAC singing event yesterday for me to zero in on a song, and put in concerted effort into the song. 

The event is the catalyst. It gave me the permission to do the song exploration that I wanted to do anyway. I also needed to perform. As the time was ticking, I got worried about whether I will get chance to sing the second song. But if the idea was to do the exploration and immerse yourself into the song, then why does it matter whether I actually sung or not?

It is not just the exploration. I wanted to have been able to sing the song including the learnings on the song that I earned through the exploration.  And I would have been disappointed if I missed the chance at the mike. 

People have been kind with their gestures. I have received comments, claps,  real world emojis. I think what clinches it is the satisfaction I felt when my throat did not squeeze as much as I was afraid it would. 

At the same time, it is incredibly humbling. You are listening to the sound through the monitors. It is ok. You did some things right - that is all. 

My heart goes out to the folks who might have been on a similar journey, and who needed mike time and did not get it.