Written by: Krish Tamang - 20006, Grade IX
Posted on: 25 December, 2018
Because of the grand event in our school, the school was very well decorated. The school had given a holiday for the students except for the participants. When I went to the school in the morning, the teachers were preparing for the event along with the students of Grade 10 as they were the main volunteers. I met my friends and we went to the music room. We were going to perform an instrumental Newari Dhun, ”Silu”. We did it a bit different this time as we used to play western instruments before. I was going to play the Sarangi. I had been practicing Sarangi for 2 weeks continuously as it was a new instrument for me. After we finished practicing, we went downstairs to take a look at the decorations. The stage was set and the sound system was being checked. Then, we went back to our class, played games and watched videos. At 12 p.m. we had our lunch and practiced again. The program was going to start at 3:20 p.m. The students from the dance club were dressed and ready to perform. The performers were in their respective rooms. Parents started to arrive. We were in grade 10. We did not get to practice after the program started. One by one the participants performed. The parents were having a good time. Then it was our turn to perform. I was nervous from the inside because it was a new instrument for me. The microphones were set up. We did not get to check if the microphones were working. I realized that my mic was not working. The curtains opened. The performance started but my mic was still not working. I just played my part but it was not audible to the audience. The performance was over. We bowed to the audience and the curtains closed. Two weeks of practice and my mic did not work. But I was happy because at least I got to learn to play Sarangi. We kept our instruments in the room and watched other performances.
