Honor Choir Research Paper

Have you ever had a feeling that everyone is watching you and counting on you to do well. That was how I felt at a competition for Honor Choir. The competition meant so much to me because it could prove that I could reach the goal I was aiming for. It made me feel more nervous than I had ever felt in a long time and was a groundbreaking moment for me. The morning of the competition I woke up extremely early, so I had time to prepare. I drank as much water and tea that I could so that I could sing to my full potential. When I left my house I was anxious ,because I wanted to do my best. I arrived at the school and went on the bus with my friends. They talked chatted about what rides we would go on when we got to Dorney Park ,but the only …show more content…
On the bus ride, my heart was beating out of my chest. I started to think that my nerves were going to get the best of me when thoughts started running through my mind like what if I mess up and ruin the competition or I forget the words. The doubts of what could happen ran through my mind, but I pushed it to the back of my mind so I wouldn’t think about it. We entered another location(which was a church) and went to a secluded part of the church. In the room we practiced the songs we were singing and I practiced my solo. We sang our first song as a warm-up. After our song a woman came up to the microphone and announced our second song. The moment I was dreading had finally come when it was time for my solo in the song Every Night When the Sun Goes In. I didn't know why, but my heart was beating so fast and I couldn’t focus. I walked up to the microphone and glanced back at my friends for reassurance ,and they mouthed ,“you’ll be fine”. I waited for the piano to start playing; and took a deep breath and started singing my solo. When the song concluded, I was so ecstatic and proud of myself. When we finished up we went on the bus and made our way to …show more content…
We listened to Jazz Band win 1st and Select Strings win 2nd, so we were all super happy. After that, the announcer started giving out awards for choral groups. He gave 2nd and 3rd place and we were all very anxious. The announcer finally exclaimed,“And 1st place with an extraordinary score, drum roll please, goes to Perkiomen Valley Middle School East,”. We cheered and were overjoyed that we won 1st place. Next came solo awards and after hearing the other soloists, I knew I had tons of competition.I waited for what had felt like forever but, in reality had only been a few seconds. The announcer finally announced, “ This award was given to someone who the judges thought was an outstanding soloist. From PVMSE, Wanetta Osei-Bonsu,”. The words the announcer said ran through my brain. I sat there for a minute trying to process what had happened, but, I got snapped out of my thoughts by my friends shouting at me to go receive my award.Words could not describe how ecstatic I was during that moment. After awards everyone told me that when they said my name, I went from smiling to completely shocked face, and then started smiling

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