SNA COMPETITION

On April the 2nd, I joined a competition in SNA and it was the I joined the Instrumental Duet Competition. I played the piano while accompanying my friend Vivian playing the violin. The song we performed for the competition was called Flower of the Quern. Fortunately, it didn't take too much time for me to learn the song, I was able to play it within maybe 12 days (I dunno...).

First we went to SNA. The Instrumental Duet Competition started at 8 o'clock so we had to be there at 7 o'clock in the morning. We were number 5. 

When it was finally our turn to perform, we played the song without any obvious mistakes!! We felt pretty relieved and happy! But there was another competitor from SNA and they seemed a lot older than us. They played the piece beautifully... maybe SNA chose them so they can obviously win. 

The awarding was at 3pm and Vivian didn't wait, but I did. we stayed the whole afternoon because my brother performed in the Choir as well. I also wanted to see the Junior High School Choir Competition there because I knew some of my friends at church were joining the competition to from another school. It was so awesome. Something that made me surprised was that the public school choirs are so amazing compared to the others. For the Primary School Choir Competition, the public school won... and they deserved it! They literally mixed the song Paradise by Coldplay with a traditional Indonesian song and it was like a mashup/remix. It was awesome!!

The awarding ceremony began and they announced the 3rd prize winner of the Instrumental duet category A (my category) and the winner was from our school, Nation Star Academy and it was Joy and Tiffany! They played Minuet in D and the instruments were piano and flute. While Joy went on stage, my mum whispered to me "It looks like you're not going to win" and I replied "That's fine, I don't really mind, I never even signed up for this anyway"... and thats true... I never agreed to join this competition the school just assigned me! And then... "The second winner is from Nation Star Academy, Number 5" I was so so so happy when they said Nation Star Academy but even happier when they said Number 5!!! And that was me and Vivian!!! I went on to the stage and received the trophy and this styrofoam thing that said that we won 1 million rupiah!! I felt great! 

Before we went home, I took pictures and also met with a friend at church and I never expected to win this actually... when you work hard and try your best, it's all in God's hands!