Ruta Maya Open Mic

Well, I did it, even if it was not ideal. I went in thinking to do my cover of “All I Need,” then play one of my songs. I took my sister’s keyboard and my guitar. But I had a lot of anxiety just before I went on and decided to only do the cover on keyboard because it would be too much to do both. I haven’t played in public for years, so I was pretty nervous.

My goal was to just do it, even if I made a fool of myself, just to get my feet wet. Then I could go back to practicing my set list, and continue to do more shows until I am confident again.

Anyway, I got my wish. I was first up, and there was a big crowd, and I thought I saw the guy put the cable in the keyboard and leave. Actually, he was still fumbling around with the cable on stage when I started to play! So he gave up and put a mic on the keyboard, which made a bit of a noise when I played. Weirdly enough, I didn’t make a single mistake in the piano, even though I had never played piano in a show, but my mouth had gone dry from my anxiety. I drank water before I went on, but my voice was not at its best.

Oh well. It was a VERY good learning lesson. Can’t wait to do it again!

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