Before I go to a concert, I always get a little nervous. It’s not the moshing or the loud noise that scares me, it’s the idea that I have to dance. Should I dance? That’s what you do at a concert. Even though that’s what everyone else does, I don’t think I should be dancing. I’m not a good dancer.
So then when music is playing, what should you do?
This is now the dilemma I face everyday when Ms. Serensky plays music before Bobbie’s Blog Banter. What do you do when music plays? If you know the song is it appropriate to sing along? What if you have a terrible voice? I have a terrible voice, but I love belting out a good tune. However, I don’t think my English class is quite ready for that torture. So if singing is off the table, that leaves…humming? I have a feeling that would bother other listeners. I suppose you can tap your hands or move your head or foot. That’s really awkward when you don’t know the song. Then it may just look like I have a tick or something. Its definitely weird just staring at the other people around you. Or watching Ms. Serensky to see what she is doing. I’m sure that would make her feel very uncomfortable. There are so many options, but none of them seem right. I guess I can just observe what everyone else does and mimic that so I won’t seem weird. I guess that’s what I’ll be doing when the music’s playing: spy on everyone else.
Unless anyone has any better suggestions, prepare for my eyes. Staring straight at you.
p.s. Ms. Seresky- I love the music at the seeing the way it ties in to your banter, I just now have this confusion at the beginning of class every day.
Haley,I can relate to this entry. Like you, I never know the song, though I probably would not sing along even if I did(a couple people would permanently lose their hearing capabilities). Maybe, someone in one of our classes will break out in song or dance one day. Therefore, everyone's attention will be diverted to them, easing the awkwardness of just sitting there.
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