I brought my violin in today to play to my Kindergarten class. I put on a acoustic worship song that I have currently been getting my funk on to (What I loosely call 'worship' since it has reference to God maybe twice and can easily be mistaken for a love song) and just let my violin playing flow out of me as I heard the melodies in my head. There were children standing there watching me, some children were idly doing other things.
But then the bridge started... the song was intensifying, my heart was stirring with wild and relentless joy, I couldn't hold back. I watched on as the children's jaws dropped at the sight of their teacher jumping on top of the table, breaking out in a wild melody to accompany the song.
One girl at the computer pointed at me and yelled, "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT, YOU'RE A TEACHER!" I grinned. I began to move and sway and tap my foot, all while bopping my head. More children dropped what they were doing and just stared. The last chorus was about to reach its end and move to the slow and soft descent. I was going to give the last 30 seconds my best, when a lady from the office walked in to my classroom.
The blood drained from my face, I was like a deer caught in the headlights. I had 3 seconds to get off the table, turn the music off and bring my 'professional' game face back on. I was searching for some logical answer as to what was happening when the office lady beamed me the biggest smile and said how much she wanted to hear me play. I caught the words in my mouth, a bit amused. Her eyes didn't shy away from the bubbling fascination behind them. She went on, saying I should continue to play for her.
I embarrassingly stated I have trouble playing in front of people (children who are indifferent to off notes are the exception) and that I couldn't possibly do that. She sighed and said 'One day' and happily tottered back to the office.
Now I'm just waiting for the parents who are going to turn up tomorrow morning, asking me why their children told them their teacher was on top of the tables.
Ah, but it was so worth it. It was truly a perfect way to start my week.