She, along with her classmates, and all of the myriad other kindergartners attending Shoal Creek Elementary School (Go Otters!) have been diligently practicing for weeks for this debut vocal performance. On hand for the occasion - her proud parents and two younger brothers (who managed to remain reasonably well behaved for the most part - although, they were spotted using the bright green programs as guitars while the young ones were singing), and Grandpa Jim and Grandma Judy - attired in appropriately festive holiday attire, including matching red and white Santa hats!
The program, entitled "December Celebrations" encompassed seven seasonal favorites, including "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Silent Night". It also featured some lesser known gems, including "I've Been Waiting for Christmas" (which sounded amazingly like "I've Been Working on the Railroad"), and "The Pinata Song" (which is probably not heard much outside of Southern California kindergartens).
Speaking of "The Pinata Song", Mattea had a speaking part to help introduce the song, with one of her classmates. Her line was "You'll see. It's something that we kids love to do at parties!" And she looked like this when she said it:
Mattea loves performing in front of an audience. As reticent as she as in meeting new people for the first time, she has no qualms about getting up in front of a very large group of strangers and performing, whether it is for dancing, as she has done for the last two years with her ballet group, or singing, as it was on Wednesday with her peers. And while she sang, Mattea brought enthusiasm and vitality to every piece performed, both in her vocal contributions and in her carefully arranged choreography, as you can see here:
Along with Mattea's deep enjoyment of performing resides her inability to carry a tune (which she inherits from her mother) and her almost total lack of rhythm, which is an unfortunate characteristic of the majority of white females on the planet. Our only hope is that she becomes somehow gifted in athletics (although occasionally running into walls and other stationary objects does not bode well in this department). I suppose that relegates her to becoming a model or an actress. Having seen what can become of those entering these professions, perhaps it would be best if she found some alternative outlet for her desire to perform. Perhaps she will become a mime!
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