Not pushing down, just placing your hands on it: Holistic pianism (2)
The biggest misconception about playing the piano is that most of us believe we “have to” push down the piano keys to produce sounds. I...
The biggest misconception about playing the piano is that most of us believe we “have to” push down the piano keys to produce sounds. I...
Sound came first. Long, long ago, humans didn’t have a language. You wanted to say something to your loved ones. Your throat could make...
The biggest misunderstanding about sight-reading might be the concept that we believe to play all the correct keys, including dynamics,...
Dismantling old buildings and clearing all debris And then preparing the land for the future harvest I started sowing some seeds,...
Playing the piano is like dancing on the keyboard. Dancers learn how to move on the floor. Pianists learn how to move on the keyboard....
When you start a brand new piece, Say hello to each single note, a few or more than ten, no matter how many you have in each measure....
It is not about scientific proof of where languages came from. A single beautiful recording inspired me and made my thoughts take off...
I'm not trying to convince anyone. Just a thought, but I think it's powerful. When we learn from our lives, Most of the time, we talk...
The artists whom I really badly wanted to attend their performance but couldn't was: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli I bought three...
I’ve recently discovered that I was in an invisible, transparent cage for a long time, unconsciously. It’s probably been since I started...
You go through life’s experiences. They are not always easy or amusing. Some are rather tough and challenging. And when we go through...
We are all artists in our own lives. You don’t need to be a musician, a painter, a writer, a performer, etc. As soon as you touch an art,...
Images in water drops aren’t illusions, but rather imaginations.
Chapter I: Rediscovering Who We Are as Pianists Learning our habits, which we do unconsciously, is always the hardest. Let’s start by...
Collection of notes becomes a piece of music. Whenever I look into the details, how the composer so carefully chose, and placed them on...
Language is sound Music is sound It doesn’t necessarily mean both are the same ( I would rather not discuss it at this time) We naturally...
Every season reminds me some music. But August is silence for me. I hear the sun shines I hear the nature whispering Music goes...
The toughest part of learning is “true growth is invisible when it’s happening”. It is like you are taller than last year, but you can’t...
There are some performance keep ringing in my ear and heart forever. There are also some pieces keep ringing in my ear and heart forever....
Je ne révolutionne rien, je ne démolis rien. Je vais tranquillement mon chemin, sans faire la moindre propagande pour mes idées, ce qui...