Patient

Lesson with David...on Monday


Stravinsky's Study - on the left hand - very patient - he's being awfully picky today he said...but...you can do it, you just have to work on it with patient

A story about Rachmaninoff...who has the greatest technical excellence - one night...people heard that he's practicing Liszt's study in thirds...

Liszt....he'd practice a piece in 1/10 the tempo...very slowly and very patiently...

and of course...these ppl intelligent....

My realization - it's true that artistry has a lot to do with character development

but David says...many artists doesn't have great character....they don't necessarily integrate that excellence to real life. :P

I get to appreciate art with a new kind of insight and affirmation in 2006...knowing Father my Lord.

And lately after meeting my spiritual director Carman Ho =) somehow something was wakened inside me.

Father was waiting and waiting for my own initiative to do some things....He'd never force me to, but He wait patiently.

David taught me a lot about the character when I play Bach's Prelude and Fugue - to polish and play the character of the piece ...

different texture of sound....

....focus...and patiently practice. =)

today and yesterday

Today is such a crappy crappy crappy day in the office. I thankfully accepted this position 10 months ago….but it just bring me right Back at “Square One” just to go over the stupid budgeting and project forecast stuff all over again, which is basically very meaningless.

Honestly, if you walk around the office, you’ll see everybody just sitting there….doing routine things thinking that they’re making meaningful contribution to the world.

And my team…is just a disaster that is NOT cooperative.

Enough of this…Next time, I really need to make good decision, not because of the threatening thoughts that I’m going to run out of money. Or even if that’s so….Stick to your principle and what you have really made up your mind to do.

Waiting and not pursuing my dreams is FAR worst than pursuing and failing. Honestly…I am feeling pretty bad lately, despite all the kind people around me at church or at around the office.

And needless to say…if I have completely made up my mind, I would not have made Justin and Elizabeth confused when I can only help one of them to do something.

Regine, know what you need to do and STICK TO IT!!!!!!

The piano lesson yesterday was SO fabulous!!! It was fabulous when you attract people to come in to check out the piece that my teacher and I were working on. We were focus doing our stuff, but it attracted people. It was wonderful…it should always be like this, instead of advertising what you are doing.

It made an impact…not through the means, but you it just was.

I remembered the first time – I was attracted…
I was having harmony class, and the music in the room next door was SO fabulous, precise and beautiful technically and musically.
My teacher was playing

The 2nd time, I was playing…and that guy whom I had already forgotten his name…swing by.

Yesterday was the 3rd time.

Rachmaninoff – Direction – be intentional to play the important parts - to feed your audience – Audience feels MUCH better when they are Not confused, but know what you Are playing. (The main Theme)

Prelude and Fugue, there has to be some kind of virtuosity in your Fugue David says.
Define virtuosity, David… :P
I am not a dictionary, you cannot expect me to define something…
David did explain what he meant afterwards, but the most important thing I want to remember is

Virtuosity = noble and excellent

Schuman fantasy – I forgot what David asked me to rmb already…

Anyways…finally…
For the 21 years that I had been placed with a piano…last night I PLAYED the piano. Yeah, Play….like I realize yes, having fun with it….music is meant to be FUN!

David was such a Fun teacher…I was glad….

All my blog made him such a dull boring dry person…I hope you will meet him in person!!!

I learn so much!!

Last night, he taught me to … care about my audience … not so much focus about what I am doing, but the impact that I am making and the message that I want to send across. He did not force me to make something happen, he just teach me the right way, and then I learn the right thing, then naturally I grow and mature … with time.

This is a journey… an interesting one.

In shape - keeping a sense of lightness will help propel you forward

After lesson with David:

Prelude and Fugue in C#+ - Bach WTC I
Keeping a sense of lightness will help propel you forward
Count in group of 4, not 8!!
you're getting slower and slower 'cause you're trying to hold on to all the notes.
Throw them away :) Don't hold on to things
The Fugue part needs to sound a little cocky, or it'll lose it's character. =)
Do not violate the character of the piece - character of the piece, you tell by common sense

Schumann - Fantasy
The wrist movements help to keep up the speed, less fingers plucking

Obey the change of harmony
and the harmonic rhythm, it will make playing Much easier.

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I think these golden rules apply to many areas in life too.

David says, it's all combined, you do one thing right...everything will be right.
If I set my heart right...all behavious, mentality will also be right!! :)

Living my name ...

{ahav} a verb. the root of it means Action =)

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Doing Artsy things with friends make me feel relax and feel at home:

Regine.grace: purple sheets of loveliness <3 singing&dancing, ballet, craft, acting (ppl's confidence/sensitivity), u guys, BBS

Thanks Kaarina and our girl's group for having our once a month BBS last Sunday, I feel so encouraged and uplift by His word and our bonding.

Inspiration from Piano classes

Today ... after work
I'm glad to meet So many new friends since I started working at Rogers. Taking the bus to Mississauga ... all the new friends that I made taking buses, all the things you girls share with me...it's my privilege to hear all that you shared with me =)

Last Thursday ...
Regine Leung
David described the counterpoint in Hindemith's sonata #2 as the "density of thoughts" so rather than, the dynamic ... it's the "density of thoughts" (when 2 or more melodies that are harmonically interdependent playing together) that make the music exciting... --> when things get along enriching one another…when things are logical and make sense =) … the density …

2 Thursday ago ...

Regine: diff. voices in a fugue, clear, easy to understand, meaningful, consistent, unify & logical =) .sound never heard

Grace - Thank u Teacher - natural response as a result of doing right things, right - "The integration of head, heart and hands."

When the Sun is shinning upon you

The weather is so fine all through the week, I feel so warm and comfortable when I'm walking or sitting on the bus and feel that the sun is shinning upon me...directly on my face.
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MSN - Regine.Grace [they open a door and enter a world] - 1 more day...the glaciers and the winter land
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... One more day, it'll be Joanna and Jeremy's wedding
.......One more day, I'll get to see my little cousin Zuroon (who's now very big) and my uncle and auntie who live in Vacouver, then my family will be off sailing to Alaska.

I am feeling very excited about this!
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Piano Lesson with David -
Truly ... the time you spent getting to know people better is indescribable ...
when people open up themselves because we build trust over time ... it is not only precious, but also delicate.

"listen to the inner voice"
"the best muscian that I know, all of them are very good listeners"

children book =)

p. 87 "The quickest way you can help him is by going to meet Aslan," said Mr. Beaver, "once he's with us, then we can begin doing things."

p. 52 "Logic!" said the Professor half to himself. "Why don't they teach logic at these schools? There are only three possibilities. Either your sister is telling lies, or she is mad, or she is telling the truth. You know she doesn't tell lies and it is obvious tha tshe is not mad. For the moment then and unless any further evidence turns up, we must assume that she is telling the truth."

p. 117 And Lucy felt running through her hat deep shiver of gladness which you only get if you are being solemn and still.