hee hee, I'm so happy to receive Hannah's email today....I just prayed yesterday, hee hee.
After piano class with David on Monday...on my way home, I Saw a Rainbow Again!!! =) A funny looking one that has the shape of water coming out of a water fountain...yah...right beside the bright shine Sunny Sun!
While...it happens to be on this song...I keep flipping and clicking....and all of a sudden while it came to Sammi's "God prepared" :) I saw the rainbow!!! lol...yeah!
I'm His daughter, a child of God.
Piano class was good. My teacher is a good teacher. Music is a close buddy, an important part that shapes my spirituality.
On my last paper this Thursday...on Spirit of Discipline =)
Last post - if I didn't rush my reading for the paper...the richness of the book wouldn't have made me felt as if I was going to explode. anyway ;)
Shaping is such a long process - I met David for almost 3 years now....
Yeah, I'm getting more and more serious about playing the piano....and understand more and more...it's one cool thing.
shaping takes time :)
I love what I am reading now - Abstinence and engagement
Unconscious readiness
Piano playing - shows what I have in my life and what I have learned and my understanding
Carman Ho (my S.D.), Janet (my friend), David & Peter (my music teacher), my piano students, Kaarina =), and my girl cell group...and all the other people who are on my heart...
They shape me...they shape who I am....
*heart*
Monday, April 12, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
in tune / attune
Father Lord has been good to me....
everytime when I'm reading the materials, this strong sense of feelings came to me ...
the assigned readings are So good, so rich ... reading them is just really really good and I felt that they are shaping and transforming me .... to becoming more stable, focus and attune to the practical reality and most importantly, my own heart and mind. This feels very new to me.
I often feel like things are good enough...like I'm thankful...for things are really good. What surprises me is the room that's right there for growth, and things can be Even better.....
yeah....I was very shallow.....hence, I always think things are at their best right now...
I didn't know...........relationship can grow...relationship can deepen.... and I didn't know growing as a person, doesn't just mean growing old....but....growing richer, growing in knowledge, and experiences lead to depth in character and ability to find things that are more interesting.... .... I didn't know.
I felt so touched everytime.......when I get to read what I'm reading now
Henri Nouwen - The Genesee Diary
Richard J. Foster - Prayer - Finding the Heart's True Home
yeah, I would think that they're boring material....but it just surprises me how interesting and how rich they are....
I'm on the 2nd last chapter of The Prayer.....
off to type all these feelings....coz.............the material is so rich...it helps me to connect all my senses, and experiences in the past together...
memory kept coming in and I connect all the dots in the past and saw my memories and experience in new light and perspecitves.....
The material are so rich that I felt like I am going to explode......
message with Mel:
me: mel, how r u?
Melodie: good! yummy family dinner... and ice cream and cake you?
me: hee hee...happy birthday in 2 hours
i am doing well, thank you.......i am reading and when I msg you...I felt like I'm going to explode because......all my feelings and senses come alive and my memories and experience come rushing in......and yet, I connect the dots in new light and new perspective...
Melodie: :)
me: seeing things in the past in fresh eyes for the first time....
Melodie: you're soo passionate!
me: I was almost overwhelmed.....
everytime when I'm reading the materials, this strong sense of feelings came to me ...
the assigned readings are So good, so rich ... reading them is just really really good and I felt that they are shaping and transforming me .... to becoming more stable, focus and attune to the practical reality and most importantly, my own heart and mind. This feels very new to me.
I often feel like things are good enough...like I'm thankful...for things are really good. What surprises me is the room that's right there for growth, and things can be Even better.....
yeah....I was very shallow.....hence, I always think things are at their best right now...
I didn't know...........relationship can grow...relationship can deepen.... and I didn't know growing as a person, doesn't just mean growing old....but....growing richer, growing in knowledge, and experiences lead to depth in character and ability to find things that are more interesting.... .... I didn't know.
I felt so touched everytime.......when I get to read what I'm reading now
Henri Nouwen - The Genesee Diary
Richard J. Foster - Prayer - Finding the Heart's True Home
yeah, I would think that they're boring material....but it just surprises me how interesting and how rich they are....
I'm on the 2nd last chapter of The Prayer.....
off to type all these feelings....coz.............the material is so rich...it helps me to connect all my senses, and experiences in the past together...
memory kept coming in and I connect all the dots in the past and saw my memories and experience in new light and perspecitves.....
The material are so rich that I felt like I am going to explode......
message with Mel:
me: mel, how r u?
Melodie: good! yummy family dinner... and ice cream and cake you?
me: hee hee...happy birthday in 2 hours
i am doing well, thank you.......i am reading and when I msg you...I felt like I'm going to explode because......all my feelings and senses come alive and my memories and experience come rushing in......and yet, I connect the dots in new light and new perspective...
Melodie: :)
me: seeing things in the past in fresh eyes for the first time....
Melodie: you're soo passionate!
me: I was almost overwhelmed.....
Monday, March 15, 2010
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. =)
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. =)
Saturday, November 21, 2009
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.
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.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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.
~*
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!! :)
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.
~*
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 =)
~*
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.
~*
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.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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."
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."
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