I m not somebody who can maintain doing something for long session. Which means, i m the 5-minute-of-eagerness type. Likes and dislike are forever changing.
But music is an exception.
And i m really surprise that i continued for like ---13yrs till now.
A real big record for people like me...
Many of us thought, music is suppose to be something relaxing, no rush in learning, no big deal, just a hobby, and bla bla...including me. BUT, the actual fact is that, it can be super stressful, if u dont enjoy the learning process. the whole long process till today, did not come that smoothly. ahem...it contains more that 1 littres of tears kay...
rushing for theory homework at the last minute was what i always do, though everytime i swear that i WILL not repeat again.
And punishment from my first piano teacher for not doing her homework, which i will never forget till today..i was made to pull ( or u can say 'hold') my ears outside her house for half an hour, i was 8 at that moment, felt so bad, and so funny now to think of it. haha.... my primary days were filled with tears. Worst still, the teacher staying just BESIDE my house, no excuse for not bringing my homework, she will made me go home and get it, or she will do it. and wether i practice or not, she will be SURE to know..the lesson is, don't get a music teacher who is your neighbour. Dunno how many zillion times i told my mom that i want to stop piano for that period, whacking, sweet talking and so on made me continue till today...and i m sooo THANKFUL and glad that i didn just stop by then.
Then my second teacher, a very sweet but not so sweet lady.
Almost drove her mad by being good for a week and bad for the other. No consistency, every performance depends on my MOOD. so, she is sweet and not so sweet to me larr... in her record, i m the only student who was late for the real piano exam. venue was at Grand Blue Wave Hotel Shah Alam, lost our way, took the wrong turning at the roundabout and turn up 16 min late. Which then i forever remember to be at least 2 hr early for functions like this.16 min may be a little, but it cost so much , that i have to retake my exam, and till now, have yet to receive my cert for that grade.
GREAT lesson, teaches me punctuality.
My ending with this 2nd teacher wasn't that good.
I failed my last grade of music in both theory and practical during my SPM year, and she threw me out of her door.
This is definitely no joke. it was bitter, and so unbearable to even think of it.
But still, i retake my exams with my 3rd teacher during STPM year, during September, which was quite near the big exam. And i did it through with Merit from a fairly strict examiner who claims to fail many 8th graders..ahahaha...told u, that EVERYTHING i do, depends on my mood...big exam coming or not is not the big matter, it is my thoughts and mood that matters. But true enough...i practiced like hell ...and Distinction was just 3 marks ahead. 2 bad.
After that exam, no more music till i finished STPM. But music is still my way of releasing stress throughout the exam. After years of music classes, really felt weird for ending my lessons, and not having it anymore.
So, i took up violin and decided to begin the whole scenario all over again.
(no, not the nightmares...)
bitter sweet is the best word to say it all.
but this time, no more kiddo i m ,promised to throw all heart and soul into this..
First lesson was today. Paid out by me, not my usual money supplier. hahaha....although work was busy, having lessons during break time really light up my day..though i was like---dead tired by the end of the day...which i arrived home by 11.30 pm..EVERYDAY.
sTILL, I M HAPPY!
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2008'S FIRST WISH~~~
to be able to continue my violin, NO MATTER what happens. After continuing for so many years, i have confident in myself that i can CONTINUE this!!
or in another way of thinking, i don't want to stop.
can't live without it.
But music is an exception.
And i m really surprise that i continued for like ---13yrs till now.
A real big record for people like me...
Many of us thought, music is suppose to be something relaxing, no rush in learning, no big deal, just a hobby, and bla bla...including me. BUT, the actual fact is that, it can be super stressful, if u dont enjoy the learning process. the whole long process till today, did not come that smoothly. ahem...it contains more that 1 littres of tears kay...
rushing for theory homework at the last minute was what i always do, though everytime i swear that i WILL not repeat again.
And punishment from my first piano teacher for not doing her homework, which i will never forget till today..i was made to pull ( or u can say 'hold') my ears outside her house for half an hour, i was 8 at that moment, felt so bad, and so funny now to think of it. haha.... my primary days were filled with tears. Worst still, the teacher staying just BESIDE my house, no excuse for not bringing my homework, she will made me go home and get it, or she will do it. and wether i practice or not, she will be SURE to know..the lesson is, don't get a music teacher who is your neighbour. Dunno how many zillion times i told my mom that i want to stop piano for that period, whacking, sweet talking and so on made me continue till today...and i m sooo THANKFUL and glad that i didn just stop by then.
Then my second teacher, a very sweet but not so sweet lady.
Almost drove her mad by being good for a week and bad for the other. No consistency, every performance depends on my MOOD. so, she is sweet and not so sweet to me larr... in her record, i m the only student who was late for the real piano exam. venue was at Grand Blue Wave Hotel Shah Alam, lost our way, took the wrong turning at the roundabout and turn up 16 min late. Which then i forever remember to be at least 2 hr early for functions like this.16 min may be a little, but it cost so much , that i have to retake my exam, and till now, have yet to receive my cert for that grade.
GREAT lesson, teaches me punctuality.
My ending with this 2nd teacher wasn't that good.
I failed my last grade of music in both theory and practical during my SPM year, and she threw me out of her door.
This is definitely no joke. it was bitter, and so unbearable to even think of it.
But still, i retake my exams with my 3rd teacher during STPM year, during September, which was quite near the big exam. And i did it through with Merit from a fairly strict examiner who claims to fail many 8th graders..ahahaha...told u, that EVERYTHING i do, depends on my mood...big exam coming or not is not the big matter, it is my thoughts and mood that matters. But true enough...i practiced like hell ...and Distinction was just 3 marks ahead. 2 bad.
After that exam, no more music till i finished STPM. But music is still my way of releasing stress throughout the exam. After years of music classes, really felt weird for ending my lessons, and not having it anymore.
So, i took up violin and decided to begin the whole scenario all over again.
(no, not the nightmares...)
bitter sweet is the best word to say it all.
but this time, no more kiddo i m ,promised to throw all heart and soul into this..
First lesson was today. Paid out by me, not my usual money supplier. hahaha....although work was busy, having lessons during break time really light up my day..though i was like---dead tired by the end of the day...which i arrived home by 11.30 pm..EVERYDAY.
sTILL, I M HAPPY!
*****************
2008'S FIRST WISH~~~
to be able to continue my violin, NO MATTER what happens. After continuing for so many years, i have confident in myself that i can CONTINUE this!!
or in another way of thinking, i don't want to stop.
can't live without it.
