Category: The piano diary

Piano lessons
Come October, it’s been a year since my first piano lesson. I recall the time when I’ve made my the decision to take up piano which caused some raised eyebrows here and encountered a few doubting Thomases there. Okay, I admit it’s not easy all the time but giving up is not a [...]

There are times when I’m required to gently touch on the keys to be playing piano, although I’m already playing the piano. Whereas there are times I should exert more force on the keys in order to play forte. Now I understand why piano is also known as pianoforte. Playing a piece of music ain’t [...]

I was lucky enough to be invited to a private classical music recital given by my piano teacher accompanied by a Russian violinist recently. It was actually my first time attending such a recital and I’d say it was quite an eye-opening experience for me as I’ve always thought that classical music and me exist [...]

It’s been half a year since I first took up my piano lessons and the winter semester has coming to an end. I’m even amazed at myself for sticking to the piano practice rather diligently, converting skeptics into believers along the way that it is better late than never.
In retrospect, I’ve come to understand why [...]