I attended a masterclass yesterday, being invited by my teacher to pick up new ideas for my teaching. Again i was amazed at the details that a master teacher is aware of, and the ability to translate his knowledge into words and action. In music, the ears have to be so acute to be able to pick out what is going wrong and then the brain needs to know how to achieve the correct sound to expedite the action. The teaching the concept and the technique required is necessary, then the student needs to try it out, the teacher assesses the student's attempt and gets him/her to practise the technique motion so that the student will know how to practise later before moving on to the next problem.
After that i watched a free concert played by 2 Spainish pianists. How the touch of the piano is so different depending on the title of the song. So the pieces to represent Don Quiote were played in a tone a lot more harsh to represent the humour of a life without direction and enlightenment. Whereas a life of identity and culture was played in a calm, confident, subtle, sensitive, clear tone.
My friend Morcher had brought 2 other friends to the concert. I realised that she's such a rare gem, always sharing, always trying to help; this time, hopefully her introductions will lead to more friendships and more helping one another grow. She's even volunteered her services to help the choir with a note-reading workshop, to fix the underlying problem of not being able to read notes. I will be faithful in the little things.
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