June 29, 2005

Piano Teachers.

Today my topic will focus mainly on piano.I do agree that piano is really one of the greatest music instruments in the world.It resembles many different feelings...and you can actually feel it through the pieces,whether it is an andante piece or legato's one.It is so great that you can play and voice out your feelings just by those black and white keys and one will know it.I'm really lucky to have learnt piano in my life.Well,I started actually quite late,when I was at the age of 10,which was standard 4.I started to learn basically because I told my mom and she confirmed with my decision before she called up the piano teacher.I promised her ..What made me so into it was because of my siblings,2 of them play piano...I heard that since I was really really young,maybe I was only few years old.
All of my piano teachers are women.My first piano teacher is JULIE.I'll never forget her because she was the one who taught me how to play my first piano piece.She was really loving and she did not scold me before.In fact,she taught me patiently and always gave me candies,stickers and things which a 10-year-old kid would like to have.She even gave me a christmas piano pieces as a christmas present,I was very touched and it is still with me now.I keep it carefully and with 100% care.That was the first christmas present which I received from a teacher.It was all because of her,made me more determine and persevered in learning piano.
Until the incident happened,I had never seen her anymore.It was 5-6 years back.One day,when she was waiting for her daughter-ashley outside the school in her car,she was robbed by the STUPID AND IDIOT thief who wanted to steal her car and handbag.She refused to follow and she fought with the thieve.At the end her hands were hurt badly,she couldn't play piano anymore.It was exactly the day when I was supposed to have piano classes but didn't make it because that was the day she encouter this .I knew this only a few weeks later,when my mother finally managed to contact her.She apologize to my mother and told my mom to find another piano teacher for me because she afraid she couldn't teach anymore.Can you imagine a person who used to take piano teacher as a career in her life couldn't even play piano anymore?I was very hurt and sad when i knew this,and I actually stopped for a year before I continued in learning piano.I could never forget her,never.until now I will still wonder how's she and always wanted to find her.I really want her to recover and teach me again.No matter how I cried,how I regret,things will never change.I really hope to see her again....in well condition.Teacher.....!!
This was one of the unforgettable memories in my life...I hardly forget!!!In fact,never forget!!

One year later,I came to this teacher,she was mrs tan.She has two sons and I didn't have a good impression on her.She wasn't bad and she's experienced,but she couldn't take away me memory on teacher julie.That was actually the time where I dislike playing piano the most.
I didn't like her son as well because both of them were rather annoying.Finally,the hard time had past.Again I stopped learning because of the UPSR exams,and that was really long,another year had past before I came to another teacher.I was actually quite glad to leave that place when I was having my last lesson in her house.I should have thanked her anyway because she helped me in passing my grade 2 practical.

When I was form 2,I came to my third piano teacher who's still now my teacher.She's Bina.I knew her through Fui Pin.She was fui pin's piano teacher before that.She's really nice as teacher Julie.She's another caring and nice teacher.She didn't scold me at my bad playing skills but she taught me slowly.If you think that my piano is good,it's also because of her.I can still remember at the beggining when I started to touch piano again,it was really tough.I couldn't play well...my hands felt tired after playing for 5 minutes...Then I slowly changed and becoming better.She has taught me for 2 1/2 years and she's still teaching me now.She's another GREAT teacher.She makes me feel like teacher Julie is back again...2 months later I have to sit for my grade 6 practical,and I really hope to pass or even get a distinction.I don't want to dissapoint her because she has done a lot of things to get me ready.I WANT TO DO MY BEST!!!!!!

Overall,I'm considered quite lucky to have met some great piano teachers.I really appreciate them for their effort and patient to a nut head like me.Compliments to them will never end,so I shall keep it in my heart forever.

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