One Asian boy performed the violin beautifully, I loved it. He was miles better than the 1st boy, and oozing with feeling from face to fingers. Only about 12 or 13 but could tell violin was his passion.
Turns out most parents and their kids there were Asians. It appears that Asians seem to give more focus on formal music education here than the rest. As usual, the 'kiasu' race must give their kids the best. It's in our genes, our DNA to make sure they excel. Don't ask me if it's for their own good or personal parental pride...I will figure that out as I go along...but it just seems natural to give them the best you can in education..& exposure. For now I am trying to tell Jordan, expression, more expression, please? He plays his music with a straight face, his teacher says,.. he gets all this notes right, but he doesnt 'feel' for the music. So how do you teach a child to have feeling for music? That is a challenge.... Getting the notes right is the easy part, getting them to 'feel it'..now that's quite another thing altogether..
August 31, 2009
1ST CONCERT RECITAL
Yesterday, Jordie got to play his first concert recital held at this piano shop in Robina. They opened it as venue also so it could be their sales expo for parents who might want to buy books or pianos.
This was just a preliminary round to performance before he gets to play for Somerset music festival next month. It's to help orientate young children towards performance and getting used to audiences. Not a hand-picked kinda situation or a competition, just an 'expo' of whatever they have learnt.
Still, he was a little nervous yesterday, he forgot to adjust the seat before playing and to bow at the end. Jordie had never played on a grand piano before. But at least he didn't 'freeze up' halfway like one of the other kids or get a 'jammed' note. One girl was playing halfway and started stumbling. Then she stopped in the middle and said one of the keys is stuck and wouldn't come up! So much for the shop's effort to promote their beautiful grand piano Steinway, haha! Didn't take pictures in case privacy was a concern.
One Asian boy performed the violin beautifully, I loved it. He was miles better than the 1st boy, and oozing with feeling from face to fingers. Only about 12 or 13 but could tell violin was his passion.
Turns out most parents and their kids there were Asians. It appears that Asians seem to give more focus on formal music education here than the rest. As usual, the 'kiasu' race must give their kids the best. It's in our genes, our DNA to make sure they excel. Don't ask me if it's for their own good or personal parental pride...I will figure that out as I go along...but it just seems natural to give them the best you can in education..& exposure. For now I am trying to tell Jordan, expression, more expression, please? He plays his music with a straight face, his teacher says,.. he gets all this notes right, but he doesnt 'feel' for the music. So how do you teach a child to have feeling for music? That is a challenge.... Getting the notes right is the easy part, getting them to 'feel it'..now that's quite another thing altogether..
One Asian boy performed the violin beautifully, I loved it. He was miles better than the 1st boy, and oozing with feeling from face to fingers. Only about 12 or 13 but could tell violin was his passion.
Turns out most parents and their kids there were Asians. It appears that Asians seem to give more focus on formal music education here than the rest. As usual, the 'kiasu' race must give their kids the best. It's in our genes, our DNA to make sure they excel. Don't ask me if it's for their own good or personal parental pride...I will figure that out as I go along...but it just seems natural to give them the best you can in education..& exposure. For now I am trying to tell Jordan, expression, more expression, please? He plays his music with a straight face, his teacher says,.. he gets all this notes right, but he doesnt 'feel' for the music. So how do you teach a child to have feeling for music? That is a challenge.... Getting the notes right is the easy part, getting them to 'feel it'..now that's quite another thing altogether..
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