Friday, December 17, 2010
My Instrument in Escaping Reality
I really love playing the piano, though I'm not very good at it. I am what other would call an "amateur" since I can't even read piano notes and play at the same time. I can barely read notes at all! I'd either ask my dad to teach me a song or learn from Youtube. Or I'd try to ouido or play a song by ear. And yet, my lack of skill doesn't stop me from playing some pieces over and over again. I have been play the chorus of Right Here Waiting day and night, hoping to perfect it. I have to admit though, I still can't play an entire song, but when I do, it'll be an achievement for me. I had received my piano as a graduation gift from my dad, after years of begging and persuading. I promised I would learn to play the basics first, but I got excited and started to learn from Youtube some short pieces already. I ouido-ed some memorable instrumentals as much as I could. But I guess it's not enough. I have to learn the whole thing so that's why I promise to take piano lessons this summer. I told my mom I would the last, but my laziness got hold of me, I mean come on, it's SUMMER. Last summer, all I did with the piano was playing the same pieces over and over again, learn and ouido-ed a few, and replayed all of it again and again. When school started this year, I continued to play it every time I come home after school and even early in the morning before I leave for school too. But there came a time when there were a lot to do when I get home, so I never played for about a month. I decided to start playing again, and swore to myself that I should play at least once a day. That, I did. And whenever there were tests the next day, playing the piano came to me as a distraction. I wouldn't really play anything else other than the few short pieces I know, I just like the sound of it. So, I've been wasting probably 30 minutes of study time just sitting there and playing the same old songs. Once, I even fell asleep on the piano, only God knows what had happened. Playing the piano would cause me to forget what time it is. I would be in some dream world or something every time I do. That is why it officially became my instrument in escaping reality :)
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Wow, Sam! COOL. Yeah, you should play the piano! I want to hear you play....:))
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