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Flowering Time

3 Comments / Healing Power of Music, Life of a Pianist, Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist" / Makiko Hirata

Each note, each harmony blooms only when they are ripe – and the musicality is to capture these notes at their moments.

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Performing in 111°F.

1 Comment / Concerts, Healing Power of Music, Life of a Pianist, Musical Activism, Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist" / Makiko Hirata

When I played my recital from 1-2PM this past Saturday, it was reaching 111°F.

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Our Freedom of Expression and Humanity

3 Comments / Music History, Musical Activism, Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist" / Makiko Hirata

Project 2025 blurs the line that separates church and state, making social participation difficult for anyone outside of this belief system.

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Time to Practice

1 Comment / Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist", Piano Practice / Makiko Hirata

Even if you only spend five minutes moving your fingers on the keyboard, when you are determined to carve that time out for practice from the moment you wake up, your mind preps you, strategizing how to maximize those precious minutes. That’s already practicing!

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Meditation in Greece

5 Comments / Healing Power of Music, Life of a Pianist, Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist" / Makiko Hirata

I am realizing the things you start to see only when you pause, and hearing the sounds you can hear only when you are silent.

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