What made Makiko stick to the piano? Why did she never quit?Ā I have beenĀ writing a book, “Finding MY Music: A Pianist’s Journey,” about my fifteen-year battle with stage fright, sterotypes and sexual harassment as a young Japanese professional pianist, navigating through the American classical music industry. Because I am writing about the difficulties I […]
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I need your help. I have been trying to increase my online presence, and monetize what I have to offer. The 100-day practice challenge is a part of my effort. I would have qualified to start monetizing on YouTube channel when I applied for monetization back in December. However, too bad for me….they were in
This is me, an hour before MATIMA’s concert “Beauty (ē¾ļ¼is Universal” at Asia Society Texas Center last night, after the tickets were completely sold out. Three hours later, I was walking on a cloud, bonding with audience members who gave us a long standing ovation, full of smiles, nods, cheers, etc. We used two microphones
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The etymology of the word “concert” is French concerter: to unite to cause to agree, from the 16th century, and in the 17th century, Italian word concertare to harmonize. This Saturday, we will be concertizing. https://asiasociety.org/texas/events/performing-asia-beauty-mei-universal-matima MATIMA, a classical ensemble of two musical doctors (clarinettist Maiko Sasaki and myself, pianist Makiko Hirata) will present “Beauty (ē¾ļ¼is Universal” at
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In my twenties, I decided on my life’s goal. To improve as an artist and a human being through my daily practice of music, every day until my last. I decided that I needed three things to accomplish this goal. A community to which I can contribute, and from which I can learn and be
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