Yesterday was a busy day – great, but filled with meetings one after the other. It was not just busy, schedule wise, but it also made my mind run with so many thoughts. I left home at 7:30 in the morning, and came home around 8PM. I don’t practice after 9PM out of respect for […]
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Happy 2018!! Following the Japanese tradition, after welcoming the new year in with a big cheery toast with friends and family, we climbed a nearby mountain to watch the first sunrise of the year. I feel renewed and excited to welcome this year, looking forward to many exciting events and projects! My resolutions for this
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Taping my own practicing has definitely shifted my level of consciousness. It’s been an eye-opening project. Solitary practicing can get you into that zone where you forget about the rest of the world. That has its own benefit and beauty, and enjoyment. But I have done decades of that. And I know the danger of
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It’s been around for a while. Most famously, Hilary Hahn took on the challenge. You commit yourself to making a video of yourself practicing for 100 days, and sending it out to the internet world. I decided to do this, partially because I met (virtually) a piano-lover, who’s been teaching himself how to play by
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