As many of you know, the first day of the year is a big holiday in Japan. We have so many traditions leading up to it, and on the day. I always associate it with a special feeling of renewal, and quietly firm resolve and hope for the new year. It was really cold in […]
My Memories of Japanese New Year Read More »
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
Practicing in front of a camera, and an audience. Read More »
I am writing a book on my 15-year-journey to understand and conquer my stage fright. In the process, I am starting to listen to my very old recordings, and read my journal entries as a teen. The earliest recording is from the three-year-old Makiko, before her first lesson. She is constantly singing, and laughing at
I am a writer, a dancer, an actress and a dreamer… Read More »
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!! 2017 was an important year of milestones, and new beginnings for me. With the love, help, and support of many people, I finished my Doctoral Thesis “To See Music in your Mind’s Eye: The Genesis of Memorization as a Piano Performance Practice” and graduated Rice University with my Doctorate
Looking back at 2017. Read More »
What can I do for the world, and its problems and sufferings, as a classical musician? I’ve been reading many books in my quest. I just finished “Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land” by Sandy Tolan (https://www.amazon.com/Children-Stone-Power-Mu…/…/1608198138). It is a nonfiction about a Palestinian violist, Ramzi Hussein Aburedwan, and
Book Review: “Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard” Land by Sandy Tolan Read More »