A lot of interesting things have happened since my last post, very mixed feeling, mostly too excited. I pick three to talk about: Schubert, Spinet, Reels. Schubert Children Sound Book I am that kind of person, that luck usually does not favour me. That means, I never won a lucky draw (as far as I …
Without enthusiasm you will never accomplish anything correctly in art.Ohne Enthusiasmus wird nichts Rechtes in der Kunst zu Wege gebracht. Advice to Young Musicians – Robert Schumann After two years working as a church musician, I realized there is a big gap between the music I learned and the occupational music. I need to deal …
In November, The Journey Writer collaborated with Robert Schumann on the project “Music Lesson with Robert Schumann”. Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856) was known as a musician, a composer. In fact, he was also an excellent writer! Among his many writings, he has written “Advice to Young Musicians” in year 1848 alongside with his piano …
The next morning, by the Main River we had brunch together. At The Old St. Nicholas Church, I lit up a candle to give thanks to God for the wonderful weekend, also prayed for His guidance for the future. And the journey goes on.
One day I was having lunch with a friend in a restaurant in Germany and saw this tin. I was shocked, because the tin look like the tin I saw in Jakarta. People use the tin to stored prawn cracker or biscuit. Moreover, the word that printed on the tin is in Bahasa, the language …
Highlight of today: As we’re arriving in the church in Ponitz, Prof. Lohmann greeted us by playing choral variation – Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig BWV 768 on this blue organ bench. The organ piece of the day to me is III. Klavierübung – Vater unser BWV 682 (Organ Mass: The Lord’s Prayer). Again, it was …
The organ says: Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! This organ located in the J.S. Bach’s house museum in Eisenach.
Like K said, our knowledge about piano is only a grain of sand in the ocean. However, for me, when one become my favourite, it is personal rather than greatness
“Joy belongs to the one who seizes it. The song belongs to the one who sings it.” So, the mission is keep singing your song! But how many mental barriers to overcome?
I practice organ piece “Fantasia Chromatica” composed by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. After practicing, I could see a double rainbow in my little piece of heaven.