This is the place where I met my future potential Spinett. I arrived a bit earlier than the appointment and I had a little moment of Waldeinsamkeit (me-time in the wood) here. See the icing (Sahnehäubchen) on the mountain top? Sweet is the view. First time in my life that I saw so many black …
You can learn quite a lot from singers, but do not believe all that they say.Von Sängern und Sängerinnen lässt sich Manches lernen, doch glaube ihnen auch nicht Alles! Advice to Young Musicians – Robert Schumann Hmmm… the second half of this advice from Schumann is a bit hard to understand. Let’s see what did …
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