Passion is the Key!

Music lovers especially for those who learn to play musical instruments or planning to take up music lessons, do you own with strong passion? How long your passion will be maintained in your heart? 3-5 minutes? 1-2 years? Forever? No idea?

For a person who really play well on a music instrument, eventhough their profession not major in music, definitely Passion and Enthusiasm are the Keys! 

Flowers / Plantations!!

For instance, you love plants! You have your own garden and filled up with colourful flowers~ You watered and fertilized them, cut away unwanted grass etc with your passion day by day! You just can't wait to see the flowers growing up! And then, if your beautiful flowers got "hackers"! What will you do? Sure you will find a way to solve your problem right? And, finally!! Colourful flowers surrounding the beautiful garden! During this moment, you are so so Happy to look at your plants and feel thankful to yourself of your effort! 

Music Instrument!!

Playing a music instrument also can be same as above! With your strong passion, you believe in "Practice makes Perfect!". You practice efficiently on what your teacher taught including the basics i.e. notes, rhythm, technic etc. During practice, you meet some difficulties, sure you will discuss this with your teacher for problem solving right? After certain of period, you pass your exam with Distinction, or perform in front of public, or even a simple one, you are able to PLAY WELL on your favourite pop songs, not only one, but MANY!! Congratulations!! This is the result you gain for investing a lot of time to practice!

In Short:

1. Water & Fertilize the flowers / Practice efficiently = Self-discipline, Patience, Passion, Enthusiasm!

2. Flowers got "hackers" / Meet some difficulties of a song =  Problem Solving! If failed, try again!

3. Can't wait to see flowers growing up (healthy) / Your playing skills enhancing = The Process of Improving, Keep Motivating, you are a step nearer to Success, don't give up! 

4. Garden filled up with colourful flowers / Well Performance / Exam score Distinction = Success, Result, Achievement, Effort, Happiness! 

5. Repeat Step 1 to 4 as mentioned above!

Watering / Fertilizising~

Your Achievement!! Your Garden!!
Thankful to yourself!! Your Effort allow these wonderful moments to be REAL and it's HAPPENING!! 

Practicing! You need Patience!

Efficiently!

Your achievement!! To Conquer your favorite songs!! 

Your achievement!! To perform in front of public!!

Your achievement!!

A certificate RECOGNIZED by the WORLD!
The Associated  Board of The Royal Schools of Music, London, UK!!

Receiving a certificate awarded by UK is the Happiest feeling  in the world!! 

*What you wanna be?? You will be!! Don't think!! Take Action!! You decide on it!!


Passion Quotes:

"Love is the spiritual essence of what we do. Technique is the manifestation of the preparation and investment as a result of the love." To a Young Jazz Musician

— Wynton Marsalis

"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

"With out passion you dont have energy, with out energy you have nothing."

— Donald Trump

The Clock in my classroom!

My clock bought in Ikea few years ago~ There is a little problem on my clock on the inner paper printing! The clock unable to function properly till one of my student told me that he handled this clock before! (he also own this clock in his house). Funny, same brand same quality ya?! >.<

At the end of the violin lessons, he was kind and trying to help me to fix the clock! However, due to lack of appropriate tools, he give me hints and clue to fix the clock back!! Thanks to him very much and now the clock is fixed by myself!!

Look! The paper near no. 8 & 9 blocking the red seconds to move on!

Fixed!! ^^

Note: Students and teachers can have the topic more than music! Even just a clock you would have topics of discussing and communication established! ^.^ Because, we are human~!

励志人物：贝多芬 Ludwig van Beethoven

贝多芬是西方古典音乐中的恺撒。可有谁知道,贝多芬25岁时患耳疾，45岁时失聪。贝多芬的音乐给后人带来了无尽的享受，可他却不能在生前享受到自己创作的作品。

请注意这个天生的音乐家

1770年12月6日，贝多芬诞生在波恩市的一个音乐世家。他4岁时就会弹奏羽管键琴，8岁起就登台演出，并获得了音乐神童的美誉。10岁时，他拜师于普鲁士最著名的音乐教育家聂费。12岁时经聂费的推荐，到瓦尔特斯坦伯爵的宫廷乐队充任管风琴师助手,这是贝多芬“音乐仆役”生涯的开始。

17岁时，贝多芬去拜访音乐大师莫扎特，受到热情接待。莫扎特在听完贝多芬弹了几首钢琴曲子后兴奋地说：“各位，请注意这位年轻人，不久的将来他就会博得世人的称赞！”莫扎特还答应给贝多芬上课。可惜此后两个月，贝多芬母亲突然去世。对此,贝多芬父亲意志消沉，终日酗酒，贝多芬不得不挑起了养家糊口的重担，再次回到原来的歌剧院当钢琴师。

19岁那年，法国大革命爆发,贝多芬满怀激情地写了《谁是自由人》的合唱曲来表达他对自由与民主的渴望。后来,贝多芬通过人介绍，认识了李希诺夫斯基公爵。他很欣赏贝多芬的才华，收他为音乐仆役。贝多芬也很快以自己的即兴钢琴奏迷住了维也纳人,其音乐旋律时而如细水潺流，时而如惊涛骇浪，时而如鸟语鸡鸣，时而如暴风骤雨。有人曾评论贝多芬的即兴曲“充满了生命和美妙”。

我要扼住命运的咽喉

30岁时，贝多芬爱上了一个伯爵小姐朱丽叶．琪查尔迪，但她父亲嫌贝多芬出身低贱，硬是把女儿许配给一个伯爵。这给了贝多芬极大的精神刺激，据说他的名曲《致爱丽丝》就是在这段时间内创作的。

失恋固然令他伤心，但更令他伤心的是他的耳朵开始发聋。他在给朋友的一封信中写到：“我过着一种悲惨的生活……要是干别的职业，也许还可以；但在我的行当里，这是最可怕的遭遇！”贝多芬曾竭力治疗，却无济于事，他搬到维也那乡下去疗养了两年。结果病情不但没有好转，反而更加恶化了，就连窗口对面的教堂钟声都听不到了

绝望中，贝多芬多次想到了死,但他不甘心就这样离开人世,他坚信只有音乐才能拯救他。他在给朋友的一封信中写到：“我要扼住命运的咽喉，不容它毁掉我！”贝多芬立志要在余生中从事音乐创作。从此，维也那的官廷乐会少了一位出色的钢琴弹奏家，但世界乐坛却诞生了一位不朽的作曲家。

贝多芬从32岁起开始音乐创作，在近两年的彷徨与探索后，他终于创作出第一部具有自己鲜明特点的作品－－《第三交响曲》（《英雄交响曲》），其最突出的特点是音调跌宕起伏，时而沉静凝思，时而愤慨咆哮，令人情绪激愤。贝多芬创作《英雄交响曲》，本来是想献给拿破仑的，但他听到拿破仑在巴黎圣母院加冕称帝的消息时,怒不可遏，愤而涂去原来的献词，而是把它改成：《英雄交响曲》－－为纪念一位伟大的人物而作。

贝多芬只有一个

1809年10月，法军占领维也那，趋炎附势的奥地利贵族们争向占领者们献媚，其中也包括李希诺夫斯基公爵，他强迫贝多芬为法军军官弹奏钢琴听，这使贝多芬忍无可忍，他操起一只凳子向公爵扔去，并在当晚离开了伯爵家。行前留下一张纸条，上书：“公爵，您所以成为一个公爵，只是由于偶然的出身所造成；而我之所以成为贝多芬，却是由于我自己。公爵现在有的是，将来也有的是；而贝多芬却只有一个！”

另一次,当贝多芬与歌德一同散步时，迎面撞见了皇后，太子和一群贵族们。面对他们，歌德立刻让路，而贝多芬则坦然地说：“让路的应是他们，而不是我们！”但歌德还是摘下礼帽，躬身立在路旁，而贝多芬则背着双手，阔步向前。结果太子认出是贝多芬，连忙脱下礼帽向他致意，其侍从们也毕恭毕敬地分列两边，目送贝多芬挺胸而过。那次,贝多芬真正感到了做人的尊严。

贝多芬54岁时，创造出《第九交响曲》（《欢乐颂》）。他前后用了六年时间来创作、修改这部曲子。1824年5月7日，《第九交响曲》首次在维也那卡德剧院演奏。贝多芬亲自指挥演奏，他既不看眼前的乐谱，也听不见丝毫的琴声。他全凭自己的记忆来指挥这场演奏。结果听众们兴奋若狂，不时爆发出热烈的喝采声，鼓掌次数多达五次！而皇族成员出场也不过鼓掌三次。

贝多芬自励人格的心理分析

从心理学上讲,贝多芬之所以会在极度困苦的状况下,一再创作出辉煌无比的音乐篇章,这与他的自励人格有极大关系。自励人格的突出特点是能很快将生活中的压力转化为自我励志的动力,并在不断的奋斗中获得精神上的满足。自励人格的人还很善于升华个人的精神痛苦,他们会把每一次生活挫折都当成个人成长的契机,从而磨练个人的意志。

贝多芬的可贵在于他每每生活失意时,都会在音乐创作中寻求内心的平衡。例如,贝多芬因失恋而谱写出《致爱丽丝》,因向往自由而谱写出《第三交响曲》（《英雄交响曲》）,因失聪而谱写出《第九交响曲》（《欢乐颂》）,他的音乐创作都饱含对人生的深刻感受,又充满了激情。他最大的名言是“我要扼住命运的咽喉。”他用一生的努力去向世人证明他有这个能力!

贝多芬的可贵还在于他永远傲视达官显贵,不因自己出身卑贱就去刻意巴结他们。他在音乐创作当中也突出体现出他的傲骨,他谱写的旋律可比惊涛骇浪，可如气壮山河,充满了个性特征。

一个失聪之人,却能写出人类最动听,最振奋的音乐篇章,这是贝多芬自励人格的不朽传奇。

Source from: lizhirenwu~~

Young Beethoven~

L.V.Beethoven