你有试过第一位吗？感觉怎样？
在6月16日，8.30早上，我就是第一位考钢琴的人。第一次做第一位当天考试的考生，心情与众不同。
紧张，是有的。但不是很的那种。开心？没有，一点都没有。
今年Grade7的我，有点紧张，因为基础不好。我从Form1才刚开始学钢琴，今年From5，你说，不到五年的时间，我的基础有多好呢？
我的学校，有很多人学钢琴。个个都很棒。看着他们一个一个的考完钢琴，我的心情就越紧张。就是莫名的紧张。说怕，也不是。因为考了三次试，应该没什么好怕的。但我就是紧张。
说到考试当天，当考官走进等待室的时候，我心就好像要从我的嘴巴跳出来。但是有一点是好笑的-考官穿拖鞋！全身打扮得很formal，但是一双拖鞋就已经破坏了他的形象。
进到考场，由于紧张，弹错了F melodic minor Octave apart（scale)。 气死我了。然后，每首考试歌都有点失水准。最惨的是，我答错period(oral的时候）。这是我老师告诉我的。算了吧！都不能改了。
就这样，我带着失望的心情回家。如果我当时自然一点就不会有出错的情况出现。但是世界上没有如果，只有但是。就这样，等待着成绩出炉的心情一天一天的浮现出来。不知道几时能得到成绩，但是终有一天会的。
希望我的成绩不会让我失望........
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
这篇文章，我觉得很有意思，所以放上来给大家看咯！
Never in my life had I seen anything like it, as tiny as my thumb, but as strong as a cow. I could hardly see its palm, when it waved at we.
I could not even believe my own eyes for what I was looking at. 'It' looked exactly like human, but the size was ridiculously small that I had to call it a 'thing' rather than a 'human being'.
It was still waving at me, smiling. The small curve on its face made me realised that, the smile was a broad smile. I thought it was calling for me, so I took a step forward, but then stopped and hesitated. How if this thing was dangerous? It just took down two big-sized men a few minutes ago. Although I was grateful if helped me to get rid of those two robbers, I could not help but wonder what it was?
While I was thinking, it felt impatient and disappeared. In all of a sudden, it reappeared in front of me, flying. I gasped. It did frighten me with that act. It then flew to my right er and whispered with a low voice that I could barely hear, 'can we be friends?'
That was the sentence which made our friendship worked out begining from that day. Yes, we did become friends, and were very good friends. She- that was what she wanted me to call her- was still too small for me to see, but I got used to it after some time. I could see her appearing and disappearing at anywhere and anytime.
However, there was one thing which bothered me the most. I was the only one who could see her, and felt her presence. My family and friends did not even sense her. I tried to seek for the answer after two months making friends with her, but ended up making her irritated. Well, as a good friend, I would not force her to tell me anything that made her unease. So, I gave up on that.
It was two days later when I found that she was not following me anymore. I called out her name in my room but did not get any response. I began to worry. Was she still angry with me? Or was there anything unfortune happened to her?
Her disappearance made me could not concentrate on my studies. Therefore, I decided to search for her, starting from the park when we first met.
The sky was dark when I went out. The black clouds were hiding the sun behind them, trying to conquer the whole world. Then, it started to rain, thick and furiously. This made it a little bit harder for me to find the tiny thing. I started to fell panic. I ran to and fro at the park, shouting her name.
I was so relieved when I saw her lying on one of the leaves of the small flower. That was her favourite flower. I ran toward her, almost crying. When I was beside her, I raised my right hand as a sign for her to climb onto it, but she did not response. I called her name for several times before I realised that her eyes were closing.
The incessant onslaught of the angry rain made my shoulder painful, as if it was giving me a warning to search for a shelter. I ignored it, and continues to call my friend, trying to wake her up. She must be sleeping, I told to myself, and I guessed I was right!
She opened her eyes slowly. The scene made me smile again, but the smile faded away a few seconds later. She flew to my right ear, and asked me to run away. Her voice was very weak, but she insisted on telling me the truth.
She was a guardian of her small world, which laid beneath our world, according to her. Her people were all as tiny as her, and they live in peace. However, the destruction in our world had destroyed their world as well. Therefore, they wanted to take revenge and sent her to look for some informations about us, the human. Then, she found me being robbed, and saved me. We became good friends since that day and the friendship between us was true, so sincere.
She began to feel guilty to me as she wanted to kill me in the begining. Therefore, she went back to her world and asked them not to destroy the human. However, her people disagreed with her, and finally ended up fighting with her.
She managed to escape. Therefore, she came here and decided to die here as she seriously injured. She said she was lucky to have me as friend.
That was her last word. Then she closed her eyes forever. She was in my hand, so comfortably. I started to cry. She died for me? I could not accept that! She was really a good friend.
May our friendship last forever.
Never in my life had I seen anything like it, as tiny as my thumb, but as strong as a cow. I could hardly see its palm, when it waved at we.
I could not even believe my own eyes for what I was looking at. 'It' looked exactly like human, but the size was ridiculously small that I had to call it a 'thing' rather than a 'human being'.
It was still waving at me, smiling. The small curve on its face made me realised that, the smile was a broad smile. I thought it was calling for me, so I took a step forward, but then stopped and hesitated. How if this thing was dangerous? It just took down two big-sized men a few minutes ago. Although I was grateful if helped me to get rid of those two robbers, I could not help but wonder what it was?
While I was thinking, it felt impatient and disappeared. In all of a sudden, it reappeared in front of me, flying. I gasped. It did frighten me with that act. It then flew to my right er and whispered with a low voice that I could barely hear, 'can we be friends?'
That was the sentence which made our friendship worked out begining from that day. Yes, we did become friends, and were very good friends. She- that was what she wanted me to call her- was still too small for me to see, but I got used to it after some time. I could see her appearing and disappearing at anywhere and anytime.
However, there was one thing which bothered me the most. I was the only one who could see her, and felt her presence. My family and friends did not even sense her. I tried to seek for the answer after two months making friends with her, but ended up making her irritated. Well, as a good friend, I would not force her to tell me anything that made her unease. So, I gave up on that.
It was two days later when I found that she was not following me anymore. I called out her name in my room but did not get any response. I began to worry. Was she still angry with me? Or was there anything unfortune happened to her?
Her disappearance made me could not concentrate on my studies. Therefore, I decided to search for her, starting from the park when we first met.
The sky was dark when I went out. The black clouds were hiding the sun behind them, trying to conquer the whole world. Then, it started to rain, thick and furiously. This made it a little bit harder for me to find the tiny thing. I started to fell panic. I ran to and fro at the park, shouting her name.
I was so relieved when I saw her lying on one of the leaves of the small flower. That was her favourite flower. I ran toward her, almost crying. When I was beside her, I raised my right hand as a sign for her to climb onto it, but she did not response. I called her name for several times before I realised that her eyes were closing.
The incessant onslaught of the angry rain made my shoulder painful, as if it was giving me a warning to search for a shelter. I ignored it, and continues to call my friend, trying to wake her up. She must be sleeping, I told to myself, and I guessed I was right!
She opened her eyes slowly. The scene made me smile again, but the smile faded away a few seconds later. She flew to my right ear, and asked me to run away. Her voice was very weak, but she insisted on telling me the truth.
She was a guardian of her small world, which laid beneath our world, according to her. Her people were all as tiny as her, and they live in peace. However, the destruction in our world had destroyed their world as well. Therefore, they wanted to take revenge and sent her to look for some informations about us, the human. Then, she found me being robbed, and saved me. We became good friends since that day and the friendship between us was true, so sincere.
She began to feel guilty to me as she wanted to kill me in the begining. Therefore, she went back to her world and asked them not to destroy the human. However, her people disagreed with her, and finally ended up fighting with her.
She managed to escape. Therefore, she came here and decided to die here as she seriously injured. She said she was lucky to have me as friend.
That was her last word. Then she closed her eyes forever. She was in my hand, so comfortably. I started to cry. She died for me? I could not accept that! She was really a good friend.
May our friendship last forever.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Biodata Of Ng Chong Lim
Pianist and composer Ng Chong Lim currently lives and works in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Born in 1972, Ng began playing the piano at age four. Although neither of his parents were serious musicians, his father loved music and Ng grew up listening to "jazz, Latin, and a lot of oldies." He composed actively in his teenage years, representing Malaysia twice (1986 and 1988) at the International Junior Original Concerts held in Japan. In 1993 Ng won first prize at the Malaysian National Piano competition.
He went on to receive piano and composition degrees from the Royal College of Music in London (1994-97) and the University of Music and Fine Arts in Graz, Austria (1997). In 1994 he was a prizewinner at the International Newport (Wales) Piano Competition. The same year he also received the Philip Crashaw Memorial Prize for Outstanding Overseas Musician in the Royal Overseas League Competition held in London.
Ng currently maintains an active schedule as concert pianist, appearing as both soloist and chamber musician globally, including in Germany, Spain, Holland, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. Solo and duo recitals are planned for 2008 in Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan. He is also a Visiting Lecturer in Piano at both the University of Malaya in Malaysia and at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, commuting regularly between the two countries. ....
... Ng credits many of the German masters as his inspirations-Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert-but also Ligeti, Boulez, and Kurtag. He also includes performers like Rubinstein, Lipati, Horowitz and Gould: "They inspire me with their distinctive personality, their individuality, and their dedication to music, whether new or 'conventional'." Ng credits the support of his family and friends for his successes and is candid in his assessment of his composing career and compositional style: "I won't say I have found my own voice or style yet. Each work I compose feels different in both approach and idea, but I continue to take risks in search of something close to my heart."
... Ng’s Two Preludes were commissioned by the National Piano Festival of Malaysia in 2000 to introduce new music to younger pianists, most of whom "do not tend to play music written after 1920." Six semi-finalists in the competition had one month to learn both preludes. Both preludes are accessible to a college-level performer. The first prelude is highly dissonant and in a free-flowing style. There are four main tempi: freely, presto, allegro maestoso, and lento. Ng weaves the various tempi throughout the short piece. The second prelude is more diatonic and more accessible harmonically. It is also lento throughout. It is clearly in the key of A Major, although various dissonances are still heard. The pianist has freedom to improvise in the middle section.
Ng writes, "I employ some new techniques and sounds, and use markings and symbols different from [what's used] traditionally. There are also mood changes affected by unexpected changes of tempo, dynamics, and a wide range of colors and textures.".......[end of excerpt]
> Part III - the music of Tazul Tajuddin and Tan Chee-Hwa
He went on to receive piano and composition degrees from the Royal College of Music in London (1994-97) and the University of Music and Fine Arts in Graz, Austria (1997). In 1994 he was a prizewinner at the International Newport (Wales) Piano Competition. The same year he also received the Philip Crashaw Memorial Prize for Outstanding Overseas Musician in the Royal Overseas League Competition held in London.
Ng currently maintains an active schedule as concert pianist, appearing as both soloist and chamber musician globally, including in Germany, Spain, Holland, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. Solo and duo recitals are planned for 2008 in Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan. He is also a Visiting Lecturer in Piano at both the University of Malaya in Malaysia and at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, commuting regularly between the two countries. ....
... Ng credits many of the German masters as his inspirations-Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert-but also Ligeti, Boulez, and Kurtag. He also includes performers like Rubinstein, Lipati, Horowitz and Gould: "They inspire me with their distinctive personality, their individuality, and their dedication to music, whether new or 'conventional'." Ng credits the support of his family and friends for his successes and is candid in his assessment of his composing career and compositional style: "I won't say I have found my own voice or style yet. Each work I compose feels different in both approach and idea, but I continue to take risks in search of something close to my heart."
... Ng’s Two Preludes were commissioned by the National Piano Festival of Malaysia in 2000 to introduce new music to younger pianists, most of whom "do not tend to play music written after 1920." Six semi-finalists in the competition had one month to learn both preludes. Both preludes are accessible to a college-level performer. The first prelude is highly dissonant and in a free-flowing style. There are four main tempi: freely, presto, allegro maestoso, and lento. Ng weaves the various tempi throughout the short piece. The second prelude is more diatonic and more accessible harmonically. It is also lento throughout. It is clearly in the key of A Major, although various dissonances are still heard. The pianist has freedom to improvise in the middle section.
Ng writes, "I employ some new techniques and sounds, and use markings and symbols different from [what's used] traditionally. There are also mood changes affected by unexpected changes of tempo, dynamics, and a wide range of colors and textures.".......[end of excerpt]
> Part III - the music of Tazul Tajuddin and Tan Chee-Hwa
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Ng won 1st prize at the Malaysian National Piano Competition in 1993 and was selected by one of the judges for a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music in London, after which he proceeded to study composition with Professor Beat Furrer at Graz, Austria. Chong has written a number of piano works that combines a bold, experimental approach to composition with a warmth and freedom more associated with Asian music aesthetics. He was one of the four finalists in the Forum For Malaysian Composers II in 2007.
Residence: Kuala Lumpur, FT
Residence: Kuala Lumpur, FT
Monday, June 8, 2009
梦寐以求的事
我最想做的事已经完成了。昨天我弹了三角钢琴。好好弹哦！若跟upright比真是差天和地。想象一下，你坐了KANCIL后坐BMW, 就是那种感觉！非常好弹。 你弹下去是你能感觉到那键盘是很稳的。 那键盘下就是下，很稳的。 弹快歌时，很好控制。 总之就是非常好弹。我不知道要怎么形容？你们应该试试。弹了后你们就会不想再弹upright了。三角钢琴真的能把upright比下去。
昨天我上了master class。 有点贵，RM150。但是很值得。 可以弹到三角钢琴又能认识到一位音乐家。那位从K.L.来的国际音乐家，Mr. Ng Chong Lim, 教了我很多东西。我发现到一位钢琴家的想象力的确非常丰富。 他能把一首歌讲到很精彩。应该是这样形容他吧！ 他告诉我很多关于技巧上的东西，让我大开眼界。 他又弹了一些曲子，真的非常好听。他的手好快。又快又清楚。很了不起。（这是当然的了）我也得到了很多关于音乐上的知识。
我真的很开心能弹到三角钢琴，又认识到一位音乐家。 我非常希望我能像他那样，成为一位音乐家。
昨天我上了master class。 有点贵，RM150。但是很值得。 可以弹到三角钢琴又能认识到一位音乐家。那位从K.L.来的国际音乐家，Mr. Ng Chong Lim, 教了我很多东西。我发现到一位钢琴家的想象力的确非常丰富。 他能把一首歌讲到很精彩。应该是这样形容他吧！ 他告诉我很多关于技巧上的东西，让我大开眼界。 他又弹了一些曲子，真的非常好听。他的手好快。又快又清楚。很了不起。（这是当然的了）我也得到了很多关于音乐上的知识。
我真的很开心能弹到三角钢琴，又认识到一位音乐家。 我非常希望我能像他那样，成为一位音乐家。
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
一次机会
不知道为什么，有了那么多次经验，我依然是那么怕。16/6/2009是我最重要的一天。
我将在Grand River View Hotel 面临Grade 7 Piano Pratical 考试。 想起我之前的考试，
总觉得还想再考多一次，可能是心理问题吧！我在想，如果我还有一次机会，我一定会做得更
好。但是人生往往就只有这么一次机会。你只能用这一次机会来表现自己，错过了就没机会了。
所谓：“一失足成千古恨，再回头是百年生”这句话可是千真万确。所以这次的考试我一定要做
到最好，把握这次的机会，让自己有更好的未来。
我将在Grand River View Hotel 面临Grade 7 Piano Pratical 考试。 想起我之前的考试，
总觉得还想再考多一次，可能是心理问题吧！我在想，如果我还有一次机会，我一定会做得更
好。但是人生往往就只有这么一次机会。你只能用这一次机会来表现自己，错过了就没机会了。
所谓：“一失足成千古恨，再回头是百年生”这句话可是千真万确。所以这次的考试我一定要做
到最好，把握这次的机会，让自己有更好的未来。
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