playing with mr kong is so fun!
So today's cello lesson was the first in one month. Bet Mr Kong and Mr Ma had an awesome time in Europe. I'm so jealous, just looking at SSO's photos on Facebook!
Halfway through the lesson, I went to Mr Kong and requested he play Butterfly Lovers with me. It was very thick-skinned of me because he is a master of that concerto, having recorded it years ago to rave reviews. Actually, the reason why I had the score was because his student had wanted to play with me. This student, an NPStrings alumnus, is something of a legend to my seniors. And I thought, since Mr Kong was here, why not play with him?
When he took his violin and approached the piano, the whole room fell silent. And I proceeded... to humiliate myself in front of him. Haha. I blame my nerves. I can never play well under stress. Hey, playing in front of a famous violin virtuoso is very stressful, you know!!! Luckily, Mr Kong was very understanding and despite my horrible playing he showed me his appreciation afterwards. And before leaving, he said to me, "Let's play again next time!!"
Mr Kong is so awesome!!
Of course, I didn't forget to play the cello! For today's lesson, Mr Ma let me play a grade 8 piece! In fact, he let me play 2 pieces! But as my skills were not fully developed yet, I could only play the easier parts. Maybe I should play with Celly Belly more often (he's sulking in a corner, having been neglected for weeks already. D: )
Sigh, I should be catching up on sleep now! I have to wake up at 6 on 4 days out of 5, I was late for 5 minutes yesterday despite catching the 8am bus!! Grrrr!!!
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