There will always be moments when you perform music professionally, moments when you just wish you could find a hole to bury your head into. Here's a list of my own personal top five. . 5) This happened many many years ago when I first started performing solo piano in a hotel. A customer came up to me and requested for Beethoven's 'Fur Elise'. Shit.. I totally forgotten how the 2nd movement of that song goes. Deciding not to take the risk, I replied to her politely, 'Sorry, I never heard ...

When piano playing is a big part of your life, you never know what kind of funny questions you might be asked everyday. You are, however, in the entertainment business. Here is my own top five funny questions that I’ve been asked throughout my piano playing life. 5) For those of you who don’t already know, the usual piano lesson is conducted once a week, and an average student would progress one grade a year, thus achieving 8th grade in about 8 years time. A guy who is looking for a piano ...

You suck man...... Discouragement from people around you is an inevitable phase in music learning. The great alto saxophonist, Charlie Parker, used to practise 16 hours a day at home, until his neighbours beg him to stop. The great pianist, Keith Jarret, had a solo recital in Alice Tull Hall at Lincoln Center, gave a wonderful performance but was poorly commented by the media, causing him a nervous breakdown. For about two weeks he sat on his front porch and stared into space and didn’t want to talk to anyone. Jazz ...