Learning a musical instrument was never an easy task. I always admired my friends who have the opportunity to attend enrichment classes during the weekend. As my mum has a great passion for music, she enrolled me for piano classes when I was eight.
On every Saturday, my mum would bring me to attend Miss Doreen’s classes. Miss Doreen was a young, cheerful-looking lady. She taught me patiently how to read music notes and terms, and she would play the piece of music that I would be learning in her lessons once before teaching me part by part.
After attending lessons for around a year, I was asked to prepare for my music practical examination. I was required to perform three music pieces and play the appropriate music scales raised by the examiner, whom I will only meet during the examination itself. Miss Doreen prepared me for the examination by giving me useful advices whenever I practise the music pieces in class. However, knowing that examination was nearing, my heart would skipped a beat as I did not have the courage to perform the music pieces in front of a stranger. I was so worried that there would have hiccups when I play the music pieces.
After knowing that I was worrying for the upcoming examination, Miss Doreen gave me a lot of encouragement during my lessons which eventually boost my confidence. She told me stories about how some of her students who were even younger than me, have the courage to perform the music pieces in front of the examiner. Some of the students have even passed the examination with flying colours. Miss Doreen encouraged me by telling me to give myself a chance to show to others what I have prepared for the past few months and then, proceed on to the next grade. Her words inspired me greatly as I really wanted to proceed on to the next grade where I have the chanc to learn to play more challenging music pieces. Without Miss Doreen, I would not have the capability to obtain a Diploma in Music.
Lastly, I believe that acquiring a skill is not a simple task and we will need to invest a lot of time, effort and hard work working from scratch. It is important for us to always have faith and confidence in ourselves. Thus, I will definitely try my best to overcome all the obstacles in life.
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