An really interesting story...

[mozarschub]

Well guys...I've got something to tell you in my first post. I'm a piano student (also musical formation student) in Portugal. I'm in the 6th grade with a smile in my face because I've passed the bridge between the 5th and 6th grades. Well,
My last year (5th) was a year to forget (or not) because , i was not interested in studying piano or music...my brain turned arround and i was in the wave of the Rock. I've got a negative mark at the 1st period. I didn't have nothing prepared and my teacher always said: "You've got quality to do more than this. Study!" - but i didn't care about it and time was passing. At the 2nd period, I saw the two firsts compasses of the Sonata KV283 of Mozart and some Cramer and Czerny's etudes. The valse of Chopin was tottaly wrong because , i repeat , i was not interested. At the 3rd period, I (alleluja) wake up! My teacher said: "The Conservatory will do a concurse of piano and you can go, but you have to prepare 3 things. Think fast."
I went home and started seeing some program. And the piece that fascinated me was a piece of Jacques Ibert (Le petit âne blanc) - " you're very best is in that piece! I like it!" - said my teacher. I choosed the 1st etude of Cramer, the invention no.1 of Bach (two-part) and Le petit âne blanc. I WON IT!! Well, after that, it wasn't nothing more than pure work!! I practice all the days (between 6,7 hours/day) and practice makes perfect! I've got 16 values (0-20) at the exam!! Now , I'm a great student, with big marks and my wish is be a famous pianist!!!!

And you guys??? Share with us your story in music life!
Thanks for reading!
...and sorry for my english!      

See ya  

[mad_max2024]

A fellow portuguese...
Welcome. 

[mikey6]

Welcome!  But please, do yourself and us a favour and rid yourself setting up Mozart vs Beethoven polls!  (and any composer v composer polls at that)

[communist]

Carl Maria Von Weber is better than both of them


P.S. it should be "a really interesting story" not "An really interesting story"

[bella_brito]

I am also a piano student, and I participate into piano competitions. This year, me and some friends traveled to participate in a contest in another state. I've studied a lot, and was really playing well the pieces I've chosen ( Bach's invention  no 5, Debussy's Clair de Lune and Villa-Lobos's Aria, from Bachianas Brasileiras no 4), and also the confrontation piece. But when I come to the stage and started to play for the jury I got so anxious that I messed up everything, and couldn't pass even the heats. I got very frustrated, cause all my friends successfully passed and classificated. But I still had another contest to participate, and then I did it!  I've got the second place, not the first cause I've lost to a 14 year old boy that played pieces in the same level of mine, but still a very good place.
I hope to win both contests on the next year! I'm studying every day!
 If you want to, I can speak portuguese with you, I'm brazillian.

[lostinidlewonder]

This "story" is not interesting at all.....

[pianisten1989]

Thx lostinidlewonder for being so kind to everyone, and thx for having such great philosophy about piano playing.

[darnmat]

I think Mozart and Beethoven are "best" in their own way. But, I will have to admit, I am more drawn by the wit and humor Mozart possesses in his music. But, if you want to talk about sophistication, Beethoven is man!

[fenz]

I think Mozart and Beethoven are "best" in their own way.

I'm agree with that