The path of Koji...

[Bob]

Koji,

I've heard your a professional pianist.  How did you get there?  Where did you start, roughly what type of practicing along the way, where you went to school and who studied with, etc....  Can you tell us?

[00range]

I don't mean to butt in, Bob, and I certainly hope he chooses to share more of himself with us, but for the meantime, here is a short bit about him on Whitekeys.

https://www.whitekeys.com/index.php?option=com_white&task=singleArtist&id=2&Itemid=43

Another...

https://www.astralartisticservices.org/Artists/Koji_Attwood/Koji_Attwood.html

[thracozaag]

  Aside from what's in my bio, I can only paraphrase what a very wise person once stated regarding careers in the arts:

  There is no one path, no one size fits all method to follow.  It’s not like becoming a dentist, going to dental school for ‘x’ amount of years, and then going into that line of work.  The music ‘business’ is based on a lot of intangible things, like instinct, talent, effort, persistence, and a belief in yourself.  So the real answer is what works for me, I promise you will not work for you, and what worked for the other guy isn’t going to work for you either.  You have to find your own path to follow, you have to create your own path to follow, which is why it’s so scary for people, and why they’re so uncertain about approaching a career.  A music ‘career’ is not necessarily something you earn with your diploma from a conservatory or university, a career is built (unless you’re fortunate enough to have a wealthy backer) upon an endless chain of fluky circumstances generated by your efforts and your persistence.  Luck has a lot to do with it, but you manufacture your own luck by working your ass off for it.  There is no getting there in three easy lessons, such a thing simply doesn’t exist, but you can get there—eventually.  If you believe in it, even though people will try to talk you out of it, and try to convince you it’s not possible. It just depends on how hard you are willing to believe in it, how much you’re willing to work for it, and what you’re willing to invest in it in terms of your effort, belief and your time.  Above all, try to enjoy the process, rather than the ultimate goal.

koji

[Siberian Husky]

i really enjoy and believe in that same philosophy..im sure this theory of mind you have contributes greatly to the magnitude of your success...i wish you the best of luck in future engagements in music/business/whatever...but im sure you'd do exceptionally well without luck haha..good job

[m1469]

Thanks, Koji    that's really quite beautiful.

m1469

[Dazzer]

my first biggest obstacle is myself. heh.

[nomis]

Koji's post reminds me of that old Chinese proverb: "Do not follow in the footsteps of the masters; rather seek what they sought."