practicing the piano

willie myette had some good points about practicing the piano~!

Practice with intentional focus:

-Repertoire (songs)
-Knowing scales
-Knowing chords
-Mastering rhythms
-Active listening

"You should sound bad when you practice!" -> not the same as 'playing the piano'!

what love really means - jj heller

http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/lyricsdetail.php?lyrics_id=65863

He cries in the corner where nobody sees
He’s the kid with the story no one would believe
He prays every night, “Dear God won’t you please
Could you send someone here who will love me?”

Who will love me for me
Not for what I have done or what I will become
Who will love me for me
‘Cause nobody has shown me what love
What love really means

Her office is shrinking a little each day
She’s the woman whose husband has run away
She’ll go to the gym after working today
Maybe if she was thinner
Then he would’ve stayed
And she says…

Who will love me for me?
Not for what I have done or what I will become
Who will love me for me?
‘Cause nobody has shown me what love, what love really means

He’s waiting to die as he sits all alone
He’s a man in a cell who regrets what he’s done
He utters a cry from the depths of his soul
“Oh Lord, forgive me, I want to go home”

Then he heard a voice somewhere deep inside
And it said “I know you’ve murdered and I know you’ve lied
I have watched you suffer all of your life
And now that you’ll listen, I’ll tell you that I...”

I will love you for you
Not for what you have done or what you will become
I will love you for you
I will give you the love
The love that you never knew

childhood piano pieces

整理房間東西時, 看到更多兒時的鋼琴歌曲... (:

- les petits animaux de la foret 森林的動物, music by Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint 

- lettre a ma mere 給母親的信, music by paul de senneville and olivier toussaint 

- voyage a venice music 潘德拉之旅, music by same artists as above 

- vienna-march 維也納進行曲

-  la reine de saba 莎芭女王, music by M. Laurent 

- les premiers sourires de vanessa 微笑的巴奈沙 

- love story 愛的故事 

- spinning song 織紡之歌 

- blue balloon 悲傷的潔烈米  and piano only: 

- rondo pour un tout petit enfant 兒童的輪旋曲 music by Paul de Senneville 

- murmures 夢中的鳥 music by Paul de Senneville 

- mariage d'amour 夢中的婚禮 music by Paul and Olivier 

my childhood piano favorites!

Nadia's Theme: 

Ballade Pour Adeline 水邊的阿地麗娜 music by Paul de de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint : 

Peter Piper 夢幻鋼琴手 by Frank Mills: 

Yesterday 昨日: 

My Way 奪標 music by J. Revaux & C. Francois: 

Csikos Post 郵政馬車 music by Hermann Necke: 

Gavotte 嘉禾舞曲 by F.J. Gossec: 

Mazurka 馬曆卡舞曲 by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky: 

now i think back, the reason why i liked those songs.. my mom invested her time and bucks into my piano tuition and i spent so much time practicing and learning while others have their free time watching afternoon peak hours cartoons... =p those songs are my memories that resonate w/in me still.... (:

Pipe Line管路

i used to love this song SO much when i was little learning piano. have been always enjoyed playing this song whenever being asked to perform =p never had i heard the originality until today @@ and found it to be sooo rock and disco-like LoL

Merry Merry Christmas!

昨天花了不少時間寫給學校孩子的聖誕卡, 並加上跟每個學生一起照的照片... i love writing Christmas cards! (: Merry Merry Christmas to you all~! 請點 Christmas Card!

1. 先點最大的雪球 (Click on the largest snowball)

2. 點雪球將它們擺在對的地方 --> 大中小往上疊 (Help by dragging the snowballs into place)

3. 點雪人 (For some finishing touches, click the snowman)

幼兒英文歌~!

這可花了我好幾個禮拜跟小時準備這幾個月來要教的幼兒英文歌~!!! (: 因為要注意歌詞... 要有幫助教英文外, 還要性質不能有不雅的內容... 或是覺得帶來不好的訊息. 其實另外有些歌超好聽, 也很好帶... 但是因為內容的考量, 或是沒有找到很好, 適合小孩的速度, 或是youtube沒有的, 就沒有收錄了~~~~~ hence, surely love the list i came up with~!

Two CDs:

1st CD:

1. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes 2. If You're Happy and You Know It 3. Walking Walking 4. The Alphabet Song 5. Row, Row, Row Your Boat 6. London Bridge is Falling Down 7. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 8. Super Simple ABCs Phonics 9. The Letter Sounds Song (真的很讚~ A makes 'a', B makes 'b', etc.) 10. I Am a Little Teapot 11. Five Little Monkeys! (5 little monkeys jumping on the bed) 12. The Itsy, Bitsy Spider

2nd CD:

1. The Wheels on the Bus (go round round round) 2. We Wish You a Merry Christmas 3. Teddy Bears' Picnic 4. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (turn around; touch the ground; polish the shoes; off to school) 5. She'll be Coming Around the Mountain 6. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 7. Jingle Bells 8. I Am the Music Man 9. Grand Old Duke of York (marched them to the top of the hills and he marched them down again) 10. Going to the Zoo Tomorrow (mommy's taking us to the zoo tomorrow) 11. The Bear Went Over the Mountain 12. The Animals Went in 2 By 2

A班 (小中班): 1st CD => #1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 2nd CD => #1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 (沒教到: #5, 12)

B班 (大班): 1st CD => #9, 10, 12 and 2nd CD => #2, 6, 10 (沒教到: #3, 5, #8)

Santa Claus is Coming to Town 聖誕老人進城來!

#You better watch out, you better not cry; you better not pout, I'm telling you why.

*Santa Claus is coming to town, Santa Claus is coming to town, Santa Claus is coming to town*

He's making a list, he's checking it twice; gonna find out who's naughty or nice *

He sees when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake; he knows if you've been good or bad, so be good for goodness sake # *

Little tin horns, little toy drums, rootie toot toot and rummy tum tums. Little toy dolls, that cuddle and coo, elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too *

The kids in girl and boy land, will have a jubilee; they're gonna build a toyland town, all around the Christmas tree # *

中文歌詞:

#你最好小心, 最好別哭, 不要噘嘴, 我告訴你為什麼: *因為聖誕老人進城來了.

他列了清單, 還檢查兩次; 要看誰頑皮還是乖 *

他在你熟睡時來訪, 他知道你是否清醒; 知道你是聽話還是不是, 所以為了好的原因, 要乖乖的 # *

小錫喇叭, 小玩具鼓, (形容發出的聲音 - rootie toot toot & rummy tum tums); 小玩具偶, 緊緊著依偎在一起, 大象, 帆船跟玩具車 *

小女孩與小男孩們, 會有個歡慶. 他們要建個玩具城, 圍著聖誕樹 # *

Jingle Bells 聖誕鈴聲

Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh, o'er the fields we go, laughing all the way. Bells on bob-tails ring, they make our spirits bright, what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

O jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh (2x).

A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride, and soon Miss Fanny Bright, was seated by my side. The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot, he got into a drifted bank and we got upset.

Now the ground is white, so go it while you're young, take the girls tonight, and sing this sleighing song. Just get a bob-tailed nag, two forty for his speed, hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! you'll take the lead.

以前只是聽聽, 都沒特別注意第二&三段的歌詞在說甚麼... 現在認真去看覺得還真有趣啊~~ XD

中文翻譯:

雪花隨風飄, 花鹿在奔跑, 聖誕老公公, 駕著美麗雪橇 (乘著一匹馬駕的雪橇), 經過了原野, 渡過了小橋, 跟著和平歡喜歡聲, 翩然地來到 (我們所經之處, 笑聲連綿不絕, 截短的馬尾上鈴聲叮叮響, 振奮我們的精神, 今晚邊唱邊坐雪橇快樂無比).

叮叮噹, 叮叮噹, 鈴聲多響亮. 你看他不避風霜, 面容多麼慈祥. 叮叮噹, 叮叮噹, 鈴聲多響亮. 他給我們帶來幸福, 大家喜洋洋 (哇~! 聖誕鈴聲, 聖誕鈴聲, 響徹雲霄. 乘著一匹馬駕的雪橇多麼有趣).

在一兩天前, 我想出外兜風, 那位美麗小姑娘, 她坐在我身旁. 馬兒瘦又細, 它命運不吉祥, 把雪橇拖進泥塘裡, 害得我們遭殃.

如今白雪遍地, 趁這年輕好時光, 今晚帶著小姐, 唱這雪橇歌.  找匹短尾馬, 日行千里長, 將它套在雪橇上, 就飛奔向前奔馳.

Wedding Songs/Music

Eugene, my cell leader in Tainan, is getting married this end of Nov. He hopes our fellowship can dedicate a song at the wedding ceremony. Much to my surprise, he has asked me to coordinate..... a choir or sth! Personally, I think I'm time-crunched... but am honored to have been entrusted with this task. Just gotta spend time preparing music/lyrics/rehearsals and organizing the schedules, etc.

As I was browsing through online, I stumbled across quite a few wedding songs/music that I was deeply moved! Haha... even to think about what to use for my wedding lol Found a great one for Eugene and his fiancee... still pondering if I can possibly keep it as a secret from them until the wedding day, like excluding it from the wedding program?! =p Anyhow, if the song will be accepted by all singers, then there'll be translation and perhaps transcribing to do........~~~ more work for me @@ but def. sth I'd love to do even just for my own pleasure lol Ohh... will post these great wedding songs on my worship leadership site! =D

美好的旅行

是因為宇婷推薦又正好電視重播"燦爛的遺產", 所以我開始從中間看了... (: 林依晨唱了這首歌, 應該是翻唱吧~ a great song!
以上是網路上有人自製的... kinda cute! 來個原版的.
換掉我身上的舊電池 感情的界限已到此為止
放心這並不是什麼末日 世界還是老樣子
愛上你該愛上的女子 全心全意守護她一輩子
到達我到達不了的位置 去完成我未完成的事


時間就像一把鑰匙鎖住兩個人的匙
心痛一下子也好過勉強在一起的自私


相愛是兩個人美好的旅行 淚水和笑聲都盡收眼底
謝謝你給的愛閃耀我單薄的生命
成長需要一些曾經
分手是兩個人各自的修行 傷心時旅行逆著風前進
就算沒了擁抱不代表沒愛的能力
放手是因為我真的愛過你


愛上你該愛上的女子 全心全意守護她一輩子
到達我到達不了的位置 去完成我未完成的事
時間就像一把鑰匙鎖住兩個人的匙
心痛一下子也好過勉強在一起的自私


相愛是兩個人美好的旅行 淚水和笑聲都盡收眼底
謝謝你給的愛閃耀我單薄的生命
成長需要一些曾經
分手是兩個人各自的修行 傷心時旅行逆著風前進
就算沒了緣分不代表沒愛的能力
有你才有這些回憶


相愛是兩個人美好的旅行 淚水和笑聲都盡收眼底
謝謝你給的愛閃耀我單薄的生命
成長需要一些曾經
分手是兩個人各自的修行 傷心時理性逆著風前進
就算沒了擁抱不代表沒愛的能力
放手是因為我真的愛過你

詩歌的大能! (:

I experienced the power of sacred/worship music today!! hehe... after my yoga class, i came home started working... 其實對於天天的鑽洞, 跟切木板/朔木, 我已經開始累了, 也覺得有點無趣; i just go through the motions... BUT since bro is out to 甲仙 w/ 姐夫, so all the four of us (parents, 宇婷跟我) 都不知道怎麼開工廠裡的那台radio (i assume..... cuz it was joseph who helped us w/ turning on the radio in the factory yesterday, i'm sure parents don't know how, and when i came home today, the worship music was already on). It was 約書亞樂團的"祂的應許, 祂的軍隊", 一張歷史粉久的詩歌CD (約書亞第一敬拜專輯?!) Nevertheless, i seriously consider it as one of my fav worship CDs! So many remarkable songs have been sung countless times at churches all over the Chinese congregations I'm positive! and guess what... we were SOOOOOO effective while working! The harmony, the cowork w/ 宇婷, it was such a WOW moment! To see how effective we were just the WHOLE day today.....~! Amazing......... 我想詩歌對於信祂的人, 即使在工作上, 也仍可對我們的心說話, 讓我們有喜樂的心, 也因此... 做起事來特別有勁, 就是開心享受即使是忙碌或是tedious的routines =p the POWER of sacred/worship music! AMEN! Thank you Father! <3


不過當然啦, 等到其他師傅回來, 才不可能聽這個... 他們會自然地turn on radio... but it's OK, i just can't keep silent after experiencing the power of His music~!!! hence the entry lol! PTL (:

For Good (Wicked)

"For Good" Lyrics (one of my favorites)

(Elphaba):
I'm limited
Just look at me - I'm limited
And just look at you
You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda
So now it's up to you
For both of us - now it's up to you...


(Glinda):
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you...


Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good


(Elphaba):
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...


Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you


(Glinda):
Because I knew you


(Both):
I have been changed for good


(Elphaba):
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for


(Glinda):
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share


(Both):
And none of it seems to matter anymore


(Glinda):
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood


(Elphaba):
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a bird in the wood


(Both):
Who can say if I've been
Changed for the better?
I do believe I have been
Changed for the better


(Glinda):
And because I knew you...


(Elphaba):
Because I knew you...


(Both):
Because I knew you...
I have been changed for good

We're Always Family

Lyrics: Prudence & Esther


看似不經意 身邊的人來來又去去
在祂的愛裡 這一份感情不會這樣就逝去
我們生命裡 這樣的劇情還會不斷的繼續
但我深深確信 這全是祂安排美好的旨意


當我面對你離去 我學會向祂感激
雨後的天晴才顯美麗 分離更讓你我珍惜相聚
能不能有個約定 今後或許各奔東西
再遠的天際 不會是距離
We're always family


回憶著過去 點點滴滴感恩在心底
每一個情景 處處流出你對我們所有的鼓勵
我們的生命 因為有你而體會成長的意義
把這些告訴你 是讓你放心去開創另一個奇蹟


自從你做了決定 我們都為你歡喜
知道這是祂時間所定 讓你回應祂呼召的聲音
這不是永久分離 你也知道我為你開心
悲喜的交集 還是捨不得你
'Cause we're family


感覺淚水就要潰堤
我還是還是要祝福你


當我面對你離去 我學會向祂感激
雨後的天晴才顯美麗 分離更讓你我珍惜相聚
能不能有個約定 今後或許各奔東西
再遠的天際 不會是距離
We're always family

Pop Music - "Love"

One of the most significant Valentine's days was last weekend's. I was fortunate to play KB with others at Hub. Though it was a mini band... only one KB, one AG, one djembe, and three vocals, I spent almost two entire afternoons listening to YouTube and tried to imitate every songs' intro/interlude all that, as close as I can. It's been like forever since I keep up with any pop music. Really enjoyed the process... honing my listening skills :)


1. 愛的就是你
2. 只因為你
3. 親親
4. 當你孤單你會想起誰
5. 非你莫屬
6. 期待你的愛
7. Everything
8. 一比一
9. 今天你要嫁給我


Of course we had to incorporate more as we went along, cuz time was flying... and we were still tensed up the first round. Also sang "情非得已", "跟愛很簡單"~!

"The Heart of Worship" Story

So today Pastor Dennis informed me of this complete story that I've sort of heard this and that. I googled it and found it inspirational, and personally reckon that a very pragmatical practice as to what the church music nowadays requires. Plus some of the most informative books that I've read written by experienced worship leaders, prolific song writers, and doctrinal theologians, I indeed show reverence to their devotions and affections that help shaping the worship that we have today! :)


Derived from Parish of Walthamstow Magazine's website:


The song dates back to the late 1990s, born from a period of apathy within Matt’s home church, Soul Survivor, in Watford, England. Despite the country’s overall contribution to the current worship revival, Redman’s congregation was struggling to find meaning in its musical outpouring at the time.


“There was a dynamic missing, so the pastor did a pretty brave thing,” he recalls. “He decided to get rid of the sound system and band for a season, and we gathered together with just our voices. His point was that we’d lost our way in worship, and the way to get back to the heart would be to strip everything away.” Reminding his church family to be producers in worship, not just consumers, the pastor, Mike Pilavachi, asked, “When you come through the doors on a Sunday, what are you bringing as your offering to God?”


Matt says the question initially led to some embarrassing silence, but eventually people broke into a cappella songs and heartfelt prayers, encountering God in a fresh way. “Before long, we reintroduced the musicians and sound system, as we’d gained a new perspective that worship is all about Jesus, and He commands a response in the depths of our souls no matter what the circumstance and setting. ‘The Heart of Worship’ simply describes what occurred.”


When the music fades, all is stripped away, and I simply come / Longing just to bring something that’s of worth that will bless your heart… / I’m coming back to the heart of worship, and it’s all about You, Jesus.


Redman remembers writing the song quickly in his bedroom soon after the church’s journey together, with no grand intentions, by any means, for it to become an international anthem. He viewed the words simply as his personal, subjective response to what he was learning about worship. But when Matt shared “The Heart of Worship” with Pilavachi, the pastor suggested making a few small adjustments to the lyrics so any member of the church could relate to it as well.


Amazed by how God has since taken the song around the world for His purposes, the songwriter smiles in regard to his own lack of foresight. “It nearly didn’t go any further than my bedroom. But I love that…” The trademark tune soon became the title track for Matt Redman’s 1999 album, The Heart of Worship. The recording process was consistent with the artist’s sensitive approach to being in the studio.


“We decided to not get all complicated, and just let the song ‘breathe.’ We’re always trying to create more of a church atmosphere in the studio rather than just a technical musical gathering. Something happens when the people of God gather together and play out the praises of God in the presence of God. Hopefully something of that passion and purpose transcends beyond that studio room onto the recordings themselves.”


Following Matt’s original release, which featured a guest vocal appearance by Martin Smith, lead singer of Delirious, “The Heart of Worship” became a new standard of the modern worship music movement, sung by fellow artists, choirs, and church families alike. Among the ever-rising number of reinterpretations, Redman is especially fond of Michael W. Smith’s from his 2001 classic, Worship.


“I honestly like them all,” he admits. “It’s a great encouragement when people take the songs and run with them. Perhaps my favorite is Michael’s— maybe because it’s a live version and therefore really captures and conveys the heart of the song’s theme.” Even more encouraging, he says, is when other pastors get in touch to let Matt know how God has used the song to take their congregations through a situation similar to the one his church experienced.


As teachable as “The Heart of Worship” has become, Matt Redman continues to learn about true worship and followed on into that heart in summer 2004 with the album, Facedown.


“It’s such a biblical posture in worship that speaks of reverence. If you look through the Bible, there’s a whole host of people who faced up to the glory of God and found themselves facedown in worship. So the album weaves through a theme of reverence, wonder, and mystery in worship, things I feel we really need to grasp more of in our worship expressions. I know that I do!”


Love today's date - Google's 10th Anniversary :)

Endless

學東西是永無止境的. 享受 神賜的音樂, 享受生命感染生命.

因材施教 - 我愛, 但真的不容易~

愛上拉丁

開始愛上拉丁音樂......

Up for Sth

I know I shouldn't be awake but I'm still =p Just watched our "Scarlet" musical... it was great!! PRAISE THE LORD!!! I fall in love with the music myself... definitely love everyone of our hard-working crews! What a privilege to be part of this production. *More shows?

Kids' worship music

越來越覺得小孩子敬拜的歌快比大人的好聽了..... Hillsong在children's worship music上做的太棒了!!! 有這樣好的音樂素質, 有一群團隊, 又有舞蹈動作已經編好的DVD祝福到其他的教會..... it's awesome!! 雖然唱到第五個星期了, 我還是很愛這些歌, 也可以看得出來小孩子們也是. ei. I Believe in Jesus, Alive, Rainbow, God You Made Me Smile, Super Strong God, My Heart Your Home, Heaven in My Heart and... last but not the least, FREE! Fantastic, incredible... 當然也有和玉妹編了一些其他團體的歌給小孩跳, 像是Worship You Forever, Blessed be Your Name, Better Than Life, We Lift You Up, Holy is The Lord etc. I enjoy every mornings' worship w/ God's beloved children! :)