It's raining

... and I'm stuck at CFA. For once, there is almost no one, and no cacaphony of brass and wind instruments being tuned, practised on... (no offence to their players, I highly enjoyed their concert)

As I practised in the AR, I was so sleepy I decided to take a nap. And then my junior came after me to practise, so I sat and watched for a few minutes. From what I gathered, she's a self-taught pianist. And it was heartening to see her practise, touching in a way- that there are people inspired enough to learn by themselves.

An interest straight from the heart, rather than any other game, exam, or things we do to be better.

I suppose, that's why I am always happy to see my brother practising pieces by himself practically everyday, memorizing each note as he isn't fluent with them.

So while watching, I thought to myself- if I never had piano lessons as a child, would I really bother to sit down, and learn it by myself? I recalled how I just gave up on one page of Debussy because the fingering grossed me out, and thought, 'probably not.'

It's a pity NUSPE doesn't teach piano, although so many freshmen always ask, 'So, do we get to learn how to play the piano?' It just isn't possible. But that's really something to sit on and think about.

=)