Monday, May 07, 2007

Best Practicer

I was awarded the "Best Practicer" award by my piano teacher today. My teacher said that out of 30 or so of his students that I was the most dedicated to practicing regularly. I was really quite flattered :) They apparently give awards to recognize students every semester.


I wouldn't have guessed that I was the best practicer, but then again, I do practice 45 minutes pretty much every day before work. Weekends are my weak spot as I am often out of town and/or engaged in other activities.

The problem with an award like this is that now I'm really going to be conscious about making sure that I practice so that I feel like I earned the recognition. Hmmm, come to think of it, maybe this is a reverse psychology kind of thing and I really wasn't the best practicer at all :)

5 comments:

Lisa said...

That's my brother! Congratulations!

Tina said...

So, does that also make you the best player? You know what they say, "practice makes perfect!"

svoid said...

No, that definitely does not make me the best player. There is no shortage of 12 year old girls at the academy that could totally kick my ass on the piano. However, my hope is that with enough persistence, I too, can play the piano like a 12 year old girl :)

TK said...

So, how many people got this award? Just kidding - I had to laugh at your 'reverse psychology observation.'

And good luck with your goal of playing like a 12 year old girl. (Will that include a self-conscious giggle at the end of your piece?) :)

Angie said...

Congratulations! I think that is so cool that you are taking piano. We finally put our keyboard on a stand so I actually play it now. We actually considered getting a real piano, but I decided I needed to play my keyboard enough to earn the piano. Just curious, how much do you pay for piano lessons?