The thing that I would like to add about my life is my love for music. Since a mere child, I have always been awed and amazed by the beautiful and enriching sounds that a piano can produce. Consequently, I requested my mother to allow me to take piano lesson to learn how to play the piano. I must say that I have never regretted this wonderful decision in my life. Everything was as usual until the day when I attended one of my friends birthday party. I was already a grade 5 in the classical piano at that moment which was counted as an intermediate level piano player. Reality calls upon me when one my friend requested me to play the tune of the “happy birthday” song so that everyone could sing along together. From here, it struck me, "I can't play it, I do not have the music notes to it!" that was what I thought to myself. How embarrassed I was being unable to play a tune so simple in front of everybody eagerly waiting for my mini performance. It is then when I realize that learning something in theory or learning something straight out from a book is never the end of the story. The true journey begins once you step into the real world. The real beauty of knowledge is when you apply it in a real life situation. Knowing how to read music notes was essentially useless at that moment and I was so caught up with the theories that I did not see the importance of self-improvisation.
From that day on, I trained myself to play songs just by listening to them. It took me quite a while but I slowly gained the confidence and skill to play the piano by ear. Today, I have just taken by last graded exam and at the same time I am able to play all of my favorite music without referring to the music notes. Playing by ear has truly taken my hobby of playing piano to a whole new level of enjoyment. I also understand that this situation applies to the various knowledge that we learn in school. It is ultimately not how much you know but how much can you put your knowledge to good use. Ever since then, I always pushed myself to apply what I have learned in real life. The result of this manifestation is undeniable as I had seen amazing results when I actually applied my knowledge in life-like situations. For example, during my school science fair where I took all my scientific knowledge and applied it into the designs of my inventions. Both my passion for music and inventing had taken me to greater heights in understanding and appreciating knowledge. I am currently sharing this knowledge of mine to the people around me and I certainly hope that I could expand my audiences and share my talents of playing by ear and my innovative ideas to others. That said, my most satisfying goal would be to inspire and motivate others through the fascinating experience and stories of my life.
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