Piano is a skill that took me years of practice in order to achieve a high level of proficiency. Though I often shirked my duty, only with hours of practice could I see the minute details that give a piece its character. Yet as high school started and my academic coursework became more challenging, my time was limited. I decided to stop playing the piano to focus on school work and extracurricular activities. However, sonatas and nocturnes kept getting stuck in my head. They taunted me, tormenting my mind with voices saying “You weren’t good enough to continue,” and “All the time spent practicing has went to waste.” I determined to prove these thoughts wrong.
The CM, or Certificate of Merit for piano, is a difficult test that requires not only
The CM, or Certificate of Merit for piano, is a difficult test that requires not only