My Index Finger

I was full of excitements to see Yi-hwa. It has been one entire month since my last piano lesson with her. I wanted to impress Yi-hwa with my diligence in the past week since I owned a piano all to myself.

Yi-hwa instructed me to play the music notes I brought along, she noticed that the index finger of my right hand stuck-up subconsciously. The whole one hour piano lesson for me was to struggle with my index finger which I might have overused to point at people or give directions in the past.

From now on, I should keep a good eye on my index finger to make sure it is well placed humbly and gracefully on the keyboard. Of course, I shall distribute equal love to ten fingers. All of them are created equal, they should be powerful enough to produce the same volume of sound regardless their individual length and strength. I can’t help wondering if a massager can play piano better. Or a piano player can massage better. Who knows, one day when I play piano better, no doubt I shall add weight to my fingers touches.

Yi-hwa was not only a piano teacher, but also a cheerleader. In order to motivate me to continue the piano lessons, she gave me a children book full of famous songs as a gift. I opened the book immediately and Ode to Joy was on page one. Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven has uplifted thousands of thousands spirits around the world with Ode to Joy. He was completely deaf when he composed his ninth symphony.