David's Piano Recital - May 17, 2014

Piano Recital

David performed in a professional and polished manner this evening. He played two pieces:  Minuetto and In Church. They were both written by Ludwig Schytte.   He performed them as a member of the Pacific Piano School in San Jose on May 17, 2014.  

His Minuetto and In Church performances are available on YouTube.

As you can see he may be small but he takes his performance very seriously.

This may seem like just another recital to you but this was a hard one. The pieces are reasonably straightforward, but he had a very difficult time memorizing them, particularly In Church.  

Part of it may be the heavy tone of In Church.  David is a very happy kid and In Church is a bit somber.  Here is Minuetto and In Church with notations:

Whatever the reason, this required a big Pokemon payout. He earned one each time he had a successful lesson and practice.

It was an interesting parenting experience.  Pushing him on the one hand, but giving him the choice to pursue it or not on the other. Emphasizing the importance of perseverance, while being sensitive to the mental blocks he was creating for himself. 

He has learned and performed much harder pieces.

In Church was not memorized until today.  He played it several times last night.  Over 5 times this morning and then a few times before the recital.  He nailed it just before the performance.  We were and are quite proud of him - mostly for sticking with it when it was really hard for him.  He is an amazing young man and entertaining in ways he does not yet understand or appreciate (above and beyond the music).