For the next three weeks my brother and my nextdoor neighbours will hear a lot of these:
Prelude:
1. Mozart - Sonata KV 331
2. Chopin - Nocturne Op. 32 No. 1
3. Beethoven - Sonata Op. 2 No. 1 2nd movement
4. Boccherini - Minuet
Procession:
1. Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Parents/Sponsors)
2. Handel - Largo (Bridal Party)
3. Pachelbel - Canon in D (Bride)
Responsorial Hymn: Psalm 33
Gospel Acclamations: Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith - Thy Word
Acclamations:
1. Tom Booth - Memorial Acclamation A
2. Tom Booth - Amen
Holy Communion: Darlene Zschech - Shout to the Lord
Signing of the Register: Johnny Cowell - Walk Hand in Hand
Recession: Mendelssohn - Wedding March
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Reception:
1. Harold Arlen - Over the Rainbow
2. Lavender Blue
3. 三木たかし & 慎芝 - 我只在乎你 (I Only Care About You)
4. Isham Jones & Marty Symes - (There Is) No Greater Love
5. Carol Cymbala - Make Us One
6. Steven Curtis Chapman - Love Will Be Our Home
Crunch time ...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Another Conversation
I guess any teacher would be happy to hear a student saying this:
S = Student Q = Quennie
Q (after hearing her student playing a snare drum etude): Well done! You can now practice this piece with bass drum. (Note: I do often ask my students to practice snare drum etudes with bass drum and hi-hat)
S: Really? Already?
Q: Yeah, you did well.
S: I thought you might say I have to perfect this and that. I think I can still do better.
Q: Well, yes, you should still be perfecting various spots. But, to me, you have played well enough to move on to the next item. Like I said before, I have very high expectations, but I also have a different gauge on each of my students, based on the person's and skill levels.
It could be that my student has seen a lot of my critical side and it has become hard for him to believe that he is indeed doing quite well. Nonetheless, I am quite happy that he bears serious attitude towards playing percussion. He is 11 years old and he has studied with me for 1.5 years. At this point, we are still focusing on drum set and snare drum stuff. If he decides to join band as a percussionist when he goes to grade 7 in September, however, I will start teaching him other percussion instruments.
Wish him all the best! :-)
S = Student Q = Quennie
Q (after hearing her student playing a snare drum etude): Well done! You can now practice this piece with bass drum. (Note: I do often ask my students to practice snare drum etudes with bass drum and hi-hat)
S: Really? Already?
Q: Yeah, you did well.
S: I thought you might say I have to perfect this and that. I think I can still do better.
Q: Well, yes, you should still be perfecting various spots. But, to me, you have played well enough to move on to the next item. Like I said before, I have very high expectations, but I also have a different gauge on each of my students, based on the person's and skill levels.
It could be that my student has seen a lot of my critical side and it has become hard for him to believe that he is indeed doing quite well. Nonetheless, I am quite happy that he bears serious attitude towards playing percussion. He is 11 years old and he has studied with me for 1.5 years. At this point, we are still focusing on drum set and snare drum stuff. If he decides to join band as a percussionist when he goes to grade 7 in September, however, I will start teaching him other percussion instruments.
Wish him all the best! :-)
Monday, May 09, 2011
A Conversation
S = Student Q = Quennie
S (heard another teacher playing piano): Is that _________ playing the piano?
Q: Yes, it's her.
S: What grade is she in right now?
Q: 8
S: What grade are you in in piano?
Q: I've done all the grades. (Actually not really, for I only did up to performance ARCT and not the teacher's diploma. But if I told her the actual answer, it'll take me way longer to explain to her what these grades mean and will have to answer all the questions she may have afterwards. She is a curious person.)
S: So what grade is it?
Q: There is a grade called ARCT after grade 10, and I did it when I was 20. (In the end I told her what the grade is called, but did not explain what it meant.) I am now 2X. (I told her my real age during the conversation, but I won't expose it here. For those who don't know how old I am, that's too bad. :-D)
S: Wo, that's young!
Q: Wow, thank you! I had other students who thought I was old. They also wondered why I was still not married.
S: Can I marry you, then? :-) (And she is a girl)
Q: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA............
S (heard another teacher playing piano): Is that _________ playing the piano?
Q: Yes, it's her.
S: What grade is she in right now?
Q: 8
S: What grade are you in in piano?
Q: I've done all the grades. (Actually not really, for I only did up to performance ARCT and not the teacher's diploma. But if I told her the actual answer, it'll take me way longer to explain to her what these grades mean and will have to answer all the questions she may have afterwards. She is a curious person.)
S: So what grade is it?
Q: There is a grade called ARCT after grade 10, and I did it when I was 20. (In the end I told her what the grade is called, but did not explain what it meant.) I am now 2X. (I told her my real age during the conversation, but I won't expose it here. For those who don't know how old I am, that's too bad. :-D)
S: Wo, that's young!
Q: Wow, thank you! I had other students who thought I was old. They also wondered why I was still not married.
S: Can I marry you, then? :-) (And she is a girl)
Q: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA............
Sunday, May 08, 2011
語重心長
這陣子，總是有人問我有否考慮與某位我數年前曾經喜歡過的男士發展。無論是教會弟兄姊妹，或是很久沒見的朋友，甚至一些長輩，都有問過。他們未必知道我曾經對他有意，但，總是會問。
我很多謝大家關心。然而，很語重心長的講一句，除非神清楚地引證給我看他是神預備的那一位，否則我不會再考慮他了。
數年前我對他有意時，我當然是有考慮過，若然我們真是會發展的話，我們的life會是怎樣。不過，當時，還是學生的我，只是很想有一個relationship，根本沒甚考慮很多實際問題。心想，想辦法吸引他，令他願意跟我發展才算吧。但當年他拋下一句說話﹝不是直接reject我，只是當我婉轉地探聽他的口吻時，卻得到一個不是我想要的答案﹞，令我氣得很，甚至一段長時間沒有理睬他。
由我畢業到現在的兩年間，我都有反覆考慮過跟他發展的可能性。但當我衡量的時候，發覺隨著年日的過去，我跟他走的人生方向及步伐都已經很不同了。雖然神的安排甚麼都有可能，但祂亦知道我希望跟丈夫能夠同心同行。如果安排一個跟我不能相對的人一起，我可能會覺得有點滑稽。
所以，if somehow I find out他有意思，那我只能很抱歉地講一句：如果是數年前，我一定會答應跟他發展。但，現在時機已過了。
那麼理性地分析，是因為我只會結一次婚。既是這樣，就一定要謹慎。婚姻，是絕對不能純粹依賴感覺來開始。
好奇一問，不知大家能否估到我所談論的是誰呢？喜歡的話，可以send a message to my facebook inbox. :-)
我很多謝大家關心。然而，很語重心長的講一句，除非神清楚地引證給我看他是神預備的那一位，否則我不會再考慮他了。
數年前我對他有意時，我當然是有考慮過，若然我們真是會發展的話，我們的life會是怎樣。不過，當時，還是學生的我，只是很想有一個relationship，根本沒甚考慮很多實際問題。心想，想辦法吸引他，令他願意跟我發展才算吧。但當年他拋下一句說話﹝不是直接reject我，只是當我婉轉地探聽他的口吻時，卻得到一個不是我想要的答案﹞，令我氣得很，甚至一段長時間沒有理睬他。
由我畢業到現在的兩年間，我都有反覆考慮過跟他發展的可能性。但當我衡量的時候，發覺隨著年日的過去，我跟他走的人生方向及步伐都已經很不同了。雖然神的安排甚麼都有可能，但祂亦知道我希望跟丈夫能夠同心同行。如果安排一個跟我不能相對的人一起，我可能會覺得有點滑稽。
所以，if somehow I find out他有意思，那我只能很抱歉地講一句：如果是數年前，我一定會答應跟他發展。但，現在時機已過了。
那麼理性地分析，是因為我只會結一次婚。既是這樣，就一定要謹慎。婚姻，是絕對不能純粹依賴感覺來開始。
好奇一問，不知大家能否估到我所談論的是誰呢？喜歡的話，可以send a message to my facebook inbox. :-)
Sunday, May 01, 2011
In A Late Night Like This ...
... when I really just want to chill, I would love to sit down, have a cup of chamomile tea, and have a long chat with somebody who I can confide in. But with everyone's busy schedule, and cautious watch on their sleep hours, such enjoyment is nearly impossible. In this case, I would just read, pray and go to bed.
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