Sunday, June 27, 2010

Points worth Pondering

My motto to all music students:

The more you practises, the better you are and the more you like it provided you practise correctly and the vice versa will make you give up eventually.

  • Genius is not borned but is the result of hard work and proper nurturing. ~Anon
  • Good musicians execute their music but bad ones murder it. ~Anon
  • Music is what feelings sound like. ~Anon
  • Music is the poetry of the air. ~Richter
  • Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence. ~Robert Fripp
  • Music's the medicine of the mind. ~John A. Logan
  • Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. ~Confucius
  • It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself. ~J.S. Bach
  • Music is moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness and a gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order and leads to all that is good, true and beautiful. ~Plato 427-347 B.C
  • Music is the art of the prophets, the only art that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificant and delightful presents god has given us. ~Martin Luther
  • Where words fail, music speaks. ~Plato
  • If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it. ~Jascha Heifetz
  • There is no top in muisc. There are always further heights to reach. ~Jascha Heifetz
An afterthought:
Anything which is worth doing is worth doing well - SO do your best and arrange time for it. Never say you don't have time - you "make" time. "Busy" is just an excuse for not doing your homework.

Plan, Do, Practice, Focus, Concentrate, Be Creative & Enjoy whatever comes - that is the way to succeed as a true musician. Learning is an infinity process.

Do the thing you like and you will never need to complain. One will never complain about how plentiful the food they like but a pinch of what they don't like will be too much. Dealing with obstacles, failure and problems in life will make one stronger, more experienced, wiser, more knowledgeable and more careful in the future AND be thankful for all that. Don't do or live a life of what others want you to live. You make your own decision, make your own choice, have your own opinion and most important of all - Live Your Own Life.

I strongly believe that everyone has a God-Given-Talent to excel in at least one thing in their life. So find it and make use of it. Everything is possible if you have the mind and heart for it. Remember "Man can go to the moon".


Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Concert by Igudesman & Joo and Kremer at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas on 16Nov09

Yap Ling attended the "Being Gidon Kremer" - The Rise and Fall of the Classical Musician with some of his present and past students.

Aldrich Tan, Alice Hong, Lisa Chia, Yap Yen & Yap Ling outside the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas.
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Monday, August 03, 2009

Trip to Miri (31 July to 3 Aug)

Students from Prelude Music, KK & Prelude Academy of Music, Bintulu were invited by the Miri Orchestra & Choir (MOC) to perform for their Annual Concert on 2 Aug. 09 at the Auditorium, Pustaka Miri.

Photo taken at Symphony Academy of Music with owner & former student James Lau (MOCS Resident Orchestra Conductor), Yap Ling, Grace Lee, Phoong Yen Yen, Joey Lee & Brandon Lee from Bintulu.
















Photo taken after evening concert on stage: Grace Lee, Aldrich Tan, Lisa Chung, Yap Yi, Stephanie Kam, Yap Qin & Yap Ling
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Monday, July 27, 2009

...A Musical Concert Offering at Prelude Music

This concert was brought to you by 4 of Prelude Music advance students and teachers on 26 July 09 at Prelude Music. They are violinist Aldrich Tan and pianists - Yap Yin Yun, Choo Chee Wee & Carol Teoh. Congratulation to them on concert well organised and prepared all by themselves.













































Photo: Aldrich Tan, Carol Teoh, Yap Yin Yun & Choo Chee Wee


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Thursday, July 16, 2009

NSO Visit on 15 July 09

Yap Ling paid a visit to his UMS Double Bass student, Kong Jian Yuan who is now finishing his practicum for his final year with National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) at the Istana Budaya. Yap Ling also met up with Wong Tze Wai who is a composer and choral conductor. He is also in the panel of MPO Composer Forum where they are to compose for the MPO to play.

Yap Ling, Kong Jian Yuan and Wong Tze Wai (former member of Orkestra Dewan Suarah Sibu, ODSS)

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Thursday, July 02, 2009

George Tay from London

A piano teacher based in London. George Tay is ODSS former flutist from Sibu. He is back in Malaysia for holiday.

Photo taken in Wisma Merdeka, KK:-
George Tay, Grace Lee & Yap Ling
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Meet Up with some of the Former Members of the Orkestra Dewan Suarah Sibu (ODSS)

Yap Ling was in Sibu from 26-30 June for the Grace Singers' "Yellow River Cantata" Concert on 29 June where he was invited to perform a few solo numbers. The concert went very well indeed with about 400+ audience at the Wei Kuok Assembly Hall, Sibu.

Andrew Sii (ODSS Choir Conductor) and his parents-in-law Mrs.Lau and Mr Lau Pang Hung (former 1st violinist of ODSS who is now 81 yrs old), Yap Ling & Grace Lee













Hu Wei Ung (ODSS Oboist) who is now a full time BB Officer.














Mrs Kuang (ODSS French Horn Player) who is a retired paino teacher. Her 2 sons and a daughter are all former ODSS violinists. Tiek Kwang is now based in Gold Coast as Graphic Designer and Tiek Dung has just completed his Doctorate Study in Medicine in Ukraine and is on his way back. Tiek Ming is now working in KL.
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