Remnant

Thank you!! After reading all some "americano-centric rantings", this makes me feel like I've suddenly met a long-lost relative or something.. haha :D a bit exaggerated, but you get my point. Actually,, I dont live in those three cities, but I live really close to one of them, and those were the universities I was thinking of.. Right,, that leaves me with 3 yrs to reach my next goal.. :w00t: That's a really good point.. again- :w00t: Thanks again for ur advice. It was very helpful,, and factual!

i was actually talking about 6 hrs straight mostly ...AND accumulative sometimes, but of course, like Nikolas said,, I did take few minutes of breaks, stretching and walking around,, Omg, I should never have wrote it! DONT make such a big deal out of this, ppls! THat was only for less than 2 weeks right before my exam! And yeah,, you're right. It did hurt me- physically.. But I did teach me much, such as the importance of warmups!! :whistling: And trust me, I don't practice that much anymore. As I said, it was an unusual thing,, but I was pleased with my exam mark too :) But practicing that much taught me the most improtant thing.. After practicing, I felt soo exhausted and I thought every bone in my body whould fall apart, but while I was actually practicing, I didn't want to stop. I just loved it. (Sorry,, didnt mean for this to sound too cheesy)

If I'm not mistaken,, that's probably because they're not making connections, as previously mentioned, not because they're not americans..!

Thanks for the encouragement, Sir Violinist1! I will keep on keeping on! :toothygrin:

Thanks, Nikolas. You're right,, that was some fatherly advice- and a good one, too! Apart from music, I'm also interested in Science, especially Chemistry. As you said, I know it might be too early right now, but do you think it would be an idea to get a double major in Science and Music? And see how it goes from there? Yeah.. it's a crazy combo, but I live in Canada and there's a good university here that has a special program and allows ppl to do this..

Hello everyone.. I know, I'm new this site :whistling: but I'm really excited that I am a member of this community. It seems really cool.. So I've been playing the piano since I was 3 or 4? I've always loved the piano and classical music in general, but it was only a few years ago that I started to consider a career in music. I'm 15 right now. Although my playing has been consistent, I've only been practicing very little, about 1-2 hrs a day, except for a few short time periods when I was (intensely?) preparing for piano exams,, in which case I played for 6-7 hrs a day. On regular days, it's really hard, as I'm still a high school student, and school marks are important to me. I'm not a perfectionist,, but I want to get good grades in school, and as well, I want to be a piano genius. And I still don't know if I want to take a career as a musician. As a matter of fact, I think I'm kind of afraid to decide right now because I know that if I really "follow what my heart tells me" and decide to become a pianist, then I'll give up my academic studies and play piano all day. I mean, I wouldn't mind playing piano all day, but the thing is, I know how tough the musical field is. What if I'm not as good as I think I am on the piano? There have been and always will be countless competitors surrounding me and trying to surpass me, and not everyone is going to get what they want, right?? I'm so confused. :sadtears: Right now, I'm learning some fantastic pieces (my favourite being the 2nd ballde of Chopin). And I can't get them off my mind! I know this has been a long post, but I would really appreciate any kind replies. Even if they're not "kind" as in encouraging,, please,, tell me something!! I don't know what to do right now.. Thank you..