Students' concert / ピアノ発表会

Summer is ending(almost. )Japanese school calendar should be different from International schools’ in Japan but due to Covid -19, This year, many Japanese schools are already reopening this week.

夏は終わり、日本の学校も今年はコロナで夏休みが短くどこにも行っていないよ〜〜とぼやく生徒さん達、私も〜〜、、

All my students are groaning “ I did not have any vacation, did not go anywhere!” Hahaha, Me neither and almost nobody had real summer vacation.

Plus now, I got the news of my beloved one not coming back for Christmas.Devastating!それどころか私の娘はコロナで今年のクリスマスお正月は帰国できないと、、何と言う世の中、、しかし私の個人的なことはさておき、

Putting my private issue aside, My piano class had a wonderful students’ concert this summer. It was quite worrying to have a gathering in the amidst of this pandemic. It was a bet but with utmost precaution, we decided to do this.

私のピアノ教室では今夏、発表会を実行しました。このコロナの中で集会はひんしゅくを買うので大変迷いましたが、最大の注意を払って決行することに。

Plus all the students had no other plans, while usually they travel during the summer or go to summer camps, this year, they stayed in Japan and had time and energy to practice piano. That was a good time to do concert!!!　

例年と異なって誰も旅行やサマーキャンプに行く事は叶わず、練習する時間もエネルギーがたっぷりあって、皆がとてもよく準備して発表会に備えられました。

And now, more than 2 weeks has passed and I am truly happy that we did have this concert. Everybody did so well. They had their best at the concert. For some students , this was their first “Fore-spiel."Everybody got nervous and that was completely normal but everybody managed well their nervousness and presented their best at the concert.All of them has made amazing progress!

８月８日からすでに２週間以上経って、本当に決行して良かったと思っている。人前で弾くと言うことは誰にとっても緊張することである。何人かにとっては発表会は生まれて初めての経験でものすごく緊張していた、でも、本当に全員、本番で一番良く演奏できました。すごく成長しました。私は本当に嬉しかったです。そして誇りに思いました。

I am so— proud!!　とても誇りに思いました。

Very grateful to the family of my students who gave much support to students.

生徒さん達を支えてくださった生徒さんのご家族に大感謝です。

We do not know what Covid-19 will bring us next, but all my students are feeling more confident and starting to lean musical pieces which are of the next level for next concert. Me too. Looking forward . さあ、これからコロナはどうなるか？ですが、次回の発表会が楽しみで、皆次回のコンサートに向けて一段階上のレヴェルの曲を始めています。コンクールの人達も、、