「邦人作品紹介②Karenちゃん（保護者からのコメント）／(Japanese & English) Karen's favorite piece by "Modern Japanese composer"/ Comments from her parents
前回の「邦人作品紹介①」に引き続き、
こな邦人作曲家作品紹介
「こうま」田中カレン作曲
田中カレンについて（クリックするとリンクに飛びます）
アマゾンのCDと楽譜（クリックするとリンクに飛びます）
♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫
進歩の度合い的には、まだまだなのかも知れませんが、
裕行（父）
こな邦人作曲家作品紹介
「こうま」田中カレン作曲
田中カレンについて（クリックするとリンクに飛びます）アマゾンのCDと楽譜（クリックするとリンクに飛びます）
~ Q & A with Karen Matsui ~
Q. How long have you been playing?
3 ½ years.
Q. Why did you start paying the piano?
Q. How long have you been playing?
3 ½ years.
Q. Why did you start paying the piano?
I started playing the piano because I thought it would be nice to perform and play the beautiful songs.
Q. Do you like playing piano?
Q. Do you like playing piano?
Sometime yes, sometime no. I like it once I get a hang of the song.
I enjoy playing the songs I like, that is beautiful or Rock music.
I enjoy playing the songs I like, that is beautiful or Rock music.
Q. What else do you like about the piano? How do you enjoy it?
When I start listening to the music. I enjoy the beauty of it, and how is sounds.
Q. Do you enjoy playing the piano in front of people?
Though I sometime get nervous, I do enjoy.
Q. Who is your biggest piano rival?
I compete with nobody, I compete with myself.
Q. What is the toughest piece you’ve ever played?
All of them.
Q. What would you do when you struggle?
I take a little bit break and keep practicing. If I still struggle, I ask my parents for help.
Q. Which piano piece have you enjoyed most?
“Little Horse” by Karen Tanaka, now. I like Bach a little bit, too - It sounds cool, but it’s a hard to play.
Q. What do you want to accomplish through playing the piano?
My dream is to play a super beautiful song in front of a small audience.
___________________ Comments from her parents __________________
Karen has been taking piano lessons at Yumie Piano Studio last three and a half years.
It was a bit challenging at the beginning since she was too “active” for a 30 minute piano lesson. Thanks to Miss Yumie’s wisdom, she had enjoyed singing Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music and such, and had experienced some Eurhythmic lessons until she was ready for piano lessons.
She is now a 7-year-old music lover, and always looks forward to her next lesson with Miss Yumie.
The other day she was so thrilled when Miss Yumie told her to use her imagination to learn a piano piece. She said, with such excitement in her voice,” I got an imagination homework assignment from Miss Yumie!” It made a significant difference to her performance once she put her imagination to work. I could see that she was inspired by the music and wanted to share her sense of joy from it.
While her piano
practice time is so limited with 12+ hours per week of gymnastic
practices, this vigorous gymnastics might be helping enhance her
creativity as well. She sometimes choreographs her Floor Exercise to a
music piece she chooses from a CD. She does it just for fun in her spare
time, but it is delightful to see her expressing herself in any forms.
From the videos in this newsletter, you might get a glimpse of her happiness in music that, I believe, Miss Yumie wishes for her students the most.
I hope Karen will continue to enjoy music for the rest of her life. It will help her keep moving forward when she needs comfort and encouragement in her life.
When I start listening to the music. I enjoy the beauty of it, and how is sounds.
Q. Do you enjoy playing the piano in front of people?
Though I sometime get nervous, I do enjoy.
Q. Who is your biggest piano rival?
I compete with nobody, I compete with myself.
Q. What is the toughest piece you’ve ever played?
All of them.
Q. What would you do when you struggle?
I take a little bit break and keep practicing. If I still struggle, I ask my parents for help.
Q. Which piano piece have you enjoyed most?
“Little Horse” by Karen Tanaka, now. I like Bach a little bit, too - It sounds cool, but it’s a hard to play.
Q. What do you want to accomplish through playing the piano?
My dream is to play a super beautiful song in front of a small audience.
___________________ Comments from her parents __________________
Karen has been taking piano lessons at Yumie Piano Studio last three and a half years.
It was a bit challenging at the beginning since she was too “active” for a 30 minute piano lesson. Thanks to Miss Yumie’s wisdom, she had enjoyed singing Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music and such, and had experienced some Eurhythmic lessons until she was ready for piano lessons.
She is now a 7-year-old music lover, and always looks forward to her next lesson with Miss Yumie.
The other day she was so thrilled when Miss Yumie told her to use her imagination to learn a piano piece. She said, with such excitement in her voice,” I got an imagination homework assignment from Miss Yumie!” It made a significant difference to her performance once she put her imagination to work. I could see that she was inspired by the music and wanted to share her sense of joy from it.
From the videos in this newsletter, you might get a glimpse of her happiness in music that, I believe, Miss Yumie wishes for her students the most.
I hope Karen will continue to enjoy music for the rest of her life. It will help her keep moving forward when she needs comfort and encouragement in her life.
Mayumi (Karen's mom)
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娘のかれんは3歳半から由美江先生にお世話になっております。
始めのころは元気が良すぎると言うか、
あれから3年半の月日が経ちましたが、おかげさまで「
演奏面での最近の変化は、明らかにピアノで「何かを表現しよう」
ここ最近の課題は、やはり練習時間の確保でしょうか。
由美江先生がレッスンでの演奏をYoutubeにアップしてくだ
私の願いは、
真由美（母）
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Watching her early days on YouTube, I can’t help
thinking Karen has come a long way in the last 3.5 years. Miss Yumie
emphasizes the importance of imagination when Karen plays the piano.
When she does that and expresses the piano piece with her whole body,
she gives me a whole new perspective to the music that a child only can
see.
Hiro (Karen's dad)
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保護者の方からのコメント
：_______________________________________________________________
娘のかれんは3歳半から由美江先生にお世話になっております。
始めのころは元気が良すぎると言うか、
あれから3年半の月日が経ちましたが、おかげさまで「
演奏面での最近の変化は、明らかにピアノで「何かを表現しよう」
ここ最近の課題は、やはり練習時間の確保でしょうか。
由美江先生がレッスンでの演奏をYoutubeにアップしてくだ
私の願いは、
真由美（母）
♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫
進歩の度合い的には、まだまだなのかも知れませんが、
裕行（父）
♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫
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