Music vs Love (Part 2)

Playing music is like being in love.

Start by choosing a piece.
Start by choosing a lover.

Browse through the scores, listen to recordings.
Browse through the person, listen to other's opinion.

Choose the genre you prefer.
Choose the type of guys you prefer.

Some pieces you like, keep to aside.
Some guys you like, keep him to a crush list.

Sight-read the piece first.
See if he's leng chai.

Decide on which piece to play.
Decide on which guy to date.

Start to learn the notes.
Start to know the person.

Note by note, then the whole structure.
Bits by bits, then his whole character.

By now, you will know some phrases you like and some you don't.
By now, you will know some of his strengths and weaknesses.

Practice with patience.
Love with patience.

At some point, you will meet difficulties.
At some point, couple will have personality conflict.

Try hard to resolve whatever difficulties, technical or musical.
Try hard to resolve problems, emotionally or mentally.

Understand the music (background, composer, style, etc..)
Understand the person (background, family, education, etc..)

Solve first phase of difficulty.
Solve first phase of arguments.

Going into a higher sense of aesthetics.
Going into a higher sense of thinking.

Aiming to a beautiful melodic line.
Aiming to a beautiful sweet talk.

Keeping a sense of rhythm and pulse.
Keeping a sense of right timing and togetherness.

Add in some surprise chords.
Add in some surprise gifts.

Preparation - tension - resolution.
Preparation - tension - resolution.

Melt with the musical line.
Melt into the person's arm.

Embrace every nuance and breath.
Embrace every touch and connection.

Some people will say, you are not suitable to play this piece.
Some people will say, you are not suitable to be with him.

Caught up with sense of negativity.
Caught up with sense of negativity.

Try hard to feel the music.
Try hard to feel the person.

Definately reach the phase of frustration and intends to give up.
Definately reach the phase of frustration and intends to give up.

After awhile, we forgot what is our fundamental reason to this piece -- love?
After awhile, we forgot what is our fundamental reason to this person -- love?

Forgotten the meaning of love.
Forgotten the meaning of love.

Constantly remind ourselves why we chose this piece.
Constantly remind ourselves why we chose this person.

Grow with the music.
Grow with the person.

Only play with pure understanding and sincere interpretation.
Only love with pure understanding and sincere emotion.

Blend into the music.
Blend into the person.

Trying to go beyond space and sound, big picture.
Trying to go beyond physical love and emotion, mutual understanding.

Music is philosophy.
Love is philosophy.

Performance.
Marriage.

You can only appreciate music when you have been through stages of suffer.
You can only appreciate love when you have been through stages of torture.

Music is a lifetime of learning.
Love is a journey of a lifetime.

Ultimately, 'Passion' is the magic word.
Hence, the conclusion for this is, good musicians are usually good lovers.