In my environment, there seem to be a lot of pianists and teachers.
But when I look at society as a whole, they might actually be fewer than I thought.
So I’d like to take this opportunity to think about the elements needed to become a pianist or a piano teacher (instructor).
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Do you strongly want to become a pianist?
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First and foremost, what matters is whether you have a strong longing to play the piano.
Compared to when I was a child, the chance to see someone playing the piano is completely different now—you can watch endless videos of it.
Seeing that, it's about whether you think, 'Ah... that's cool!'
My thought is that it has the widest frontage.
Whether my parents can empathize with my dream of wanting to become a pianist
After that, I start by telling the people around me and getting their empathy.
First and foremost, it’s best if the people around you can catch hold of that faint yet glittering dream.
And whether we can respond appropriately when someone starts talking about their dreams.
Crushing it with a 'That’s impossible' or brushing it off with a casual 'Whatever' is out of the question.
Children often naturally pick up on what adults are thinking, more than you might expect.
That's exactly why we should listen so as not to kill their dreams.
Whether my parents will take action to help me become a pianist—financially or by supporting my practice.
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Let's actually get started.
To become a professional at anything, you generally need to have the financial means for most things that are technically challenging.
As support for practice, it is more or less necessary for parents to spend their own time with their children and stay by their side.
Terms like 'education mama,' 'education papa,' and 'overly doting parent' are by no means insults.
Even if people around you say that, you must not worry about it.
When you're on the verge of giving up or about to forget your dream, will your parents and family provide you with emotional support?
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“I feel like I can’t do it anymore.” “It’s so hard that I don’t think I can do it.” There isn’t a single person in the world who doesn’t worry about things like that.
Even adults need some support, so there’s no way we would tell a child to “get through it on your own,” right?
Amid the many events on the way to adulthood, each word and gesture from parents and family helps me keep going somehow.
Parents, who should be on their children's side, must not say things like 'Just quit.'
You need to press them with questions like, “Won’t you regret quitting?” and “Did you start with such a half-hearted attitude?”
Lastly
Having overcome all of the above, they have become a pianist or a teacher.
To be honest, it's a tough situation...
It's already hard enough to keep practicing until it becomes a hobby; becoming a professional is even more difficult.
I don’t know whether becoming a pianist or a teacher would make me happy, or whether it’s happier to enjoy it just as a hobby without going through so much hardship.
If there's a chance, I think it's something worth trying.
I think devoting one’s life to a single piano is also something truly wonderful.
And there are many people who think so.
Because mastering a single field has value in and of itself.