J e s s B a o
"Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today I am
wise, so I am changing myself." - Rumi
My love for music took root and shape when I started to improvise which
is something I love to encourage in my teaching. Improvisation opened me
up to playing the piano and I realised (in hindsight) that play involves
our authentic engagement. I know that when I am curious, I am offering
an invitation to myself for my authenticity to be engaged.
I haven't finished learning and I'm sure, so long as we take breath, we
haven't finished learning. Sometimes I have to remind myself that life
is an experiment. Very young children are easily curious and drawn to
try things out. Though we usually end up losing this spirit of
experimentation, experimentation is simply to try something we haven't
tried before. The deeper we go, the more nuance is introduced.
Experimentation takes us to the edge of what we know and when we
continuously find that edge, we expand our knowing and arrive at the
beginning of the cycle again - curious and not knowing.
Curiosity invites us to that edge and the questions that I love are
always open ended and flexible - what does it look like today? I know
that when I play, I touch and feel the heartbeat of my practice and I am
remembering that my discipline is in service to play.
When I teach with curiosity, I encourage the curiosity of my students.
What remains true for me in all my lessons is that learning is a two way
street. There is a beautiful saying that goes, 'Everyone you meet is
your teacher' and I hope that I always bring this wisdom into my
lessons.
Accreditation:
A.mus.A
B.mus (Composition)
Acknowledgement:
I acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora
Nation and the Elders, past, present and emerging.
Piano Keys Music Studio supports:
