{"id":5461,"date":"2026-02-10T02:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T02:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/?p=5461"},"modified":"2026-02-10T10:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:34:51","slug":"music-is-more-crucial-than-ever-in-todays-fast-paced-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/music-is-more-crucial-than-ever-in-todays-fast-paced-world\/","title":{"rendered":"No shortcuts to success"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Of teamwork and harmony …Brothers Hanlin and Hanqin and their friend Jie Jun playing Sergei Rachmaninoff Romance for 6 hands at the Piano Recital by students of Lee Jae Music Studios on Jan 17, 2026.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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By Foong Pek Yee<\/div>\n
foongpekyee@gmail.com<\/div>\n
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Feb 10, 2026<\/div>\n
Photos: Courtesy of Lee Jae Phang.<\/div>\n
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A piano recital is more than meets the eye.<\/div>\n
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For the participants, it is all about hard work,\u00a0 having the correct guidance and and doing the right kind of practice behind the scenes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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On stage,\u00a0 it is a showcase of their achievements and brain power.<\/div>\n
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There are certainly no shortcuts to success.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The recital, organized by their teacher, Lee Jae Phang, also a concert pianist, was an opportunity for them to hone their stage performance.<\/div>\n
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Lee Jae has organized recitals for his students of all levels since 2024.<\/div>\n
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Happy and talented…Brothers Hanlin and Hanqin, and their friend Jie Jun at the recital on Jan 17, 2026.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Distinctiveness matters…Lee Jae plays Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 on Jan 17, 2026.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Lee Jae says recitals\u00a0 offer\u00a0 students who aspire to become performers in particular the opportunity\u00a0 to build their confidence and master stage presence – a process that takes time and endurance.<\/div>\n
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Also present at the Jan 17 event were parents and family members of students from Lee Jae Music Studios.<\/div>\n
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Key to good music…Hanlin and Hanqin playing Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from TheNutcracker on Jan 17, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Other outstanding students who performed include :<\/div>\n
* Hui San who played Franz Schubert Allegro Risoluto and Allegro Vivace from Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 784.<\/div>\n
* Wan Qian who played Sergei Prokofiev Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Of teamwork and harmony …Brothers Hanlin and Hanqin and their friend Jie Jun playing Sergei Rachmaninoff Romance for 6 hands at the Piano Recital by students of Lee Jae Music Studios on Jan 17, 2026. By Foong Pek Yee foongpekyee@gmail.com Feb 10, 2026 Photos: Courtesy of Lee Jae Phang. A piano recital is more … Continue reading “No shortcuts to success”<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,52],"tags":[444,370,487],"class_list":["post-5461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle-health","category-people","tag-lee-jae-music-studios","tag-piano-recital","tag-students"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5461"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5483,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5461\/revisions\/5483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevillagemyhome.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}