Quote from violin_sophy:
"我后来就在想，其实练琴没有什么专业和爱好之分，要练琴就是练琴，就是这点要求……后来我又再想，每一样东西都有其独到之处，很多的玄妙不是“外行”（光光有“爱好”的人）可以理解的，当我仅仅把小提琴作为爱好的时候，我对自己的要求与其说是外行的要求，不如说是根本不是练琴的要求。
还有就是，我想说，很多东西，真的“专业”和“不专业”差很多，如果是爱好，选择去爱，必须要专业的爱。不知道你是不是明白我在说什么，呵呵"
What a profound thought! Recently, one of my piano students at the university complained about my high standard of expectation to her. She argued about the fact that she is only a Music Education major but not a Piano Performance major. I was speechless after hearing her comments.
Generally speaking, many students mistaken about the nature of these two majors. They thought that Music Ed majors are not required or expected to be good musicians/technicians. Therefore they chose to be a Music Ed. major. On the other hand, Music Perf. majors chose their majors because they don't want to teach. These students obviously don't understand the cyle of learning and teaching of oneself -- these two elements are united in one and they are inseparable!
How sad I am for these studnets!
I can't agree with violin_sophy more that if we say we choose to love something, we should love it wholeheartedly (and professionally). First, we are the one who choose it. Second, to love something or someone has a special meaning to it. If we don't mean what we say, we should not say so.
