I love the electone!
I began to play the electone at the age of two. But I cannot play it well, even though I love playing it. When I was a child, I used to practice every day. I received some prizes.
My childhood’s dream was to become an electone player, but I gave up this dream because I’m poor at memorizing things, tense in front of people, and because I know that there are many people who play the instrument better than I do. Above all, I could’nt go to the college of music because my father opposed the idea. He thought that succeeding in the music world is very difficult and expensive. I understood, but it was painful anyway.
Yet I want to work to engage in music so, I go to Mie University. Now I practice to learn the piano, clarinet, singing, violin … and more. I want to play the piano very well. I like playing the piano, but my playing isn’t good at all, because I began to play the instrument only three years ago. There are quite some differences between the piano and the electone.
First, electone uses electricity. Then, hundreds of timbres can come out of it. Second, the electone has three keyboards, one for the right hand, the left hand, and the left foot! There is’nt so much similarity with the piano, so I have much trouble.
Now I have to practice the piano, but I enjoy playing the electone at the electone club which I belong to. The club’s name is “23-two-three,” which refers to its birthday; it formed on February 3rd. In the beginning, there were only two members, but there are twelve active members now. We are all good friends. We have the first weekly meeting at the musical instrument store near Mie University. We play our favorite tunes with some members. I mean that we play some ensemble. We give two concerts a year, one in spring and one at the university festival in fall. Then we perfom at some joint concerts that many universities participate in (the West Joint Concert: Kyoto University, Ritsumeikann University, Kinnki University, and Kansai-gakuinn University. The Tokai Joint Concert: Gifu University and the Nagoya College of Music. The East Joint concert: Waseda University, Tokyo University, the Kunitachi College of Music… and more!).
Therefore, I have many friends who love the electone! And we have many happy times.
I love the electone! I love these happy times with good friends!
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Comments (5)
Rudolf
wrote on November 15, 2005:
There’s something I find mildly disturbing about your club photo: you dress and pose like a small orchestra, yet you all play the same instrument. When you give concerts, how many electones play at the same time? Wouldn’t you feel more comfortable in an orchestra or a band with other instruments?
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Yasuki
wrote on November 16, 2005:
I began to play the piano when I was four years old, but I haven’t play the electone. Now I look at your writing of some differences between the piano and the electone, I think playing the electone is more difficult than playing the piano. Three keyboards must make me confused. You are great!!
I don’t play the piano a few years. I want to play the piano again and to begin to play other instruments.
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Yuki
wrote on November 18, 2005:
I heard about your cool performance from my friend at Mie university festival. I was sorry that I couldn’t go to your concert. My favorite number you played is September. I’m looking forward to listening to your electone performance.
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Kayo
wrote on November 21, 2005:
I’m really happy to heat that you have a great time with your friends. I think to play the piano and electone are really difficult for me…. Although I have played piano for 11 years, I am not good at playing piano. Maybe this is because I don’t like to practice. So, I really respect you because you practice very hard! By the way, I’m willing to listen your electone performance and piano performance. I’m sure your performance is really cool! So I’m really looking forward to listen your perfoemance.
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Nobuko
wrote on November 24, 2005:
Thank you for your comments!
Hi,Rudolf!
When we give concerts, 1~5 electones play at the same time.
No. Of course, sometimes, I don’t feel more comfortable it. But electone has many good points. Therefore, I like it. Please come to my concert!
Hi, Yasuki!
Well…I think both playing the piano and the electone are very difficult for me.
I want to hear your piano playing. And I want to see your table tennis.
Hi, Yuki!
I like “September” too. Please come to my electone concert. In 25th February, I’m going to play the electone at Nagoya.
Hi, Kayo!
Mmm…I must practice very hard, or I play worst performance…
I wish my performance will be good!!So I want to work hard to practice it more and more! Please come to my concert!
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