I have taken piano exams and performed for hundreds of people. But the lockdown has affected my music a lot | Rare Techy

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Takeover Melbourne Winner Mia – Capel Sound, Victoria

I have been playing piano for as long as I can remember.

I started lessons just before I turned three.

My piano is a dark brown Yamaha with three gold pedals. It lives in the corner of the lounge room.

But the lockdown has affected my music a lot.

I love performing and playing music with other people.

But I couldn’t play in the school band or attend private music lessons.

Instead, I did lessons via Zoom.

I somehow made it through the first lockdown.

Then came the second lockdown, which meant my first piano exam was online.

It was very stressful.

We filmed and filmed and filmed but I was a mess and crying constantly.

With these results, I decided to take the second exam.

I prepared for six to seven months.

The songs were longer, faster and more difficult.

I mostly sang classical songs like Catherine Rolle’s Mazurka for Chopin and Alexander Peskanov’s Circus.

This exam was also online and I had to practice during the lockdown.

I waited almost five months for the result.

I was worried.

But finally the result came. I got a B+ – a credit.

I expected to do better but I was happy with the score.

These tests taught me patience.

Not everything goes to plan, but you have to try.

I learned that if you persevere, you can achieve anything.

Your only limit is your imagination.