AMIRA第一次的鋼琴演出 Amira's first time piano performance

Amira 去年到四月開始學鋼琴，當時的她，大約四歲半。在她開始學鋼琴之前，我已經懷有老四。我每天幫三個小孩排不同課程，Amira也在那時候，開始學習寫字，真正拿起筆來寫字。

我先生則每天陪她上基本樂理。但是音樂僅在紙上跳動，是無法讓Amira可以體會到音樂，因而開始想要幫她找鋼琴老師。就在因緣際會下，我們請朋友先找二手鋼琴，就在當下也敲定我們想要的老師。

Amira 就此展開她的學琴之路，當然也是經過詢問她的意願，她也表示願意學習。從她開始學琴，Amira 就展現出她的天賦。她的確相當有天份，她學習琴的能力也很好。當然練琴並不是很簡單，可是Amira 是個個性堅韌的小孩。當然她有許多樂理功課，有時候是超過她的能力範圍，但是這些都可以隨著年紀增長，理解力提高，她將來就可以懂得問題。

今年夏天，在教會輪到我們家庭演講，我於是邀請Amira可以在我們家庭演講時候，演奏教會詩歌。起先她是非常不願意，經過幾次溝通，她才願意表演。之後我們就開始加強演奏的曲子的練習，她也十分配合的練琴，加上老師的的指導跟在每週日在教堂初級會課堂上，練習演奏，增加她不少自信。後來更是希望她可以自己在睡前跟天父祈禱，希望她的鋼琴演奏能夠順利演出。甚至到當日的演出前，我先生也給她一個聖職祝福。

演出時間到了，Amira十分緊張，一直笑場。經過老師跟我在一旁的鼓勵跟穩定情緒。她順利彈奏四首曲子。而且表演的十分良好，我感動眼淚差點掉下來。我女兒真的很棒，我也看到她可以彈鋼琴，希望她一直都愛彈鋼琴。

那天，她也得到很多讚美，她感到更多的自信，這也是她努力練琴，所帶來的一個最大禮物-建立自信心。這次經驗加強她練琴的渴望。身為母親的我，真的替她開心跟感到無比的驕傲。

Last week , it was our family speech at church. Before this speech, I asked Amira if she would like to give a piano performance. At the beginning she did not want to do it. But I encouraged her a few times, she finally promised to do it. She spent a moth to practice . We also encouraged her to do her personal prayer about piano the performance.  She was wonderful,  she practiced and practiced. 

On that day, Pieter gave me a blessing because I was so nervous. I hoped she could have a good feeling to play the piano in front of people. 

When the time came, she was scared , but she overcame her fear by  the encouragement of her teacher and her family. she did very well. A lot people complimented her. she was very happy. I was so proud of her.