He takes a roll-with-the-punches attitude with his teaching, because things can go wrong even with experience.
“When you’re on stage, there are so many things going on â the camera, the lights, the smoke, rain â it’s just hard to control. And what if you’re reading the piece halfway and the wind (blows) your score off, or your iPad breaks down?
“Practise to perfection, but don’t be so hard on yourself if you ever make a mistake, and try to recover.”
He spoke with pride of one student who recently received an outstanding performance award in a regional drum competition, and another who won first place in a drum competition here and got into her dream school, the School of the Arts in Singapore.
He is also equally proud of students who took part in competitions or festivals and didn’t win anything, or who did not get into a school of their choice.
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