![]() With musical greats such as Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin as his inspiration, Xi Yuan regularly listens to music arrangements in hopes of following in their footsteps. ![]() “I would like to thank my mum for encouraging me to keep moving forward, my dad for working very hard to pay for my fees, as well as my teacher who provided guidance for me to become a better pianist,” he said. “My teacher taught me for three to four hours daily, then two to three hours, as I knew better about the scores,” he told StarEdu.He also expressed his gratitude for his parents – who signed him up for piano lessons after seeing how he had resisted putting down his baby keyboard as a three-year-old – and piano teacher. In his early learning stages, he practised the piano five to six hours daily, eventually taking a shorter time as he developed his skills. Xi Yuan – who has also won six awards at musical contests held in his school with titles such as the best solo player and the best musical interpretation performance under his belt – attributed his achievements to countless hours of practice. In addition, he recently won the second prize at the 5th Piano Island Festival Competition held in Kuala Lumpur – an event that saw him performing for the first time in public. Then six years old, he passed the piano Grade Eight examination, also from Trinity College London, after only five months of lessons as a beginner student. The first MBR certificate he earned was in 2020, when he was recognised as the “Youngest to Complete Highest Piano Exam Level”. The LTCL is equivalent in standard to the final year recital of an undergraduate degree.ĭue to the Covid-19 pandemic, Xi Yuan had only undergone 11 months of physical lessons before he took the examination. This was in recognition of him passing the licentiate (LTCL) piano examination from Trinity College London, an examination board based in the United Kingdom. In November last year, the SJK(C) Pin Hwa (1), Selangor, pupil earned his second spot in the Malaysia Book of Records (MBR), certifying him as the “Youngest to Complete Licentiate Diploma Piano Performance”. “You can become an awesome pianist once you have this mindset in place,” said Loh Xi Yuan.Īs his accomplishments attest, the nine-year-old has fully embraced the mindset. “That is not unusual,” said Sjoerd Hulshof, education director of the TUE bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, in a statement.“PIANO students should not limit themselves to what constantly is the misconception that certain things can only be achieved by adults. The TUE has allowed Laurent to complete his course faster than other students. “I ate a lot of fish during the pregnancy,” she joked. While Laurent comes from a family of doctors, his parents have so far not received any explanation as to why their child prodigy is capable of learning so quickly. “They told us he is like a sponge,” said Alexander. Laurent was given test after test as teachers tried to work out the extent of his talents. ![]() “They noticed something very special about Laurent,” said Lydia. His parents, Lydia and Alexander Simons, said they thought Laurent’s grandparents were exaggerating when they said he had a gift, but his teachers soon concurred. (Photo by Muhannad Fala'ah/Getty Images) Muhannad Fala'ah/Getty Imagesĩ-year-old chess prodigy wins right to stay in Britain Iraqi government announced on August 5, that it intends to remove within 40 days the blast walls erected by the U.S. Iraqi chess players from all over Iraq competed for the second day in a row to win the Iraqi Chess Championship held in Baghdad as the security situation continues to improve in the capital. BAGHDAD, IRAQ, AUGUST 6: Iraqi chess player Maha Leith moves a piece during the Iraq chess championship on Augin Baghdad, Iraq. ![]()
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