Walking in the Air

Mohd Ali Khalid playing the violin, with Emma Huang as his accompanist on piano.

Alright, you guys surely see the picture above right? That's me playing my violin, with Emma accompanying me with her piano. This is something that happened on 20th July 2011, at IMH Academy Auditorium during Higher Learning Musical Presentation that will be held every once a month.

My major is violin, focusing on the classical era. As such, you can see my attire, formal wear from top to bottom. Classical should be formal, and is strict to this point. Even the speech must be formal. Alright... the piece I presented was 'Walking in the Air', a theme from the popular animation 'The Snowman' which is a story about a boy and a snowman who has come to life as they set out for an adventure. Set in D minor, this piece is sad and have the feel of adventure. This explains the serious and static expression of my face. I can't smile if the song is in minor key, that's my standard.

Emma did well in accompanying me, while I made a mistake at the very last part before playing the harmonic. The point is, if you made a mistake, just continue on, don't stop. Stop and it will be a disgrace. Continue on and finish what you start, ignoring the mistakes. Yea, and that's what I did. I hope I won't do it anymore in the future musical presentation.

Personally, I like this piece. From the accompaniment to the main melody. It is a nice, smooth and a bit of sadness. The feels are what make me love this piece so much. I would never stop playing this piece in my life. I play it anytime I want. I listened to the Nightwish's version of this song, and it was a nice song. I downloaded it for loving it.

Alright, enough with that. I hope you guys will enjoy the presentation. Here's the video of me performing the piece with Emma. Joy-en!

P/S : Video recorded by Jackie Chua. Thanks senpai :)