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Meeting Master Sheng Makers
I had a surreal experience last year on my journey to acquire my shengs. I knew that my hometown of JingHai in Tianjin has many sheng makers, but the one I wanted to seek out was 精艺 (王泽爽) since he made the alto sheng I started on in TCO. I asked around my family members, and he is a friend of my uncle's! This was amazing, as I had a connection, and I ordered my sheng from him. It was an incredible experience. I met the master, he treated me to lunch and drinks, and I got my 3
Mike Liu
Oct 21, 20251 min read


Practice Practice Practice...
A snippet of "竹影间" composed by the principal sheng of the China Central Chinese Orchestra, 吴学伟. I will hopefully get to the second half soon, but I have not had the chance to practice for a month now. Goal is to perform in the next 2 years.
Mike Liu
Oct 21, 20251 min read


The Beauty of Filming (My first and only tuba vlog)
Throwback to when I decided to film a vlog for my tuba journey as I was getting more serious about playing. Watching it back, it makes me...
Mike Liu
Dec 16, 20221 min read


Online Bullying: We Should Have Known
Let's back it up So what’s the deal with online bullying? I’m sure many of us growing up had those assemblies and school events to...
Mike Liu
Jun 19, 20223 min read


Woah!!! Teachers Handling Speeding Tech
What does it mean to be technologically literate? As a teacher candidate going through my certification process, I have often thought of...
Mike Liu
Jun 5, 20223 min read


First-hand Fright (Technology Integration in Music)
I read an interesting article today about integrating technology in public education. The article by Collins & Halverson (2010) titled...
Mike Liu
May 22, 20223 min read
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