Forest Of Piano Music

[Maricel Fergason]

DearDr. Trochimczyk,

I really enjoyed reading you words and felt them very close to my heart. I stumbled upon Piano no Mori one sleepless night, compelled by the name I decided to give it a go. I have never followed anime before, but this story and the gentle way it was presented captured me under its spell, making me almost an addict! I keep watching it over and over again and finding little treasures. As a musician I understand the "drama" around performance, competitions, styles and craft. But most of all, I acknowledge the long, and sometimes painful journey to finding our unique voice, to "play your own piano," touch hearts and souls and allow music to transform the world around us. Because I am not an anime follower, the technicalities did not bother me. I would have preferred to have the same approach to "physical movement" of hands and the gestures of season one, in the second season, to follow and match the score in our heads. Nevertheless, the music, performances and the insightful lessons offered by Mr. Ajino, Kai and the other characters are blissful pearls in an ocean of memories and wisdom. Piano no Mori warms my heart, inspires me to be a better artist, to remember what really matters and to put forward my best effort and express what's deeply within and in need to be shared.

I also loved the way it presented Poland, its landscapes, the people and the memories, the reverence to the land and to an incredible music poet, Chopin.

Thank you for sharing Rilke's poem, for your own Chopin with Cherries and this emotive and appreciative insight into the Series. I love it! It's a balm for darker days and an inspiration for challenging practice times. I appreciate learning that Piano no Mori's has left a deep impression in other pianist as well. I feel accompanied now.

All the best.

Dear Dr. Trochimczyk,

Thank you for your article. I am also a great fan of the uplifting Forest of Piano anime series. The playing, in particular, is really inspiring, but it is not, I have to point out, by Ashkenazy. Although he was the pianist for the film, the anime series has different pianists as the models for the various characters in the story and Competition. The pianist behind Kai's creative interpretations and beautiful sound has never been revealed; rumor has it that he may turn out to be an entrant in this year's Chopin Competition. The other pianists are: Niu Niu (Wei Pang), Juliette Journaux (Sophie Ormesson), Szymon Nehring (Lech Szymanowski), Kyohei Sorita (Sosuke Ajino) and Takagi Ryoma (Shuhei Amamiya). The performances by younger versions of the characters are by "junior" pianists. I thought you'd like to know so that you can follow these fine artists.

All the best.

One follow-up to my comment-- I just learned that two of the Forest of Piano pianists are slated to be in the Chopin Competition this fall. They are Szymon Nehring (Lech Szymanowski) and Kyohei Sorita (Ajino). Hoping against hope for the Kai reveal.

Forest of Piano is a story that follows Kai Ichinose, a boy who lives in the red light district but escapes at night to play the piano in the forest. Shuhei Amamiya, the grade-school son of a professional pianist, transfers to Moriwaki Elementary, Kai's elementary school. But it doesn't take long before Shuhei is picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest, leading to his meeting with Kai, who seems to be the only one capable of getting sound out of the thought-to-be broken piano. Kai's ability earns him the respect of Shuhei and his music teacher, former master pianist Sosuke Ajino. Both Shuhei and Ajino try to get Kai to take proper piano lessons, but Kai is at first resistant to refining his piano-playing technique. However, after hearing Sosuke play a Chopin piece he just can't seem to play himself, he relents.

Forest of Piano is written and illustrated by Makoto Isshiki. It was published by Kodansha in Japan, who first serialized the series in the seinen manga magazine Young Magazine Uppers from 1998 to 2004, and later in Weekly Morning from 2004 to 2015.[3] The series was published into 26 tankōbon volumes, with the first volume being released on August 6, 1999,[8] and the final volume released on December 22, 2015.[9]

An anime television series adaptation produced by Gaina aired from April 8, 2018, to April 14, 2019, on NHK.[38][4] The first season is directed by Gaku Nakatani. Ryūtarō Suzuki as the series director, Aki Itami and Mika Abe are in charge of series composition, and Sumie Kinoshita is handling character designs. Harumi Fuuki is composing the series' music.[39] The anime was originally listed to air for 12 episodes,[40] but was later announced to air for 24 episodes.[41] The 24 episodes will air in two seasons, with the first season airing from April to July 2018, and the second season airing from January to April 2019.[42] Hiroyuki Yamaga will take over as director for the second season, while the most of the staff and cast will reprise their roles.[43] Netflix have announced that they had acquired exclusive streaming rights for the series worldwide, and simulcast the series in Japan, and released the series globally in September 2018.[44]

The movie adaptation debuted in 9th place at the Japanese box office the week it came out, unusually high for a non-franchise animated film.[46] By the end of the year, it had grossed the equivalent of $1,555,297, ranking 119 on the overall yearly box office chart for Japan.[47] In South Korea, the film played for 50 weeks and grossed the equivalent of $182,884.[48] The film was nominated for the 2008 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.[49]

The Department of Music offers everything from introductory courses for students with little or no musical background, to advanced specialized courses for the music major, as well as a variety of musical ensembles and performance opportunities open to all students (not just music majors and minors).

The Department of Music offers individual instruction to Wake Forest students in voice, piano, guitar, and all orchestral and jazz instruments. Students can receive course credit for weekly lessons of 30 minutes (MSC181) or 60 minutes (MSC182 and music major courses 282, 382 and 383). Lessons are available to students of all levels, though a POI (permission of instructor) number is required for registration.

Registration takes place at the beginning of each semester, and interested students should stop by the Department of Music office (M309, Scales Fine Arts Center) or contact the appropriate instructor listed below for more information.

First-time registrants for voice, guitar, and piano lessons will additionally need to interview or audition (depending on level of experience) at the start of each semester; see Current Ensemble/Lesson Registration for more information.

An ancient forest is fascinating to all ages and beginning students will love the mystifying sounds of this piano solo. Students will find it easy to play expressively because of the beautiful motive with intricately gorgeous harmony. Even beginning students will fall in love with how advanced and nuanced their playing sounds thanks to the damper pedal, shifting registers, and a lilting melody. Adult and teen students will love the nuanced writing.

Ancient Forest is an early elementary piece on black keys, with one white key in the left hand. The hand position is pictured clearly on the first page. The smallest note value is a quarter note, and the piece is written in triple meter. Fingerings are written in for every note.

Ancient Forest is delivered digitally (through your email receipt) and is studio licensed. This means that you can print and use this for any student that you directly teach for your entire lifetime of teaching.

In the Finding Beautiful Places bundle which I purchased, Ancient Forest is the 1st piece I introduced to my middle schoolers. They loved the sound of it and right away started playing it with passion. Parents have emailed me telling me the students are practicing at home and they enjoy the music as well!

This is a fantastic piece- SO versatile! Within the first week of getting it, I have three VERY different students working on it: a six year who loves expressive pieces; a fifteen year old beginning teenager who is using it to work on his rubato; and a special needs preteen who resists many rote pieces but was entranced by this sound. Total winner!

Thank you for composing Coastal Reverie and Ancient Forest. They are a godsend for the complete beginner; immensely appealing and hugely uplifting. A joy to listen to and to play.

They made me realise that learning to play the piano is one of the best decisions I have ever made.

I have an older adult gentleman who is a beginning student. He loves playing the Ancient Forest and plans to play it at our June Recital

I think your collection of black key pieces is great and so very much needed as students really need to get acquainted with the keyboard using the comfortable fingering that black keys require. Besides they produce beautiful sounds which is exciting for students.

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Students majoring in music are also required to pass a piano proficiency exam by the end of their junior year. The department encourages anyone considering a music major to take this exam as early as possible because students who do not pass the exam must take two semesters of piano lessons. These lessons may count as the course credit in music performance (a credit that is required of all majors), as the elective course for the major, or as an additional course beyond the requirements for the major.

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