I always had one big dream which I never achieved to become a concert pianist. Since childhood I have been fascinated by classical music, theatres, I went to music school every day, performed at concerts. I used to imagine myself performing on big stages although I was always very worried and afraid of the audience. But despite all my efforts I never achieved the high level. And the main reason is that it requires a lot of dedication and practice. I’ve been talking lessons for several years and have been working very hard to improve myself. But as I got all the other things like studying and my interests for history of art and other responsibilities began to come to the fore. And in the end I just could not devote as much time as it took to become a professional. Anyway I’ve been putting it a lot of effort over the years. There were many days when I spent hours learning some difficult pieces. And I seriously considered enrolling in a music conservatory. But I just stopped playing. And I knew that if I wanted to perform at the highest level I would have to give up almost everything else. And looking back I have mixed feeling. Part of me feels regret because I know that if I had been more persistent I could have gotten closer to my dream. Thank you.
Band 8+: Describe an ambition that you haven't achieved - You should say: - What it is - Why you haven't achieved it - What you did - And how you felt about i
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I have always had one big dream that I never achieved: to become a concert pianist. Since childhood, I have been fascinated by classical music and theaters. I went to music school every day and performed at concerts. I used to imagine myself performing on big stages, although I was always very worried and afraid of the audience. But despite all my efforts, I never reached a high level. The main reason is that it requires a lot of dedication and practice. I've been taking lessons for several years and have worked very hard to improve myself. However, as I got involved in other things like studying and my interest in the history of art, other responsibilities began to take precedence. In the end, I just could not devote as much time as it took to become a professional. Anyway, I put in a lot of effort over the years. There were many days when I spent hours learning difficult pieces. I seriously considered enrolling in a music conservatory, but I eventually stopped playing. I knew that if I wanted to perform at the highest level, I would have to give up almost everything else. Looking back, I have mixed feelings. Part of me feels regret because I know that if I had been more persistent, I could have gotten closer to my dream. Thank you.
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