Piano in the cafeteria

So, I guess this is also more of a reflection piece. There is a very nice piano standing the middle of the Komachi Cafeteria. I don't know much of the backstory about the piano, but apprently it belonged to a student that passed away during his studies and a a memorial plack stands on top of it. The piano is kept nicely tuned and is free for the students to use 24/7.

I remember during the first 5 days when I heard Airi play it, it was lunch time and I couldn't help approaching and complementing her on her playing. I stopped playing piano about 2( or is it 3 now?) years ago, this was honestly the first moment in those 2 years that I regretted stopping. I was very impressed by the depth of her music. Over my time here I heard a variety of students play the piano enough, that at some point I dug up some sheet music of a Beethoven piece I used to play. However, it wasn't until I heard another girl I met here named Yuna play a few pieces. Her playing also impressed me very much, finally enough for me to sit down and try playing. So yes, on October 19, 2009, at 1AM in the morning I sat behind a piano for the first time in 2-3 years and started playing. Perhaps this was also the first time I truly played because I wanted to, rather then because somebody was pushing me.

There is something that started to concern me here, about many piano players, for a long time I thought I knew a lot of good piano players, however, I know realize that perhaps "good" is not the correct term to use. A better term would probably be, "Good technicians". These people can play the most difficult pieces in the world, but their music is empty, it puts you to sleep, and yet in fear of sounding "Unsophisticated" none of the listeners will ever admit what their music lacks.