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I always imagine my audience as thirsty. And the sound ofthe songs is like waving water nourishing their heartHE Kirill Barsky, Russian ambassador to Thailand, added that there is mystery between the notes in a song. “There is another line between the vibrating sounds that you couldn’t explain and probably no one could explain. It’s because not only the brain is involved but music also gets into your heart.”Even though thought and brain mechanisms are designed to help humans deal with problems, this musician insists this can sometimes be unhealthy, especially for music. To absorb the real pleasure of music, people should move away from thought, which can lead to self- criticism and keep you from perform- ing to your potential. The best way to play music, therefore, is to train the mind into a stage where you concentrate on the interval of the notes you are playing, being aware andobserving circumstances without judgement.“Thought can be our enemy. Of course thought can help solve something. But how many times do we use thought to put blame on ourselves?”The pianist suggested that per- forming music follows a similar mechanism to Buddhist philosophy, of being in the present and aware of the moment. “You just sit at the piano, play the notes without thinking of anything except the beauty of the sound. In this state of mind I always imagine my audience as thirsty. And the sound of the songs is like waving water nourishing their heart.”As a university instructor, Frank Herrgott has found that the younger generation of musicians is also absorbed with social stigma. Many students are so concerned with theElite+ 49