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was not tuned properly and she was a total
           beginner, so she did not realize whenever
           it was out of tune. She started teaching

           herself and went to a bonafide guitar coach
           to enhance her skills. “How long did it
           take you to practice Cavatina and Tango
           en Skaï?” Swan Yin spent 3 to 4 years for

           Cavatina and 1 to 2 years for the latter.




                  The interview ended briefly and                    The concert then continued with
           the emcee welcomed her to the stage to            Japanese guitarist Masaaki Kishibe’s
           perform Cavatina and Tango en Skaï.               “Drifting Clouds”, performed by Lim
           During the performance, each note was             Wai Sheng, who put up an amazing
           executed to perfection, the amount of             guitar fingerstyle performance. A soulful

           effort she put into practicing was evident.       performance was given by Gerald Chin                                                     Do you want to start this
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                  Moving on, “Peach Blossom” was             Missing You So Bad” by Mayday.                                                CC     o      m       p      e      t      i      t      i      o      n      ?
           performed by Kai Xin and En Ze in a
           lighthearted and cheerful manner, creating                After those performances, the
           a joyous atmosphere.After that, a live duet       concert continued with a solo guitarist
           of “Visiting Hours” was performed by club         who is also an alumnus, Low Wei Chuan.
           members Jing Fei and Mei Qian, as well as         He performed Kotaro Oshio’s Overdrive
           a mashup of Jay Chou’s hit songs, ”Won’t          passionately and livened up the mood.
           Cry” and “Love Confession”.

                                                                     Last  but  not  least,  the  concert
                  After a short intermission, the            wrapped up with a live band performing
           concert carried on with a four-part               the song “Paradise has no Border”. The
           ensemble, “Música Latina Fácil”. The club       performance was a great way to spell the

           members chose to perform the third part,          end of the entire concert.
           which is Cuna Cabana. Cuna Cubana has
           a tango-like, Argentinian and Uruguayan

           style tune. “Música Latina Fácil ‘’ is a very           As the concert came to an end, the
           meaningful song for the members of the            emcees thanked the audience for their time
           Guitar Club, as they won the Consolation          and support. Watching the online concert
           Prize in the Saigon International Guitar          arranged by the Guitar Club was truly a
           Festival in 2019 with this piece. They also       wonderful experience.

           performed this piece at the 6th Hong Kong                                    Jointly reported by:
           International Music Competition in 2021                                       Lim Lok Yee Jr2Z2
           and was crowned as the Runner-up.                                        Chloe Chan Po Yi Jr2S3

                                                                                      Soon Yu Xuan Sr2ScJ

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