I need sound-proofing

Sigh...I particularly hate it when my neighbour upstairs choose to drag furniture when I am trying to practice my violin. Maybe its their way of showing irritation but really we do not practice beyond 10pm and each practice is at most 90 minutes with several breaks in between.

Perhaps they are very upset with my beginner level but I could at least play a whole song and it sounded like the song!!!! Yes there are sour notes mainly intonation problems and the rhythm could be more tight but I am still trying to sight read and play at the same time. The answer is clear they hate music or classical music. Once I played Anne Sophie Mutter's dvd Beethoven's Spring sonata after dinner and I heard a distinct, " Such the f*** up!!" Boy.. ASM playing is superb and that's so 'disrespectful" Anyway, the downstairs neighbour is often fighting and yelling at one another and the poor domestic helper included. That is a worse form of "noise pollution".

Lord, I wish we could have a sound-proof music room. When we finally get our own place, I pray we could have sound proofed music rooms for intense practising even late into the night and could I ask for a grand piano as well????

Now, back to my practising. My teacher encouraged me to ignore these "feedbacks" and concentrate on instead "entertaining your audience!!!!". I will do that!!!! After all, both Lang Lang and David Garrett had their fair share of "complaints" It's part and parcel of the music making journey. Not everybody loves music but most appreciate good music.

God, help me, help my entire family to play well for you are the most important "live" audience that is always there to help us play better for your glory. Amen