If you don't know already, I am a piano student in a conservatory, and within that department, I am definitely in the minority as a white, american-born student. As such, when people meet me for the first time, I sometimes hear, "Oh, I just assumed you were Korean/Chinese/Asian." With a name like Andy Lee, that's bound to happen every now and again, so I'm used to it.
Today, however, was a totally new experience.
I was meeting with a violinist and cellist to play in a piano trio this semester, and they both mentioned that they figured I was asian. What's more, the cellist told me that her teacher not only told her that I was asian (where he got that info I'm not sure), but also that, where I came from in Asian, it was common for students to adopt 'American' names.
Who knew?
I'll have to go introduce myself now, I suppose. :)
