I made an account today solely to say how great this manga is. Personally, I've never been interested in music, and classical music somehow makes me feel really irritated when I listen to it, and I've also never liked slice of life manga either, so without a doubt I'm not the target audience here. What I'm saying is, if this was a "decent" story, I would've completely hated it. This is definitely not a story like that. The beginning reminds you of childhood, the middle has you so nervous it's almost like you're the one getting on stage, and the end can make you understand how people can cry and laugh at the same time. So even if 241 seems like a daunting amount of chapters, I'm telling you to read it anyway, even if it takes you years, because even if you hate music this is still an amazing story.