Prodigy

I had been playing piano for as long as I could remember. According to my parents, I had been playing since I was able to hoist myself on top of the piano bench. Back then, my legs barely swung over the bench and my fingers could hardly cover the span of four keys. But from a young age, piano had been a major part of my life.

I hadn't started taking lessons until I was around four years old. And I’ve been taking lessons with the same teacher, Maestro Amelin, for the past thirteen years. At first, it started off with one half hour lesson a week, but Maestro Amelin was impressed with my ability to pick up quickly, and requested that my lessons become longer. So once a week half hours became weekly hour lessons, and not long after, once a week turned to twice a week. Currently, I study three times a week with Maestro Amelin and practice for at least two hours on my own every day.

I won my first competition and thousand dollars when I was eight. Many people call me a prodigy, I just call it determination.