A WONDERFUL STORY ABOUT A PIANIST

in #steemiteducation5 years ago (edited)

A former elementary school music teacher wrote this beautiful story. 

Her name was Mildred Horon. 

I think it is so beautiful that today I am going to tell you her story.

She supplemented her income by teaching piano lessons after hours.

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She tells us that she had many students but never a real prodigy. 

The story is of a boy of 11 years old that she taught, his mother dropped him off and waited for him in the car. 

She preferred that students start younger as she explained to Robby. 

But Robby said that his mother had a dream of hearing him play the piano. 

To her it seemed hopeless as he had absolutely no musical talent at all.   

His mother always waited in the car and smiled as well as waved but never came in. 

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It was very hard for her to teach this child as he had absolutely no talent. 

One day he stopped coming to classes. She thought about finding out why he stopped coming but decided he was not a good advertisement to her school, and never called to find out what happened to him. 

A few weeks later she mailed a flyer about a recital that she wanted to have. 

Robby also got a flyer came and asked her if he could be in the recital. 

He begged to be in the recital but he was not a student anymore so she said only current students can participate. 

He told her that his mother had been sick and was not able to bring him. 

He also told her that he had been practicing at home. 

After a lot of thought she allowed him to participate but she was not sure she did the right thing. 

She decided to put him last in the program to do the least harm. When he was doing badly she could always close the curtains.

Everything went well but when Robby came on he was dirty and his clothes were wrinkled. 

He announced that he was going to play Mozart’s concerto no. 21 in C Major.

 

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He was so fantastic that she could not believe it, and ran on stage as everyone was ecstatic with his performance. 

She asked him how he did it and his reply was the following. 

His mother was deaf and had died that morning. 

He then knew that for the first time in her life she would hear him play. 

So then she realised that if you believe in yourself and took chances someone will reap the benefit of it. Today she did.

Have a wonderful day from me and may you help somebody that really need it.                

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Thank you for another great contribution to steemiteducation. Keep up the good work!

A good tear jerker, as we would say, there isn't a dry eye in the house.

How true, but it is so nice thanks for reading.

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