Robby was 11 years old when his mother, a single mom, sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an early age. Robby said that it had always been 1mother's dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him on 2a student.
Although Robby tried very hard, he didn't have a basic3 of music. However, he continued and at the end of each weekly lesson, he'd always say," My mom's going to hear me play someday." But it seemed4. He didn't have a gift for music. One day Robby stopped coming to our 5. He told me that his mom had been6 and unable to take him into piano lessons. But he was still practicing.
He asked me7he could take part in my concert and I8. The night of the concert came. The high school gym was 9 with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then Robby came up on stage. He said that he had chosen Mozart's concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for 10I heard next. His 11 danced on the keys. He played so well that everyone was on their feet, clapping their hands 12. In tears, I 13 on stage. "Oh, Robby! How do you do it?" "Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? 14, she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well... she was born15 . So tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it special.
