shocking

Today Z had an extra piano lesson because she has a recital coming up in less then two weeks.

Near the end of her lesson another student arrived. I know this girl and her older sister. They are both at least highly gifted. The older sister is the one who wins all the piano competitions.

Well anyway, when the girl came in and she heard the Bach piece that Z was playing her mouth fell open in shock. "That is the piece my sister played last year at the Bach competition!"

Z's piano teacher acknowledged that it was the same song. The girl stood with her mouth hanging open, flabbergasted, and just stared at Z.

"How can she do that?" she asked.

"Because she is amazing." the teacher said with a smile.

And now I am amazed too.

The teacher originally wanted Z play this Bach piece for the Bach competition that is coming up but I told her a couple months ago that I didn't want Z to compete it in. It is hard to imagine that Z would play the same piece at six that this other girl played at nine.

Z was all beaming afterward (she had registered the other girl's awe at her playing that piece). Z said "That piece must be really hard if N played it."

And her teacher said "Yes it is a level four piece."

Now I am curious what level four is...