""Mostly I focus on the notes but I also try to imagine a picture in my mind, for example, when I play Chopin's waltz. I imagine my fingers turning into dancers flying across the keyboard.""
""The hard part is sometimes you have to understand the piece wholly. If you don't understand something, you don't play it right.""
""It's normalized amongst the other subjects and the academic outcomes, social, emotional outcomes, the outcome on the entire community are what every public school dreams to be.""
Alexander Zhou, a 9-year-old pianist from Manhattan's Upper West Side, began playing piano in kindergarten. He imagines visual scenes while playing, such as dancers when performing Chopin's waltz. Although he has performed in numerous recitals and competitions, he faces challenges due to his small stature. Zhou emphasizes the importance of understanding music pieces fully to play them correctly. Music is integrated into the daily curriculum at his school, enhancing academic and emotional outcomes for students.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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