Claudia turned 11 ushering in a flood of memories related her journey as a piano student over a period of five years.

Students who begin piano lessons at a tender age and stay the journey well into their teens, become part of a teacher’s family, blooming as musicians beside their passage through elementary, middle and high school. They will sometimes come back to visit years after they’ve finished college bringing the next generation of children to embark upon lessons. The cycle of life also plays out in the musical universe.....