the Feisty Concerto (Little Concerto #8)

The excited introductory piano line confirms this will be all about speed, accuracy, dexterity and surprise: the painful essence of what the music teacher insisted upon. He was never satisfied. And now it is time to perform. The young man looks into the audience and finds him, leaning forward in a chair in the back row of the concert hall, perched, no doubt, to uncover any mistakes. Always critical. Never satisfied. Yet the young man practiced every day, every night. And tonight, he performs. When finished, the student saw his teacher in the back row, the first to stand, the first to applaud. He was even jumping up and down with approval. The young man saw the pride in his master’s eyes. He saw the smile on his face. And now he understood.