Piano at the Kravis Center, and Jan says I'm "really rocky"

Today I played piano at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, at Jan Lewan's student recital in the Rinker Hall. Forty students played, and I was ninth. I played Aura Lee, Lean on Me and The Star-Spangled Banner.

It wasn't that hard, because I practiced a lot over the summer. People said I played with a lot of energy. That's my style: I like to emphasize every note on the piano. I add octaves, and I can add a lot of crazy, funky chords.

When Jan introduced me, he told the audience that I play guitar and rock and roll, and that I'm "really rocky." I'll take it.

People ask why I play piano when guitar is my main instrument. For me they connect. Both help me release how I'm feeling, and what I learn on one shows up on the other.

My two brothers were in the lineup too.