Lacking the money to buy a piano, 11-year-old Andrew Garrido created his own paper piano to practise on. It got him through his first five grades with distinction.
Now aged 21, the pianist and musician is in his third year at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has played venues across Europe.
The Paper Pianist
True / False
1. Andrew has been playing the piano for more than ten years.
2. Andrew's mum lost her job.
3. Andrew didn't have access to a computer.
4. After Andrew reached grade five, his mother bought him a real piano.
5. Andrew is not very far into his music course at Guildhall.
6. Andrew thinks a lot of the other students had it much easier than he did.
7. A paper piano is great, because you can't make a mistake.
8. Andrew feels that having learned in such a difficult way, means he's better able to cope with further difficulties in his career.
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