When I was 11 years old I listened to a record from my Mom's music library, over and over again. The song I listened to was Fur Elise by Beethoven. I figured out how to play the song by ear on the piano. Within days, I put the book of the music notes in front of me and matched the typed notes with the keys I was playing on the piano. I taught myself to read the high notes and all the notes. After a month of practicing the song Fur Elise that I already memorized, I played the song in a Queen contest. I played it perfectly and won.