The Brief
- A 17-year-old Irish pianist has made history by becoming the first one-handed musician to pass the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music grade 8 exam program.
- The teenager re-learned to play using only her left hand through online lessons after an eroded bone in her right hand impacted her nerves and required surgery.
- The historic accomplishment was achieved through a year of instruction across a seven-hour time difference with an Arizona-based music teacher.
PHOENIX – Piano has always been a part of Freya Terris’ life.
“The first thing I remember really doing was playing Defying Gravity from Wicked with my piano teacher … I was about six,” Terris said.
Two years ago, everything changed.…