- the ability to count to 10
- knowledge of the alphabet
- 5 fingers on each hand
- fair to good eye-hand cordination
- a passionate desire to express self through music
My passion found it's highest expression when a physically challenged father played "It's a Small World After all" for his child (with a face that could have lit up the world!), or the teenage girl with Down Syndrome who played a complete hymn for the first time in front of her mother. We may not all be the gifted Mozarts of the age (I am one of the adoring listeners of such), but perhaps there are ways to experience the joy of musical expression in other formats.
(PS: After several attempts, I finally had to give up on the pooch lesson... she kept falling asleep)