Music is fundamentally a social art form — it brings people together to listen, sing, and move. Yet for many piano students, music-making becomes a solitary endeavor: meeting 1-on-1 with a teacher, practicing alone, and playing solo in concerts or studio recitals. Compared with a trombonist who plays in the school band or a violinist who plays in a youth orchestra, a young pianist encounters few opportunities to make music as part of an ensemble.
