Teddy Abrams shares the story of his musical origins in a new piece for Musicians’ Journal.

Abrams writes:

“I don’t have that first musical memory from when you’re three or four years old. I just remember loving the piano that we had in our house, which was intended for my mom, because she wanted to learn to play.

I think that she always imagined that she’d recapture her childhood dream of being a star. If it hadn’t been for that latent wish to be some kind of entertainer, then we probably would not have had a piano in the house, because neither of my parents actually played.

What kicked off my interest in music was just going to the piano and improvising. Both of my parents were attorneys. They were not in creative fields, and I’m not totally sure what level of musical background or education they really had. My dad has really good ears, but it was limited to playing a few chords on the guitar.”

Read the full piece at musiciansjournal.com.