Emily Bear’s Australian TV debut impressive

June 26th, 2009 at 10:22am Georgette Braun

Emily Bear, 7, of Rockford told Australian TV viewers Sunday who were watching an evening news show about three international child prodigies including her that she is “just a girl who plays piano” and that she really digs composing music. “It’s something you can do and nobody can tell you what to do or when to do it,” she said.

Go to Emily’s Web site to connect to the “Sunday Night” video of Emily and her family shot earlier this month in Rockford.

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Emily Bear takes a break Tuesday, June 2, 2009, from playing with the Jodi Beach Trio at Franchesco’s Ristorante in the Sinatra Room in Rockford, where the “Sunday Night” crew was filming.)

Emily’s Mom, Andrea Bear, said the TV segment about her daughter was “a very beautiful,  very classy story.” She told me today, though, that while Emily practices four hours a day a few days before a major concert, her daughter’s daily practices can be as short as 15 minutes a day. Emily practices piano an average of two to two-and-a-half hours a day, Andrea said.

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