When I was in School a teacher who was also was a TERRIBLE snob made the mistake of saying to a boy in my class that he didn’t think he could be any good on the piano despite the boy having taken lessons since he was 5 ( he was 12 then). This was because of his family background, his father worked for the council as a binman and his mother worked as a cleaner in a local factory. The boy, Thomas, was to say the least a real prodigy and proved it on the night of the school concert when he played La Campanella by Franz Liszt. Needless to say that teacher never doubted his ability on the piano again.
I’ve always been enamored with the guitar. Once when my dad was showing my wife my old baby pictures (much to my chagrin), he stumbled on an old toddler photo, in which I was holding someone’s guitar like a bass fiddle (it was bigger than I was). The wife just shook her head and said, “Even then…”
I had the pleasure of attending a concert by Schroeder in Minneapolis some years back. He regaled a sold-out crowd for two solid hours without intermission, and came back for two encores! What a glorious night! The highlight was undoubtedly “Moonlight Sonata.”
macky87 3 months ago
…and so it begins…
mccollunsky 3 months ago
You’re an inspiration, Charlie Brown. But the student outpaced the teacher.
LeslieBark 3 months ago
How does he do it? That score fragment covers a range of about 2 dozen notes, but that little piano looks to have only half that many keys.
billyk75 3 months ago
Already a child prodigy.
paddy 3 months ago
Is that Schroeder’s first time on the piano?
therese_callahan2002 3 months ago
If those are the opening notes of Beethoven’s Fifth, I’m not surprised.
Purple People Eater 3 months ago
Is this where Schroeder started playing Beethoven?
iggyman 3 months ago
The prodigy begins!
iggyman 3 months ago
He sure knows how to tickle the ivories!
Gandalf 3 months ago
And so it begins….
MY DOG IS MY CO PILOT 3 months ago
When I was in School a teacher who was also was a TERRIBLE snob made the mistake of saying to a boy in my class that he didn’t think he could be any good on the piano despite the boy having taken lessons since he was 5 ( he was 12 then). This was because of his family background, his father worked for the council as a binman and his mother worked as a cleaner in a local factory. The boy, Thomas, was to say the least a real prodigy and proved it on the night of the school concert when he played La Campanella by Franz Liszt. Needless to say that teacher never doubted his ability on the piano again.
uniquename 3 months ago
He’s just playing some little ditty he heard someplace.
gantech 3 months ago
I’ve always been enamored with the guitar. Once when my dad was showing my wife my old baby pictures (much to my chagrin), he stumbled on an old toddler photo, in which I was holding someone’s guitar like a bass fiddle (it was bigger than I was). The wife just shook her head and said, “Even then…”
notmoving Premium Member 3 months ago
I had the pleasure of attending a concert by Schroeder in Minneapolis some years back. He regaled a sold-out crowd for two solid hours without intermission, and came back for two encores! What a glorious night! The highlight was undoubtedly “Moonlight Sonata.”
jmcenanly 3 months ago
And so it begins.
guenette.charlie(BozoKnows) 3 months ago
And thus a Beethoven prodigy is born.
Wichita1.1 3 months ago
At other times, it’s a weaponized zither.
mperrell 3 months ago
And this is how it began! As Paul Harvey would say, “and now you know the rest of the story!” :)
jrankin1959 3 months ago
And so it begins…
Otis Rufus Driftwood 3 months ago
I remember the real life inspiration behind Schroeder’s piano for Schulz. This was then the strip that started it all.
ladykat 3 months ago
Schroeder is a musical genius.
Aladar30 Premium Member 3 months ago
Charlie just changed Schroeder’s life forever.
Durandal_1707 3 months ago
Playing the Hammerklavier on that toy piano would be and accomplishment, to say the least.
Bill D. Kat Premium Member 3 months ago
As Kiki Dee might observe “He’s got the music in him”.
markkahler52 3 months ago
The Epiphany of Schroeder
markkahler52 3 months ago
And he would loosen in to Jazz later…
misterdan 3 months ago
A legend is born.
misterdan 3 months ago
So, apparently Lucy is a bit older than him. She must’ve been a cougar.
chief tommy 3 months ago
And so it starts — even with painted on black keys
Laurie Stoker Premium Member 3 months ago
And from that moment on …