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Beth Simpson

"She's a very determined young lady who has pushed herself and keeps going”: Meet the Northern Irish teenager who passed her Grade 8 piano – one handed

Piano and one hand.

Being able to do things one handed is an overused euphemism for something being easy. But one Northern Irish teenager has passed her piano Grade 8 using just her left hand. And as she explains in an article on the BBC website, it was far from easy.

Freya Terris from Lisburn, County Antrim, has become the first known pianist to have achieved this feat. Not out of choice, it should be added. Two years ago, the 17-year-old sustained a long-term injury and had to have surgery on her right hand. But despite her injury, she was determined to power on through and keep playing.

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