Flight Of The Bumble Bee by Rimsky-Korsakov

When I was growing up in Auburn, California, I had an older cousin that would visit us each summer for a few days. He could play “Flight of the Bumble Bee” and “Bumble Boogie” which thrilled and amazed me. He earned his doctorate in music and taught piano and music at the University of California at Santa Barbara, then later at an exclusive women’s college on the East Coast.

When you watch this video you will see why I was amazed:

And here it is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yZPrrboTkY

Please read this fascinating article titled “Science Shows How Piano Players’ Brains Are Actually Different From Everybody Elses’ http://mic.com/articles/91329/science-shows-how-piano-players-brains-are-actually-different-from-everybody-elses
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