Chapter 112 The Musical Mystery

• Emma's discovery of an ancient piano in the community centre basement inspired an unforeseen fascination, challenging the family's perceptions of her passion and skills. Emma had strayed into a neglected storage room while cleaning volunteer spaces and became fascinated by the dusty instrument's potential for sound creation.
• Emma's academic endeavours had become commonplace, despite their difficulty, by the time she discovered the piano. Her intellectual interests remained strong, but the mechanical accuracy of research and analysis had begun to lack the emotional expression that music seems to offer.
• The family's investigation into music classes indicated that Emma was too young for most typical piano teaching programmes. However, her demonstrated capacity to concentrate deeply on complex subjects suggested that she could benefit from modified teaching methods developed for older students.