11-Year-Old Sits At Piano For The First Time, Then Unveils Talent That Astounds His Father
When Isaiah Kofie heard a beautiful sound coming from his basement in Aurora, Colorado, he couldn’t help being confused. You see, it sounded like piano music. He knew there was an old keyboard buried among the junk down there but, to his knowledge, nobody in the family could play. Was there a stranger in his basement making some of the most glorious music he’d ever heard?
An unexpected keyboard expert
The curious dad crept slowly down the stairs, wondering what exactly he was going to find. His heart must have skipped a beat when he saw Jude, his 11-year-old son, playing the keyboard as if he was a seasoned professional. Isaiah couldn’t believe what he was seeing — after all, his autistic miracle child had never attended a piano lesson in his life!
Jude goes viral
Isaiah, who once plied his trade as a drummer in his native Ghana, swiftly picked up his cell phone and told Jude to play the wonderful tune again. He captured the boy’s incredible talent in a video and uploaded it to YouTube, figuring people everywhere would be as stunned as he was. Naturally, his son’s prodigious talent caught on like wildfire, and soon he was an online sensation.
Investing in Jude’s new hobby
During these nascent days of Jude’s playing, Isaiah did something incredibly forward-thinking — he invested in his son. As revealed on the Praise in the Basement talk show on YouTube, he would often see Jude looking at new keyboard videos online. The budding musician was fascinated by how they worked and would want to know all about their various features and functions.
The dilemma
One day, Isaiah actually asked, “Dude, do you like that keyboard?” when he saw Jude eyeing one online. The boy naturally said yes, and then Isaiah had a decision to make. Should he let Jude continue with his current instrument and hope his skills continued to develop? Or should he buy him a better piece of equipment, theoretically giving him a greater platform to learn?
