PIANO PRODIGY WILL APPEAR ON NATIONAL TV.Byline: Sharon Cotal Staff Writer STEVENSON RANCH Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. - Matt Aune's parents thought it was cute when he started playing nursery rhymes nursery rhymes, verses, generally brief and usually anonymous, for children. The best-known examples are in English and date mostly from the 17th cent. A popular type of rhyme is used in "counting-out" games, e.g., "Eenie, meenie, minie, mo. on the piano at age 4 without having ever had lessons. ``It's just something that he would do when he was little and it was amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. . He wouldn't make any mistakes,'' said Matt's mom, Karlene Aune. It wasn't until Matt started taking piano lessons and performing in recitals that his parents realized how talented he really is. Now the nation will have a chance to see the 11-year-old Stevenson Ranch piano prodigy An online information service that provides access to the Internet, e-mail and a variety of databases. Launched in 1988, Prodigy was the first consumer-oriented online service in the U.S. in action when he appears as a contestant on ``America's Most Talented Kids,'' airing at 7 p.m. March 13 on the Pax television network. Matt said playing piano in front of the large studio audience - and even larger television audience - made him more excited than nervous. ``I've been doing that since I was really little,'' he said. Matt has known he wants to be a composer and a performer since he was 7 years old, once telling his mother ``I hear music in my head and I can't get it out.'' His mom, along with Matt's dad, Brian Aune, have helped him get the music out - and onto paper - by finding him the best teachers and driving him to piano lessons twice a week. He recently began studying with world renowned pianist Mike Garson Mike Garson is an American professional pianist, most notable for his work with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins. Early career Garson was originally noticed when he played on the I'm the One , a Bell Canyon composer and instructor who does not usually teach children. ``He made an exception after Matt auditioned,'' Karlene Aune said. Matt started composing com·pose v. com·posed, com·pos·ing, com·pos·es v.tr. 1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form: at age 8 and continues to develop his own distinctive style of music, which his mother described as uplifting and inspiring. He hopes to one day compose com·pose v. com·posed, com·pos·ing, com·pos·es v.tr. 1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form: for film and television. ``He pauses our Tivo and composes a little song for a scene and then he'll play it back with his own music,'' Aune said. ``I think that's definitely what he wants to do.'' Sharon Cotal, (661) 257-5256 sharon.cotal(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Matt Aune, piano prodigy, will appear on ``America's Most Talented Kids,'' which will air March 13 on the PAX Television Network. |
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