Chords for Ethan Bortnick Piano Prodigy is only 7 years old!-Artstreet Miami

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_ _ _ We're in my _ _ _ _ jungle room. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Animals to show you.
[Dm] At seven years [C] old, Ethan Bortnick
adores playing with his stuffed animals and drawing.
Cooking is another activity that he thoroughly enjoys.
_ We're making green chicken. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Is that crepes?
Yeah, crepes.
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But [A] this charming little boy
is far from your typical [E] child.
Ethan Bortnick is a concert pianist
who has [E] appeared on The Tonight Show,
Good Morning America, and countless [B] other programs.
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_ _ _ _ [Am] I think about the music.
I'm thinking about the next song that I'm gonna [Ab] play,
and then I wait. _ _
That's what I'm thinking, and then I start.
_ And then _ [Am] I'm thinking more.
Ethan is [F] considered by many to be [E] a child prodigy
who plays [A] 200 songs by memory.
He plays everything from classical to jazz,
pop, and children's music.
We're continuing [F] to share him with the world
because people get such a joy out of him.
And it just feels great to see [Eb] all these people
who really [C]
get a smile out of seeing him.
_ _ He's done many charities,
_ _ [F] _ and he's played for the elderly,
and they really, really just, it [Bb] makes their day.
It was [F] at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
where Ethan recently showed off his remarkable talents
before an audience of young and old.
Metro Zoo's Ron McGill guest hosted this event.
The concert was filmed for his first DVD
called Ethan Live in Concert. _ _
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_ [F] _ _ Ethan was just three [Bb] years old
when his parents discovered his musical talent.
_ My _ _ brother _ had _ [G] to go to the hospital
[N] _ _ _ I was just in my toy keyboard just playing,
and I really wanted piano lessons.
They're like, mom, dad, I really want piano lessons.
And they're like, no, you're still a baby.
You can't have piano lessons.
I'm like, okay.
And then they put on the Baby Einstein CDs,
and I heard _ to the Alla Turca by Mozart
on the Baby Einstein CDs.
_ And _ then I listened to every note,
and then my dad's like, shall we check?
_ I'm done.
And then my mom's like, okay, let's go check.
And it was me playing the Alla Turca.
Wow, oh, you really take it to school?
Yeah, remember? _ _ _ _
Remember?
_ Gene Bortnick is Ethan's manager,
promoter, and proud father.
He admits that he is backed off
from being the driving parent.
He's now careful about how he guides Ethan
through his fascinating, yet hardly normal life.
_ I'm amazed with it.
I mean, just as a dad, of course, I'm so proud.
On _ the other hand, it scares me.
It scares me because _ you _ wanna protect him, too.
You want him to be a little kid.
In addition to being a supremely talented pianist,
Ethan is beginning to shine as a composer.
Arctic Jazz by me, Ethan Bortnick. _ _ _ _
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_ [Cm] Ethan is amazing musically.
Amazing.
But I'm also seeing him start [C] to draw.
And he wants to [Cm] tell his own stories,
and he's telling his stories through his music.
He's talking about his animals.
In the DVD, you'll see that he explains
exactly what [B] he's thinking when he's playing Alla Turca.
_ _ He paints a picture for you of the animals
and the characters, and that's how his imagination is evolving.
And he comes up with new songs,
and he tells other stories.
Arctic Jazz he wrote himself,
and it's about the manatee going from Florida
to have a jazz party.
Ethan's piano teacher, Dr.
Irina Koffman,
who [Em] coaches other promising students,
works with Ethan twice a week.
Her philosophy of teaching.
My job to make it creative and [Am] to make it [G] special.
And so [D] I _ _ know that Ethan likes his practice time as well. _
Definitely he adores, he's looking forward
to his concert, his public appearance.
But to make practice as a creative _ process
is my job as well.
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_ _ _ [A] When [Am] asked about his amazing talent and exciting life,
Ethan Bortnick has one comment.
Did you hear the story _ _ for my dad?
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_ _ _ He was like, oh, and he went on this show and this show,
and he's so good.
And I'm like, dad, aren't we supposed to be [C] humble? _ _
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