Music is another way of storytelling. It does have lot of conventions, yet it still needs to have an ability to lead and tell. Each piece could be seen as many

Music is another way of storytelling. It does have lot of conventions, yet it still needs to have an ability to lead and tell. Each piece could be seen as many stories and as performer you can choose your story, then try to tell it. Classical pieces obviously have a canonical version which is what most audience would expect. Still, when learning such piece the story still needs to be there, not just as a sequence of prescribed pianos, fortes, and ritenuntos, but as a moving flow to capture interest and convey some relatable image. I guess the classical training also can equip performers with such imagery. I have grateful memories of teachers that tried to project a story into our kid-minds before delving into technical aspects of learning a new piece. Very inspiring times.