Melissa plays Debussy Garden in the Rain age 11

[byulbada96]

open up your shoulders girl. your back is getting some major damage.

[pragmaticus123]

"Jardins sous de plouie" does NOT need to be played powerfully....it is Debussy, after all.

This song requires a certain fluidity and grace and a lovingly light touch on the keys. When listening to, you should be able to FEEL the drops of rain coming down in the garden...a stacatto pitter-patter all around you.

I don't quite get that from this particular rendition. I don't feel the rain.

[mitoguitarman]

Excellent! Love your playing. So talented, and lovely to listen to. Thanks for posting!

[sirenamber]

She plays this piece so powerfully!! Bravo!

[Charccy]

For age of 11 .. simply - amazing!

But I have to say I'm surprised about the comments of all these "experts" who are just watching, not really listening, even less thinking. Look at this comments - "no applause", "too much pedals", "disturbing position" .. ridiculous. I think there is quite a dosis of envy in this comments, beacuse they just managed "Für Elise" in the age of 11. And this performance is excellent for a child. "Psychologically" and technically.

[junuelpianist]

more of that playing position and she will end up with a broken back, but shes good!!

[Getheron]

Wow, well done little angel. You can feel very proud

[kik0chan]

she plays good..just needed to sit up a bit..

[musichick]

im playing this piece right now. its outstanding that someone your age can play this piece. the problem is that its very sloppy. what i mean by that is that theres too much pedal and i know alot of feeling goes into this piece. debussy is very complex and i think you should start with something else and hold off the debussy untill your a bit older.

[akaurufu]

lol there was no applause or is the audience just absent

[zebest62]

At the beginning, you can see the empty chairs =)

[bersa5]

Well technically great but I didnt feel the rain and tempest,wind,and also I think that you put too much pedals specially at the begining and everything is connected,this composition you dont understand yet,you have a tallent but psihollogicaly you dont understand whats going on in this debussy

[eeevildictator]

what an awkward, disturbing position she plays in. I hope she doesn't do any permanent spine damage.

There was a girl I knew who played piano like that, and when she would walk she would hunch her back, as if she was stuck.

[JesseGuitar07]

Good job .. really sounds nice. 5/5 from me !