Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-21 | Page 20 | Musical-Minded Salt Lake Lad is Accordion Artist at Age 5

Musical Minded Salt Lake Lad LadIs LadIs Is Accordion Artist at Age 5 I said that good things often ofte come in little pac packages ages And so O Oit it itis is with little William Everett Billy Chouinard Salt Lake Lako City's year old music prodigy Billys Billy's musical history is one of quick decisions and decISions and one of of mistaken mistaken mistaken mis mis- taken identity When Billy was 3 years old he called his mother Mrs G. G D. D ChouInard Chouinard Chouinard nard Sixth East street into executive session to consider the matter of his coming comin musical edu edu- cation This was all aU somewhat of ofa ofa ofa a surprise to Billys Billy's mother Billy Dilly Must l Walt Wait alt Too young said aid mother Billy must wait walt A year pa passed ed during which the smoldering pa passion ion burned secretly in Billy Then one day when Billy was 4 years old his career was launched Convincing his mother that it would be wise to at least look at musical instruments they stopped in at a downtown music store There it is mamma exactly what I want want want-a a banjo cried Billy pointIng point point- pointing ing to an It was pointed out to the boy that a banjo is athing athing a athing thing you pluck while an is Ls a thing you squeeze squeeze but but all that was so much idle talk to Billy He lie Wins Point Foint He got his accordion a full 12 ba bass instrument in miniature His mother hunted up an instructor and Billy went to work In six weeks he made his first public ap ap- ap- ap Today at 5 years of age Billy can play anything set before him and has a repertoire of more than 30 classical and se se- se- se His technical ability and perfect sense of pitch is demonstrated by his ability to name any bass or treble note struck on the by another person erson without his lookIng looking looking look look- ing at the keyboard In spite pite of his perfect recognition of pitch the j 1 v x BILLY DILLY CHOUINARD year old prodigy boy does not play by ear Billy who is in kindergarten atthe atthe at the Longfellow w school likes his school work and enjoys playing with the rest of the kids but is always always al always al- al ways glad to get home and tice