We tracked down third-year Engineering student Ji Song practicing piano in Old Cabell Hall
Q: What brought you down here today?
A: I was just practicing.
Q: Are you practicing for a class or just for fun?
A: Just for fun, I just wanted to play.
Q: Have you been playing for long?
A: I started playing when I was five years old and stopped in middle school. I just started playing again in college.
Q: What made you stop when you were in middle school?
A: I wasn't very interested in piano when I was little. I had lessons every day. Then my mom said, "If you don't want to do it, you don't have to," so I stopped.
Q: How did you find out about using the rooms in the basement of Old Cabell Hall to play?
A: My suitemate told me that I could play piano down here.
Q: What is your favorite composer or piece to play?
A: I like Bach, or any other classical music.
-- Compiled by Beth Bland
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