“He’s somebody who’s completely dedicated and who truly loves music.” “It’s a physically demanding piece like this and he’s able to do it with such grace and talent,” she said. ![]() Lang-Shapiro said he memorizes the pieces he plays, and overcomes the struggle of not having full-grown hands yet - he compensates by stretching his fingers to reach the keys. 8 Board of Education meeting to a room filled with awe-struck school administrators and community members. Hubbs performed a rendition of “Musical Moment No. They’re wonderful support for him and really want to see him succeed in everything he does.” He’s definitely not an ordinary 11-year-old. “He’s incredibly dedicated, talented and incredibly humble. “He is an extraordinary young man,” Lang-Shapiro said. ![]() He practices every day for at least an hour or an hour and a half, Hubbs said, according to Fox 5 News. Hubbs - who began playing music when he was 5 years old - also plays the cello, takes private lessons once a week and participates in the district’s sixth grade orchestra as well as the chamber orchestra, an extracurricular activity. ![]() Three weeks ago, a video of Hubbs performing a classical piece went viral on the Long Beach Public Schools Facebook page and garnered more than 16,000 views.
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