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Their Story Documentary: Riley Kernick | movie | 2023 | Official Featurette
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11/1/2023
An independent short film documentary directed by and starring high school students that focuses on life passions, music | dG1fTXVsUDI2RnNWYnM
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Music has always been a part of my life.
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It's been very important in my family and now that I've grown older, it's become more of a part of my identity.
00:08
My name is Riley Kernick and this is my journey with music.
00:12
When me and my brother were growing up, my parents kind of forced us to go into music lessons
00:16
and I was playing drums and my brother was playing piano. I wanted to play a violin instrument,
00:20
something that was more manly and...
00:24
But after about two years, I made the switch to piano because I hated the drums.
00:28
It was just so boring and there was no way to practice here at home.
00:32
So when I made that switch to piano, it really kind of changed how much I really cared.
00:36
I've been doing piano ever since. It's been about seven years now.
00:40
One of my favourite memories of playing the piano was when...
00:44
It was probably in that first year, year and a half. It was right after the Muppets movie came out
00:48
and I loved the song "Rainbow Connection" and my piano teacher spent the time to write out a duet for the two of us.
00:52
The one person that really influences me and my music in a whole is...
00:56
Well, just one second...
01:00
Of course I'm talking about Elton John.
01:04
The dedication that he has for his music and for his own life really inspires the way that I play the piano.
01:08
I think that's the most important thing.
01:12
I think that's the most important thing.
01:16
I think that's the most important thing.
01:20
I think that's the most important thing.
01:24
From having a difficult childhood and not really having a future in music,
01:28
but then getting his scholarship and working in bands and in pubs
01:32
and then becoming the massive star that he is today,
01:36
really inspires and puts a dedication in my mind to work towards and work more on my music.
01:40
really inspires and puts a dedication in my mind to work towards and work more on my music.
01:44
And last year in September, I was able to actually see him in concert
01:48
And last year in September, I was able to actually see him in concert
01:52
in Toronto, and it was one of the most influential moments of my entire life
01:56
for music and just my own life in general.
02:00
Being able to see a 75-year-old man, after having a horrible life,
02:04
really stand on stage in front of like 50,000 people in the Rogers Centre
02:08
and perform a wicked show was just so cool.
02:12
My advice for anyone starting to play any instrument
02:16
or piano in particular would be to not give up
02:20
if you aren't succeeding how you think you should be,
02:24
because it can take a long time. It took me about four years to learn how to read sheet music
02:28
and I was going every single week and practicing all the time.
02:32
So it can be a long and dedicated process to actually get to a position
02:36
where you want to be.
02:40
The last kind of thing that I want to say is just remember, you're never too old to start something that you want to do.
02:44
Your dreams are your dreams and you should be able to accomplish them if you try hard enough.
02:48
Thank you for listening and I just hope everyone's able to
02:52
succeed in the things that they'd like to do. And as always, God bless America.
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