The Nightingale by Deborah Henson-Conant | Ida Yang | TEDxLangleyED

Ida’s beautiful rendition of The Nightingale by Deborah Henson-Conant mesmorized the audience at TEDxLangleyED. Her quiet strength and positive attitude gives her the courage to be on stage. For Ida it is about loving to play music not just for fun but also to perform for an audience. Ida Yang is a ten year old grade five student who attends Richard Bulpitt Elementary school in Langley B.C. When Ida was five, she was diagnosed with a degenerative bone disappearing disease. At the age of 7 she began to play the harp because she liked its sound. She has subsequently won the Kiwanis Music Festival for the past three consecutive years. She loves playing the harp though finds it difficult at times, due to her illness, to play the pedals. Ida shows us that with perseverance and practice you can succeed. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx