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Movin’ Out: Piano and Billy Joel Do.. a deer a female deer, Re.. a drop of golden sun, Mi.. a name I call myself, Fa.. a long long way to run. So.. a needle pulling thread, La.. a note that follows So, Ti.. I drink with jam and bread and that leads us back to Do. A childhood tune that introduces all children and adults to the common C-scale on a piano all thanks to the Rogers & Hammerstein’s 1965 classic The Sound of Music. However, 1949 held offers of another classic to be born much before the Rogers & Hammerstein’s classic Born in 1949, William Joseph Martin Joel had humble beginnings, both personally and musically. At the age of four he began to develop an interest in the classical instrument he is known for today. As he grew, Billy Joel took piano lessons up until the day he began to notice girls. His fascination with the instrument always continued though. He dropped out of high school just short of graduation to follow his love of music. His early projects proved less than successful; he bombed in failed bands like the Echoes, the Hassels and Attila. At one point, Joel attempted to be a lounge pianist and also a composer of commercial jingles. Finally, Joel decided to do it on his own and became the infamous