الْمُحَاوَلَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ

آنَّا غْرَاهَامْ بِنْتٌ عُمْرُهَا اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، وَتَسْكُنُ فِي أَبُوظَبِي. وَهِيَ تَعْزِفُ عَلَى الْبِيَانُو. فِي الْبِدَايَةِ، لَمْ تُحِبَّ الْبِيَانُو، وَأَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَعْزِفَ عَلَى الْكَمَانِ مِثْلَ أَخِيهَا. لَكِنَّهَا أَحَبَّتْهُ مَعَ الْوَقْتِ. فِي السَّنَةِ الْمَاضِيَةِ، شَارَكَتْ فِي مُسَابَقَةٍ لِلْمُوسِيقِيِّينَ الصِّغَارِ فِي الْخَلِيجِ. لَكِنَّهَا لَمْ تَنْجَحْ فِي الدَّوْرِ الْأَوَّلِ. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، عَمِلَتْ بِجِدٍّ، وَتَدَرَّبَتْ كَثِيرًا. وَشَارَكَتْ أَيْضًا فِي مَسْرَحِيَّةٍ مُوسِيقِيَّةٍ فِي مَدْرَسَتِهَا. فَصَارَتْ أَكْثَرَ ثِقَةً بِنَفْسِهَا. وَهَذِهِ السَّنَةَ، شَارَكَتْ فِي الْمُسَابَقَةِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، فِي الْبَحْرَيْنِ. كَانَ فِيهَا اثْنَانِ وَسِتُّونَ مُتَسَابِقًا، مِنَ الْكُوَيْتِ وَقَطَرَ وَالْبَحْرَيْنِ وَالْإِمَارَاتِ. وَكَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَصْغَرَ مِنْ آنَّا، وَبَعْضُهُمْ أَكْبَرَ مِنْهَا بِكَثِيرٍ. نَجَحَتْ آنَّا فِي أَرْبَعَةِ أَدْوَارٍ. وَفِي كُلِّ دَوْرٍ، عَزَفَتْ قِطَعًا مُخْتَلِفَةً. وَفِي الدَّوْرِ الْأَخِيرِ، نَافَسَهَا عَازِفُ بِيَانُو آخَرُ، وَعَازِفَا كَمَانٍ، وَمُغَنِّيَةٌ. وَفِي النِّهَايَةِ، فَازَتْ آنَّا بِالْجَائِزَةِ الْأُولَى! قَالَتْ آنَّا: «فُوجِئْتُ كَثِيرًا، لِأَنَّ كُلَّ الْمُتَسَابِقِينَ كَانُوا جَيِّدِينَ جِدًّا.» وَقَالَ مَسْؤُولُ الْفُنُونِ فِي مَدْرَسَتِهَا إِنَّ عَزْفَهَا أَمَامَ النَّاسِ صَارَ أَفْضَلَ بِكَثِيرٍ مِمَّا كَانَ فِي السَّنَةِ الْمَاضِيَةِ. وَتَقُولُ أُمُّهَا: «هِيَ هَادِئَةٌ وَخَجُولَةٌ، لَكِنَّهَا تَتَغَيَّرُ عِنْدَمَا تَجْلِسُ أَمَامَ الْبِيَانُو.»

Anna Graham is a twelve-year-old girl who lives in Abu Dhabi. She plays the piano. At first she did not like the piano, and she wanted to play the violin like her brother. But she grew to love it. Last year, she took part in a competition for young musicians in the Gulf. But she did not get through the first round. After that, she worked hard and practised a lot. She also took part in a musical at her school. So she became more confident. This year, she took part in the competition again, in Bahrain. There were sixty-two competitors, from Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the Emirates. Some of them were younger than Anna, and some were much older. Anna got through four rounds. In each round, she played different pieces. In the final round, she competed against another pianist, two violinists and a singer. In the end, Anna won first prize! Anna said: “I was very surprised, because all the competitors were very good.” The head of arts at her school said her playing in front of people had bec