I began studying the piano at the age of 6. Music, and specifically the piano, has always been very present in my family. Even before playing my first notes, I would hear my sister and my mother practicing classical repertoire, following the curriculum of the Brazilian Conservatory of Music, and preparing for Sunday services as well. My mother established a music school in our home where we would receive our church's music minister, Joadir Spilare, to teach music. At that time, we attended the First Baptist Church in Nova Piam. I still remember my first piano lesson with him and the first day I played at church.