He'd been playing by ear and making up tunes since he was six.

At eight, he had written his first of several polonaises.

And at the ripe old age of 12,

he was asked to play for the Czar of Russia.

Pretty scary, huh?

Even for an old-timer of 12.

But in a school like this, where we're dealing

with gifted children with emotional problems,

what we have to do is open them up.

So, we try to make them aware of the fact

that other famous child prodigies shared similar problems.

It makes them comfortable to know they're not that different.

These kids are about to find out that Chopin was almost crippled by shyness

and used his music to overcome it.

Excuse me, Dr. Seaton. That little blonde girl

keeps staring at the mirror as if she sees us.

Do you think she can?

MAN: No.

But you think she's staring straight at you?

Yeah.