Ms. Mahani states that dedication to classical music is hard work but is very rewarding at the same time. On Easter Island, her homeland, chlidren sing, play, and dance in everyday life, and so she says that everyone there is a musician. She was always in contact with music, as she learnt to play the Tahesian ukulele, guitar, and other instruments she found around the island. She says that the piano is wonderful, because she sees a whole orchestra in the music. Ms. Mahani believes that music, dance, and the whole artistic means of expression comes together as one. She decided to become a professional musicial after she went to a master class in Germany to perform and study, where she met an inspirational master singing and playing music with much emotion. This was when she clearly understood the value in why people dedicate their lives to music.