Since she was a little girl, Teresa Carreño loved letting her hands dance across her piano. A revolution in Venezuela forced her family to move to the United States. She felt out of place and the Civil War was raging. Despite all this, she continued to play the piano and soon became famous. She even performed for President Lincoln at the White House!

Desde niña, a Teresa Carreño le encantaba dejar que sus manos bailaran sobre el piano. Una revolución en Venezuela obligó a su familia a trasladarse a Estados Unidos. Ella se sentía fuera de lugar y la Guerra Civil hacía estragos. A pesar de todo, siguió tocando el piano y pronto se hizo famosa. Llegó a tocar para el Presidente Lincoln en la Casa Blanca.