Emma,
"ebony and ivory"  ;')

I too, played piano. I was 9 or 10 when I decided I wanted to learn. Unlike
your OT, my OT told my mom lessons would be a waste of money, but my mom
didn't listen to her, and that OT had to eat her words when I returned to
sachool in the fall because now I could move all my fingers independently! My
teacher had taught a blind kid to play by putting his hand over hers, and
letting him feel what it felt like, and this wqred well with me. I played
piano all through school, until I graduated high school. I was never very
talented at it, but I enjoyed it.