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Matthew displays a cake celebrating his 1,000th day of practice at his instructor’s studio Sept. 30.

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When Matthew deGoey, 10, knew his family was going on vacation and he couldn’t, of course, bring along a piano, he planned in advance to practice double sessions to make up for the missed days so he could still reach his goal — 1,000 days of practicing.

By Sue Tone October 8, 2017