My favourite instrument, the piano, belongs to the family of string instruments. I choose this instrument because I was a little bit familiar with it. My father was a "mosamea" (tenor) and he used to sing at home. My uncle was the leader of a folk music group and I used to listen to him while he was practising with other members of his band. I still go with another uncle to the shrine. So I was brought up in an environment that admires music. I started to sing with my siblings when I was under ten Second, this preference was based on an intellectual curiosity. When I was 13, my uncle helped me enrol at the Institute for Music as a singer in the amedah choir, a group from "La récitation des panégyriques". I stayed with the amedah for three years and I was a distinguished "munchid" singer. I used to sing mawawil (short, popular love songs, sung solo in a plaintive tone) taken from Andalusian poetry. Since mawawil are related to classical Arabic music, I was fond of them. I started to play the piano and perform classical Arabic music, Andalusian music and folk music. My practical experience in this field was better than my theoretical knowledge.

I do not know the development and evolution of this instrument and its initial form. My knowledge of this instrument was purely artistique. But my interest in drawing, which I learned in primary and intermediate education, enabled me to draw the piano.

I was free to sing in my family environment. A benefactor bought me a piano as a gift to encourage me to enhance my knowledge of this instrument. I used to spend one hour a day playing the piano to break the monotony of the school that I felt when I came Back from school in the evening. By combining my hobby and studies, I was able to feel a certain balance and peace of mind.

I can say that the piano is used both in classical music and Andalusian music. As for the geographic distribution and cultural influence, the piano is used in most Moroccan music institutes and it is a musical instrument mainly used and admired by the intelligentsia and the rich from the aristocracy.