I have known two people who played musical instruments, had serious injuries, and continued to play. One was a cellist in a community symphony orchestra I played with. He lost the tip of the first finger of his left hand in an accident and, like the string player mentioned in another note, continued to play with what was left of this finger. The other is a close friend who had a stroke when she was in college and lost fine motor control of the right side of her body. She continues to play piano and organ with her left hand only. She plays the melody note with one finger and uses the other fingers to play chords or arpeggios. In cases like these, the strength of the human spirit overcomes physical disabilities. I have tremendous respect for these people and for the teacher of music for the physically disabled.