baɪ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv sˈɛvən, ʃiː wʌz plˈeɪɪŋ piˈænoʊ baɪ ˈɪɹ, dᵻɹˈɛktɪŋ ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ kwˈaɪɚ ænd ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ sˈɔŋz ˈɛvɹi wˈiːk fɚðə kwˈaɪɚ tə sˈɪŋ bᵻfˌoːɹ hɜː ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ dᵻlˈɪvɚd hɪz sˈʌndeɪ sˈɜːmənz.
By the age of seven, she was playing piano by ear, directing the church choir and writing songs every week for the choir to sing before her grandfather delivered his Sunday sermons.