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Miu Nomura loves to play the piano, which she has done since she was a little girl. Once she grows into a teenager, she has to deal with all kinds of new feelings, most of which are triggered by her upperclassman Takahashi, for whom she harbors a deep crush. She is way too shy and introverted though to approach him, but she gets help from Yuuki, who is her best friend by far. Yuuki is a sporty and outgoing girl who is on the same school track team as Takahashi and her ''own'' crush, Takizawa.

''Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart'' is an anime series produced by Creator/OLMIncorporated and based on an original concept by Creator/KosukeFujishima, who also provided the character designs. Consisting of 10 episodes which aired in 2002, it deals with Miu's [[ComingOfAgeStory development into a young woman]]. It mainly depicts her struggle with her inability to show her emotions, which even starts affecting her piano-playing. Through up and downs in her relationships with her piano teacher, her family and her friends, she finds out what her music and the people around her mean to her.

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!!Tropes:

* AnimeHair: Miu's hair style is a tad odd.
* AnimeThemeSong: An appropriate lovely piano piece by Creator/AyakoKawasumi -- who is also Miu's voice actress.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:Shirakawa-sensei]].
* ComingOfAgeStory: This is the story of a Miu growing up and finding her goal in life.
* GenkiGirl: Yuuki, sort of.
* HappilyMarried: Miu's parents.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: The episodes names are musical terms, starting with "con", indicating how something has to be played.
* LeftHanging: The viewer never finds out how [[spoiler:Miu's piano recital went]], let alone what happens after it.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Miu apparently knows nothing about [[spoiler:her sister's past with her piano teacher]].
* MacGuffin: Miu's self-composed piano piece, which the viewer [[spoiler:never gets to hear in the end]].
* OneeSama: Akiko, Miu's older sister.
* SliceOfLife
* TeenDrama: The mild variety.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Yuuki and Miu.
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