Anime Profile: La Corda d'oro ~Primo Passo~

Kahoko Hino is a normal second year student of the general education part of a music school. The school is founded by a musician who loved music and wanted to teach others music as well. He once found a little creature, Lili, of which he saved the life. In return, Lili, who was actually a music fairy, blessed his school with the gift of music.

One morning Kaho meets Lili, the music fairy, at the school's entrance. He tells Kaho she is a chosen one, since she is able to see him. Kaho is shocked to see a creature like Lili and she runs away, before Lili can explain for what she is chosen.

Then suddenly the school bells ring to announce the contestants of the interschool music contest. Along with five others, Kaho is chosen to participate in this contest. The only problem: Kaho doesn't play any instrument!!

Kaho has a second meeting with Lili in which the fairy explains why Kaho has to join the contest. There was an almost legendary rumor about the fact a general education student would be chosen to participate the contest and Lili is going to help her with this. He gives Kaho a magical violin, but at first Kaho doesn't want to have anything to do with this. She doesn't know a thing about music. Lili then assures Kaho she can play whatever she wants, as long as she feels the music in her heart. In the end Kaho accepts the challenge of the music contest.

This is a story about Kaho and her violin, trying to fit in with the other contestants, trying her best to be as best as she can to deal with the pressure and the prejudice from the music students.