Ahead of their Time

MUSICAL CHILD PRODIGIES ARE SPROUTING UP EVERYWHERE

Have you noticed how many young kids are displaying unreal musical talents as of late? Seriously. I see 3 year olds playing the classical masters on pianos they can barely reach. I hear tiny young girls belt out perfectly pitched and toned operas and kids barely out of diapers pumping out guitar solos by Steve Vai and the likes.

What the heck is going on?

Joanne Ruthsatz. A psychologist at Ohio State University says they come 1 in 5 million or maybe 1 in 10 million.

Ok, first let’s get on the same page. A child prodigy is defined as a person under the age of ten who produces meaningful output in some domain to the level of an adult expert performer. Now you would think this is a rare thing. Well apparently not these days.

“A few prodigies you may already know; Mozart, Chopin, Yo-yo Ma, Esperenza Spalding, Paganini, , Dennis Chambers, Herbie Hancock, Bireli Lagrene, Keith Jarret, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin just to name a few.”

So how does this happen? Is it food, the water, parental guidance (or child torture). Did the parents do something special while the child was still in the womb?

One study says it’s a combination of intense study and a biological gift. It also says they have;

An exceptional memory, attention to detail, elevated general intelligence and they are altruistic.

Another study finds that prodigies exhibit an unusual commitment to their domain. You can’t pry them away from their instrument or skill.

Here are a few current musical child prodigies and an example of their genius. (just to name a few and seriously this really is only a few); Joey Alexander, Senri Kawaguchi, Soo-Been Lee, Malik Kofi, Umi Garrett, Tsung Tsung, Ryan Wang, Leo Arthur Bailey-Yang, Samuel Tang, Lydian Nadhaswaram, Sungha Jung, Li-Sa-X, Ethan Bortnick, Guthrie Govan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=lkf2HTn2v8I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz-5HHaMWwg

Uncategorized