
Yes, genius stands out, but the average younger child has so many physical and mental issues that it is best to assume talent and proceed accordingly. At younger ages, it is almost impossible to see if the child will be able to piece the bits together. The danger zones for recognizing talent are age and temperament. This means that a talented child “makes music,” that is, simply plays the song with a sense of ease, and does not appear to struggle too much with any of it. They know what perfection is, but are not caught up in it because they want to play. Talented kids know what to leave out, what they can do and not do, and tailor the piece to their abilities. Prodigies don't care about mistakes, they are too far into the music.įor some, this is impossible, for others, it is almost instantly attainable.
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Piano talent usually expresses itself as an ability to take the myriad of problems in a piano piece and somehow simply piece them together and make music out of it, rather than a series of stumbles and fumbles. It will take no more than a few encounters for the teacher to discover what the child’s potential abilities are.

Not Horowitz at Carnegie Hall, but a good player. With not so lofty an aim, will your child simply be a good pianist? Do they have what it takes to be a professional? Or will they be a gifted amateur who plays for themselves, that happiest of all outcomes?īut parents like to fantasize that their child will play the piano well. To you, it may be a miracle, but to the child, if you force it, it is a curse.


Many parents wonder if their child will be that one in a million, greatest pianist in the world, or have some rare facility at the piano. Other parents are jealous, and kids admire him, but to him, it is all nothing special. Your jaw will drop to see the ease with which he delivers piece after piece, with rarely a stumble. Right now, I have an eight year old prodigy. They are as rare as a four leaf clover, and raised like an orchid. ( Also possibly a reminder to visit or call your older relatives!) And for more from CBC Music, be sure to visit their YouTube page by clicking here.If your child is a piano prodigy, it will be obvious to any piano teacher. While we've got the Weekend Music Round-Up happening a bit later today, this makes for a very sweet musical preview in the meantime. She gets a front row seat for this performance. Even though she has seen him perform before she is hard of hearing so never fully got to experience Ryan playing. ( And I may need to give my own grandmother a quick call right now, too.) The touching repertoire performed by young Ryan Wang for his grandmother, Dorothy Landry, was posted on YouTube by CBC Music who write about it:ĭorothy is 101 years old and perhaps Ryan's biggest fan. Hang on a sec', I've got a little something in my eye. And you might want to have a tissue ready. So one organization decided to set up an intimate performance between these two that you should definitely check out above.

( Though, you probably aren't too surprised by that tidbit, either.) However, there's one small catch: she's hard of hearing and hasn't been able to fully enjoy his music for a while. What you may not know is that he has a grandmother who is 101-years-old and absolutely adores hearing him play. (CBS News) There's a chance you may have heard about Ryan Wang, a 5-year-old piano prodigy, at some point in time.
