"Is Child Prodigy the Next Mozart?"

[Tim Murray]

I agree, if he wrote 5 symphonies then it must mean he enjoys doing it, or else he just wouldn't do it.
Even if adults were behind him, "pushing him" to do this kind of stuff, a normal child who enjoys playing football still wouldn't do it.

Oh no. Believe me, parents will force it.

And no, writing 5 symphonies isn't that big of a deal. Are they any good? I doubt it a lot. It sounds more as though a guy has a decent composition student who happens to be 12 and this means "HOLY CRAP, CHILD PRODIGY!" The Julliard guy then uses his ridiculous influence to get the stuff played. This happens constantly in the music world--get a really good student or at least one who is notable in some way, who is probably really good or notable entirely without your influence, and then use them to drastically increase your success and fame. This child prodigy nonsense springs up every year or so in the music world. It's all bunk.

Oh, and Mozart wasn't an alcoholic. Plenty of other composers were, Mozart wasn't. He just kinda died and nobody's entirely sure why.

 

[Guden Oden]

but i shant be posting anymore.

Geez.

DRAMA QUEEN! L-B is feeling jealous now that you've taken his position...

Seriously though. You should post. That's like, half the fun of a message board, sharing thoughts and opinions.

 

[ninelven]

erased

 

[RussSchultz]

I was never any good at sight reading.

 

[Wunderchu]

Let kids be kids, not "child prodigies". That boy should be out playing footsie with his friends, not writing symphonies. There's time for all that later in his life, he's only going to be a kid once. Best make use of the opportunity while he can.

And what if the child actually enjoys doing this? Not everyone thinks kicking a lump of inflated leather about a muddy piece of grass is fun. The boy obviously likes what he does and feels that it is right for him - who are we to tell that he shouldn't be writing symphonies?

I agree, if he wrote 5 symphonies then it must mean he enjoys doing it, or else he just wouldn't do it.
Even if adults were behind him, "pushing him" to do this kind of stuff, a normal child who enjoys playing football still wouldn't do it.

If the kid wants to do this, good for him.

I agree

 

[The549]

All I know is the kid took a piece of music, something by beethoven I think, decided it would be fun to play upside down and backwards with everything inverted, and did it on the spot, fluidly. Now, I don't know about his skills as a composer, but in my eyes that qualifies him as a prodigy pianist at least.

Cmon, anyone could do that.

 

[Jabbah]

If anyone needs a warning example of what happens when talented kids are pushed too hard, just look at Asia Carrera for instance.

She was a child prodigy before becoming a porn star

 

[London Geezer]

Who's Asia Carrera? And in what way was she... pushed too hard?