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The first one is obviously older then 7 when the video was made. The second is one year older than, and playing an easier piece, with an obviously less developed technique. What's the matter with you people and your quiping. Find some videos of real 7 year olds that are better, why don't you? Or aren't there any?
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With regard to "pushing children," I think that each individual case has to be treated on its own, and that much as we are interested in the music, we're not the ones to judge.
Well-meaning people (Alfred Corning Clark) thought Josef Hofmann was being exploited, and so gave a gift to the family to allow Hofmann the luxury of not having to perform as a child. He commented that he did not feel exploited, and that as a result of not being on the stage for his later childhood and teen years, he lost the platform ease he had had when younger, and needed many years of concertizing to re-acquire it.
Other pianists (Slenczynska comes to mind) seem not to have benefited psychologically from the pressure put on them as children.
And then (in my own family, sorry to say) I've seen children with definite gifts and interest in an art not supported by parents. Bad mistake on their part? Or was it just a reasonable assessment that a career as a dancer was almost certainly not going to be a "successful" one?
I wish Umi the greatest success, and hope that some day I'll be in the audience when she, as an mature artist, gives us enjoyment.
There is no end of learning. -Robert Schumann Rules for Young Musicians
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She was great! Very personable. Fun stuff with her tricks. And she played her piece very well. Hugs to Umi!
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."
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Congratulations Umi! Great stage presence and well played Liszt. I look forward to hearing more.
I am curious, what other pieces was she learning while learning Dance of the Gnomes?
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Given how often these "prodigy/child genius" threads seem to pop up nowadays, maybe the mods should consider a sticky thread? sticky thread? ...good idea - preferably at the bottom of the last page!
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Thus, the Sacred Spam resurrects a thread that had already become a zombie once.
Die Krebs gehn zurucke,
Die Stockfisch bleiben dicke,
Die Karpfen viel fressen,
Die Predigt vergessen.
Die Predigt hat g'fallen.
Sie bleiben wie alle.
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RonaldSteinway asks:
There are soooooo many incredible kids in Youtube. I wonder why she caught your attention?
I think I enumerated the reasons quite specifically in my opening post. The fact that you could state that this kid is at "the bottom" implies you have seen many better seven year olds. Please do post their videos on this thread, as I am highly curious who YOU would put at the top, and why?
"Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience; this was what upheld me in time of misery. Thanks for it and to my art, I did not end my life by suicide."
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Can we PLEASE confine this old thread to the vaults?!  I'm sick of hearing about clever kids!! (with half a wink)
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Given how often these "prodigy/child genius" threads seem to pop up nowadays, maybe the mods should consider a sticky thread? sticky thread? ...good idea - preferably at the bottom of the last page! Ditto. Unless....someone has a video of a two year old playing the Mephisto Waltz while dancing a tango.
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