Jazz+ Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 [video:youtube] Harry Likas was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Find 700 of Harry’s piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and jazz piano tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reidmc Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Thread title is a bit of an overreach, but yes, this kid plays good for a 4 year old. "The Doomer allows the player to do things beyond which are possible without the accessory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTeechur Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Well, out of 6+ billion people on the planet, you're bound to come across someone who can do this. Mozart was said to be a prodigy at 4, so why not this child? Amazing that someone took the time to teach him such advanced stuff at such an early age - we (educators) usually don't start kids on piano until 2nd Grade or so due to immaturity /attention span issues. And I agree with Reid - he's not "better than any master" if he's playing mostly stuff that's flourishes and such in a I-IV-V pattern, but it's still very impressive for such a young child. Muzikteechur is Lonnie, in Kittery, Maine. HS music teacher: Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Chorus, Music Theory, AP Music Theory, History of Rock, Musical Theatre, Piano, Guitar, Drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Tell us, Jazz+: Is he better than Hiromi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhouse Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 He is an exceptional young talent. American Keyworks AK24+ Diablo (with bow), Hammond L100, Korg M3 expanded, Korg Sigma, Yamaha MM8, Yamaha SY99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 that's insane.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 And I bet he bottoms out by his teens. Sad to say but it usually happens. Unreal talent though. "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 I cannot understand how a 4 year old can produce that level. Harry Likas was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Find 700 of Harry’s piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and jazz piano tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 What pieces is he playing? Especially good starting at 1.38 Harry Likas was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Find 700 of Harry’s piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and jazz piano tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarkus Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 WOW! He's really having fun too! My friend's son - 4 years old - speaks four languages - Spanish, Portuguese, German and English. I speak Italian around him to throw him curve balls. He gets a serious look on his face and then laughs... a minute later he's imitating me. The next day his mom calls me telling me he's speaking Italian to everyone... and not Peter Griffin Italian... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTeechur Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 There is another video on YouTube where that boy, Alex, is playing Bach Invention No. 8 (BWV 779). Not an easy piece and one where it is essential that one separate the right brain from the left brain - in other words you can't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing! Very impressive, but as Outkaster pointed out, I wonder if he'll be burned out by the time he's 15. Nevertheless, he plays with joy now. Muzikteechur is Lonnie, in Kittery, Maine. HS music teacher: Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Chorus, Music Theory, AP Music Theory, History of Rock, Musical Theatre, Piano, Guitar, Drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Beaumont Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I believe if he continues playing for 'fun' throughout his childhood and teens he will be awesome. The minute it changes and the focus becomes him being a 'prodigy' he will burn out. Hopefully his parents will just let him grow up naturally and let him create and explore music on his own terms! The video title doesn't give me much hope. Boards: Kurzweil SP-6, Roland FA-08, VR-09, DeepMind 12 Modules: Korg Radias, Roland D-05, Bk7-m & Sonic Cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I cannot understand how a 4 year old can produce that level. He is gifted. Some folks are just born with it. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 He is gifted. Some folks are just born with it. While I *might* agree some are predisposed to this sort of thing, I really believe there's always more to it than that. For one, he has a piano in the house. Two, do either of his parents or older siblings play? How many times do we hear the story of a musical "genius" or "prodigy" that had someone else in the house playing when they're little that they copied? Of course, I'm not trying to take anything away from this kid, who can play better than me, and is looking like he's having more fun, too. I hope he continues having fun with it like he looks like, and if he does, he will go far if he wishes. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Beaumont Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Of course access to a piano and a source to learn from is a prerequisite. Knowledge doesn't come from thin air. "I lived in Japan: a pet of my master Yoshi, mimicking his movements from my cage and learning the mysterious art of Jinjitsu"-- Splinter Funny when I got my black belt in Hapkido, it never occured to me I could learn everything I needed just watching others Boards: Kurzweil SP-6, Roland FA-08, VR-09, DeepMind 12 Modules: Korg Radias, Roland D-05, Bk7-m & Sonic Cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 The folklore idea that a child prodigy is destined to burn out is nothing more than the wishful thinking of non-prodigies. I believe that the psychologists here in the group would confirm that the literature shows that, while prodigies often have adjustment problems as they grow up, most grow up to be happy, successful adults who are no more likely to burn out on their childhood prodigious ability than the rest of the population burns out on their childhood interests. A list of child piano prodigies that are still productive as mature un-burned-out adults? It would be very long. Martha Argerich? Daniel Barenboim? Gary Graffman? Evgeny Kissin? Lang Lang? Yuja Wang? I'm tempted to say that there are so many successful former child prodigies at the piano that the odds are stacked against you if you weren't a child prodigy. Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 He is gifted. Some folks are just born with it. While I *might* agree some are predisposed to this sort of thing, I really believe there's always more to it than that. You're entitled to that belief but at 4 years old, this kid is playing stuff that folks with decades of piano lessons and degrees in music still cannot play as well. Art Tatum, blind from birth, had parents who were both musicians but he was "a child prodigy with perfect pitch...Tatum learned to play by ear, picking out church hymns by the age of three, learning tunes from the radio..." Musically, some folks are born with an ability to listen to and reproduce the sounds they hear. IMO, being able to do so at a high level and at a very early age with or without technical instruction is a gift. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opdigits Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Yeah, but can he play Punk Rock??? Nobody told me there'd be days like these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 No matter how well you play, sooner or later (probably sooner in our YouTube age) you're gonna hear someone who SMOKES your ass...and odds are that person will be barely old enough to be toilet trained...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 You're entitled to that belief but at 4 years old, this kid is playing stuff that folks with decades of piano lessons and degrees in music still cannot play as well. That's because their own brains are in their way. Art Tatum, blind from birth, had parents who were both musicians but he was "a child prodigy with perfect pitch...Tatum learned to play by ear, picking out church hymns by the age of three, learning tunes from the radio..." I've highlighted the two key phrases in your quote. Art Tatum was blind, all he could do was listen. And what did he listen to? Music from his parents. Look, I'm not saying these kids aren't special. What I'm saying is that I believe that nearly *anyone* could learn to do play at a seemingly ridiculous young age, given the right circumstances. Is there "nature" involved? Yeah, could be. Is there "nurture" involved? There always seems to be. Maybe this kid is better than other kids at the same age with similar circumstances. That would be an interesting comparison. Isn't it true that kids exposed to multiple languages at that age just learn them? I have no doubt it's the same for music. As you get older, it gets harder for a number of reasons, both for music and language. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I love this kid. He looks both genuinely talented and well nourished musically. You don't easily find such a combination of coordination and musicality at his age. Imagine to play a keyboard that's about twice normal size; it takes a big power of conceptualization, sense of distance, inner ear etc. to handle it.*And* he seems to enjoy himself, which is the most important thing. I just hope his parents could handle the very difficult tast of letting his talent grow, without breaking his human development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapper Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 the title of this video on youtube is a complete nonsense "4 Year Old Boy Plays Piano Better Than Any Master". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 I think the implication is that he plays as well or better than any master did when they were only age 4. The boy is quite phenomenal. Harry Likas was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Find 700 of Harry’s piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and jazz piano tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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