is a 12 year old still a prodigy if they have been playing for 6 or more years?

jonathan_matos5 · #1 05-13-2008, 09:06 PM

http://www.youtube.com/user/jwcfree

i dont deny that the kid has talent, but i think the word prodigy is thrown around too liberally these days. i feel you should be fairly proficient at an instrument if you have been playing it that long.

Scourge441 · #2 05-13-2008, 09:10 PM

How good was he after one year?

EDIT: He's actually been playing for four years. Not that that necessarily changes the topic at hand.

EDIT2: And he doesn't turn 12 until September.

Steve · #3 05-13-2008, 09:19 PM

That kid?

I'm gonna go with yes on that one.

Captain Chaos · #4 05-13-2008, 09:31 PM

GeneralElectric · #5 05-13-2008, 10:18 PM

That kids pretty damn amazing.

Valerus · #6 05-13-2008, 10:21 PM

He's...yeah, pretty much awesome.

He'll be unstoppable by 16.

Munjibunga · #7 05-13-2008, 11:04 PM

He's a prodigy. Good guitar player, too.

soong · #8 05-14-2008, 12:21 AM

his cover together cover is mean

CamMcIntyre · #9 05-15-2008, 11:51 AM

Sounds good to me. Hopefully, he'll continue to improve & won't get burnt out.

2Three · #10 05-15-2008, 11:58 AM

I'd say yes. I think any musically gifted child under the age of 15 or 16 could be considered a prodigy.

mjolnir · #11 05-15-2008, 12:11 PM

Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZzaH...eature=related

Kid certainly has better chops on guitar than I'll ever have... Not that that's hard to achieve, but still.