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12 years old ??? Holy Cr*p

#25
I think it's so great to watch the instrument progress. The shoulders of the giants we all stand upon are being redefined for another generation of kids to grow up on. It blows my mind to see how far we've come since I was a kid in the 80's stopping my record and trying to learn passages by ear just to play relatively simple parts. Now kids start playing so young, and have learned so much before they even get a driver's license, it's awesome. Ellen, Berthoud, all of them are inspirational, and if that gets another generation geared up to make their mark, well, I'm all for it!
 
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Stingray5 said:
I mean... If you wanted to hear all that, that's what the original version is for. Personally I prefer cover versions such as this to be an interpretation. Bring something new to it. Not a copy cat version.

Now yeah, if you're gonna go see a Rush cover band or something, you're gonna expect everything to be note for note, but this is Jazz!
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Adding those two elements from the original arrangement would hardly have made this arrangement note-for-note.
 
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skycruiser said:
It's possible that ANY person growing up in that environment, with that direction and with those resources could exhibit the exact same "talent". Very few people have the opportunity and circumstances.
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Yes, the father is a gifted musician and producer, but there is obvious genetics involved, and talent too. It's the old "environment versus genes" thing. Been studied ad infinitum, no clear answers yet.

I would say that children of gifted musicians do tend to exhibit higher levels of skills than those of non-musicians. Was it because they were pushed that way by their parents? Who can say?

My half sister's father was a gifted musician, highly regarded, famous in South America. Composer and singer. She picked up piano very easily and played very well, also picked up guitar easily, but hated playing music, never enjoyed music. I on the other hand did not have either parent with musical background and struggled to learn to play, but loved music, love to play. So my opinion is that genes do make a difference.

And as for Ellen wanting to be an accountant, well....that just doesn't add up.
 
#34
Savage_Dreams said:
Right? So weird how her parents saw that she had talent and has supported her in making something of it, while also having her talent pay for the advancement of her gift. I sure would have hated parents like that :rollno:
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I know, right? There definitely aren’t any ethical questions about monetizing your minor kids online. And there definitely aren’t any predators out there. My parents did this crazy thing when I was in high school- they let me play in bands out in clubs all the time. Apparently they were “supportive of my talents” or something. But yeah, getting paid to play bass live in front of an audience apparently was a good thing.
 
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Smooth_bass88 said:
I know, right? There definitely aren’t any ethical questions about monetizing your minor kids online. And there definitely aren’t any predators out there. My parents did this crazy thing when I was in high school- they let me play in bands out in clubs all the time. Apparently they were “supportive of my talents” or something. But yeah, getting paid to play bass live in front of an audience apparently was a good thing.
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At 18 my parents didn't like the thump of my crappy Epiphone EB-3 clone starter bass, and buzzing of my POS tube amp, coming through their bedroom wall so told me I sucked, not to quit my day job (which was college), and not to pursue a career in music.
 

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