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vaio9876

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Student Rating

on: December 20, 2004, 06:05:42 AM

I was wondering, I have a student who been playing since he was 15 and now he is 17 and currently finishing playing Grieg concerto in A minor, is he consider a child prodigy or has exceptional talent.

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bernhard

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Re: Student Rating

Reply #1 on: December 20, 2004, 06:16:35 AM

He is a teenager prodigy!

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kaff

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Reply #2 on: December 20, 2004, 10:06:20 AM

Dear Bernhard

Why are you on PF at 6:16 in the morning?

With greatest concern for your health and well being

Kathryn

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Reply #3 on: December 20, 2004, 10:19:08 AM

Its very curious you say that. I started playing at 17 and played the Grieg concerto and 19. And am now in a high level conservatory with similar repertoire. No one has ever considered me a prodigy I think, but I like to think that this and the similar condition of your student is the result of exceptional talent. (And a lot of practice let me add). I played the trumpet before though, since I was a child. Neverthless 5 years ago I was playing Anne Magdalene's Notebook and the C major Clementi sonatina.

Id love to contact your student, I've never met someone similar to me in that way.

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Re: Student Rating

Reply #4 on: December 20, 2004, 09:34:16 PM

Quote from: kaff on December 20, 2004, 10:06:20 AM

Dear Bernhard

Why are you on PF at 6:16 in the morning?

With greatest concern for your health and well being

Kathryn

Thank you for your concern.

I guess I don;t have much of a life...

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

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The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. (Hunter Thompson)

Liween

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Re: Student Rating

Reply #5 on: December 21, 2004, 05:51:41 AM

Bernard, why you says that

As long as we are still alive every morning when we open our eyes we should be Happy

and not forgetting you are great in bringing alot of men's dreams to be a good pianist plus so much contribution here in this forum. I am sure many have benefited from most of your opinions/tips and I am one of them (even though just 2 mths learning)

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