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Topic: There are child prodigies, and then there are child prodigies  (Read 2095 times)

Offline orlandopiano

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Talk about being born musical.

Offline m1469

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Cool video, thanks orlando :)
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Offline counterpoint

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 :o :o :o

I wonder if the parents are musical as well - if not:  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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Offline pianistimo

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prodigy - probably.  but, it does go to show also that children are capable of far more than we give them credit for at young ages.  wonder when her parents gave her the real xylophone.  maybe 1 1/2?  lessons at 2? 

cute video!

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I find her interpretation to be lacking in spontineity.

I was left cold.
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And if you read the comments, you are also led to believe this could be propaganda. Indeed, her smiles were a bit like posters, she seemed almost like an articulated doll, like a puppet.

I'm not sure this is genuine.

Alex

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And if you read the comments, you are also led to believe this could be propaganda. Indeed, her smiles were a bit like posters, she seemed almost like an articulated doll, like a puppet.

I'm not sure this is genuine.

Alex

Yeah... apparently the girl is from N.Korea. Yeeesh...
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