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Offline kamikaz1

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No chance of becoming a "virtuoso classical pianist?"
on: February 09, 2005, 02:02:22 PM
How come it's too late to become a vituoso classical pianist if you start playing the piano when you're maybe 15 or 16? What makes someone a virtuoso? How young do have to start?

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Re: No chance of becoming a "virtuoso classical pianist?"
Reply #1 on: February 09, 2005, 10:05:37 PM
the younger you start the eaiser it is to make a career of it, but you can still be a profient amateur if you start at any age.
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Re: No chance of becoming a "virtuoso classical pianist?"
Reply #2 on: February 10, 2005, 12:20:04 AM
it's not impossible, but basically you need to have:

1. natural technical talent
2. extremely fast learning ability. *there's a fair number of prodigies who at 15/16 already have 20+ concerti in their repertoire. so you figure out how much catch up you got to do.
3. inhuman amounts of practise time

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Offline will

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Re: No chance of becoming a "virtuoso classical pianist?"
Reply #3 on: February 10, 2005, 06:16:42 AM
How come it's too late to become a vituoso classical pianist if you start playing the piano when you're maybe 15 or 16?
It is not too late to become a virtuoso at this age. However, I believe that learning new motor-skills is at it highest around the age of 6-10.

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Re: No chance of becoming a "virtuoso classical pianist?"
Reply #4 on: February 10, 2005, 06:19:38 AM
It depends on what you mean by your question.  If you want to become a professional concert pianist, then it's probably too late.  You'd be competing against people who've been playing significantly longer than, and competing against them in a field that's already overcrowded.

Now, if you want to be able to play virtuoso pieces, your goal is quite realistic.  With effective practice you'll make quick progress, and in a few years you'll be able to play things that you'd never thought you'd be able to.
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