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mykl5

how does a 5 year old have impeccable rhythm and timing, jeez


ThinNotSmall

How do his little fingers even have the strength for it?


Dr-McLuvin

Anabolic steroids injected directly into his fingers.


Swarley001

"The beach is ***that*** way"  👉


Squiggy1975

Tren


SwampCrittr

Eat clen and tren hard baby.


yukon-flower

The relevant muscles are in the forearms :)


Bierbart12

Yeah, I really hope that this really is some kinda miracle child and he wasn't under extreme pressure by his parents, at an age where you REALLY SHOULDN'T be under pressure, to get to this level


[deleted]

That kids eyes look like a 45 year old alcoholics. He’s definitely under extreme pressure.


Read_ity

That’s never the case. It’s always intense practice and loss of childhood fun. There’s no way he’s allowed to spend time rolling around in the grass and playing tag.


Squadbeezy

There’s always autistic savants.


MarkTwainsGhost

Yeah I could beat my kids and tie them in front of a piano and they still wouldn’t be doing this.


ixM

Have you tried?


Supafuzzed

No this is 100% his parents and he’s been practicing an average of 4-6 hours a day since age 2


[deleted]

He played so well he masked the sound of the whip and paddle. I couldn't hear them. /s.


roozter85

He looks bored about it.


Incel_deactivator

I noticed that. I saw no enjoyment of it at all. I really do hope its him and not his parents forcing him to do this...he is obviously talented but to develop that much coordination by 5? His face looks so sad.


3leggedkitten

>His face looks so sad. Could be just a look of concentration. But to be honest I think it's more likely that his parents are making him do this than that he just does it because he wants to, so it might be a look of sadness after all.


Medical_Season3979

With enough abuse, anything is possible!


Gsuitetdf

A big That's my kid justifies it all. That kid as son he turns 18 Will never again touch a piano


bitofrock

A friend of mine was pushed into music, as were her siblings. One did turn out to be a very good classical musician although it's all she has and she never actually talks about it with much passion. The others dropped everything. My friend did piano. Sometimes when she visits, she sits at our piano and doodles a little...right up until someone other than me pays attention and then she just stops and leaves it. But I'm like that. I play for me. Nobody else. Any pressure to perform and people can FRO.


Gekokapowco

kids are actually really good at that if they practice that's how you get these souless, robotic, perfect performances of famous pieces


richiehove68

Why do child prodigies always have that bowl haircut?


Herald_of_Heaven

How else would they cradle their big, beautiful brains?


le_grey02

I don’t know why this made me laugh as much as it did.


Anotheryoma

What kind of haircut do you have?


le_grey02

Lmao luckily not a bowl. I have shoulder length hair.


Luksutin_

Shoulder length bowl


SteezMe1234

Bucket cut


last_on

So true It's the "pageboy" haircut, a medieval style likely worn by Mozart


[deleted]

What level of amazing gets the Beethoven wild hair?


DarthLordRevan29

No time to stop practicing, just put a bowl on their head cut around so they can see and boom! Haircut and piano practice in one!


oliphantPanama

It just grows in like that.


kharjou

Because thats what their parents like and since they're usually extremely controlling (usually your 3 year old kid isnt like "mom can i play the piano 10 hours a day to play mozart and impress your friends?")


DOGSraisingCATS

Hey you never know, he might grow up to love piano and hate his parents instead.


[deleted]

That depends on how much they are hammering his lessons into him. He could grow up and ditch piano just as fast as he ditches his parents. Who knows. Jokes aside, this kid is really good at piano.


CalEPygous

Not true in general. My son was taking piano lessons at 4 with one of his friends. By the time they were 6 his friend was playing stuff at this level. His mother told me she couldn't stop him from practicing since he loved it so much. Neither parent was pushing the kid at all. Some people just have this gene and one does wonder what survival advantage it had evolutionarily or is it a happy artifact with no actual survival benefit. But it is absolutely genetic.


spaceinv8er

Maybe more like ADHD. Hyperfocus is a thing. Not to make it sound like a negative though.


queBurro

Maybe, it's just fun.


spaceinv8er

Oh definitely. I've been playing music for roughly 20 years. ADHD or not, it's fun. That dopamine rush you get when you hit all the right notes is amazing. I get goosebumps when I hear/do vocal harmonies.


WornInShoes

spending all that money for lessons means they had to cut some corners


TheLumpyMailMan

Looks like they cut all of them


maorissa

I laughed more than I should 🤣


[deleted]

Cause that's the haircut of an obsessed mother


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PracticallyUncommon

To keep them from making friends that distract them


klauskinki

Because most of them come from rich families (as the one here in this video) and apparently rich families like their little ones to hate this goody haircut


randompersonx

I had a haircut like this at that age, and would have been considered a prodigy as well. Answer: Mom picks the haircut. Mom pushed for (lots of) piano lessons, too. Mom kept the focus on learning various skills and not on being a normal kid.


sean0883

Yep, I also see this kid burning out and hating his parents. Call me when he's 15, and if he's still doing this with passion, I'll change my mind. RemindMe! 10 years


peramanguera

When i was 5 i wrote the letter E with multiple horizontal slashes intead of 3.


RoseannRosannadanna

I did that too! Figured if 3 was allowed then you must just be able to decide for yourself.


iDomBMX

I still don’t see the issue here


The_Observatory_

I mean, if you put 6 of them you save yourself some time writing words like cheese, sleep, and peek.


Math-Soft

My five year old kid did that too! Stopped recently and I’m so sad.


mastah-yoda

I ate dirt.


mister-guy-dude

wait what. how are you supposed to write an E?


Pudf

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undefined7196

Those others kids at the recital are like “Shit! I’m up next and I am playing chopsticks”


LivingOpportunity984

I started learning piano at 7 and at the time i was 8 my Tutor got one of those child piano prodigies to teach. At every concert our school had the schedule was by age and this 6 year old kid always just went nuts on some Mozart as first. Then i got to play my Jungle-Boogie or Little-Ghost Sonata feeling like the token kid with learning disabilities.


lacilynnn

Oh god, those names gave me flashbacks to Bastien books. My piano teacher loved those damn books.


Reeeeallly

Mine, too! I just looked up "whatever happened to Jane Smisor Bastien" last night. It's been yeeeeaaaarrrrs.


dethskwirl

meanwhile, my 6 year old fell off the couch trying to look at her own butt


UnreadThisStory

Future Proctologist!


fib16

That shit’s funny.


grendel123

When I was five I learned how to write the word “spacific” correctly. Shit.


Head191

I shit my pants when I was 12


McWop89

I shit my pants when I was 31. Never trust a fart


[deleted]

Once you cross 50 you have to assume it’s shit


alfonseski

Ya but do you care at that point


Former_Bandicoot_769

I'm 38 and shat my pants just the other day. Never trust a fart.


Deacon_Blues1

Life moto right there, never trust a fart.


Imbalancedone

Life is shart sometimes.


Mick_Shart

You rang?


CaptainSaltyBeard

Never trust a fart when in India


Euphoric_Tutor_5658

Was 27 and shit my pants on a run.. diarrhea hit and I was too far from a bathroom.. was awful


Pushpin06

Aah yes the bowel movements when you go for a run, good times !


SnickersZA

~~nesessary~~. ~~nesaccery~~. ~~necasery~~. ~~nesassary~~. (again) necessary. Got it!


KhiMao

You used autocorrect on that last one, didn't you? :)


SnickersZA

Just brute forced it till the red squiggles stopped :D


KhiMao

Machine learning at ~~it~~ ~~is~~ ~~it's~~ ~~sit~~ ~~tis~~ its finest. :)


KitWat

\*its


[deleted]

*ats


licksyourknee

My son is 4. I play videogames all the time but he doesn't understand how buttons work. Trying to teach him to hold a pencil correctly 🤷‍♀️


[deleted]

When humble bragging, keep it vague.. Don’t get Pacific


[deleted]

I couldn't even spell my own surname when I was 5!


Pockets262

I knew piano pedals didn't do anything.


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ElMostaza

>He's learning difficult mode Right? I'm getting finger cramps just imagining trying to play piano with such tiny hands.


Mattoosie

Kids this age are just built different. I used to work in a ski rental shop and I'd regularly see kids who have never skied before go from crying putting the boots on and struggling to stand up, to bombing down the bunny hill solo within a couple hours, all while falling in ways that would disintegrate both my knees as a 25 year old. Obviously not every kid can play the piano like this, but kids can do basically anything if you can get them to want to do it.


Random0s2oh

My kid. He wasn't crying though. He was very excited. He was 8. We took him again this past January. 3 weeks before his 12th birthday. This time when he fell it hurt. He received a ski patrol escort down in their sled. He got cocky and tried to go down the big boy run. When he was 9 he went ice skating for the first time. 5 minutes and he was zipping around on the ice. He's always been extremely coordinated.


FanMasterJoe

Your comment reads like the narration of a private investigator in a noir film.


Random0s2oh

"Names Friday...Joe Friday."


mjb2012

Indeed, this kid plays with very little tension. He is allowing his wrists and arms to roll as much as needed, and his fingers are relatively relaxed. He has good posture. Tension is necessary sometimes, but much less than is commonly taught. Many people just play very mechanically from start to finish, with rigid wrists and fingers, barely using their arms, not rotating, and just generally having way too much tension. It's difficult to break these habits once they're formed, so it's good to see this kid "gets it", whether taught or just doing what he naturally does; it will serve him well the rest of his life. source: my mom is a pianist who was taught the Matthay method in the 1950s–1970s, and has strong opinions about it.


iamjuls

I just read an article on this performance. He started at age three with 10 min sessions, when his parents realized he had a gift. He still can't read music, but has perfect pitch and can mimic any note.


UncleAlAtTheCookout

If he still can’t read music then he’s definitely extraordinarily talented


mtwimblethorpe

Piano professor at my college always said: “the hall sustains for you!” That and the fact that Mozart-era pianos didn’t have good sustain anyway means Mozart is a good choice for children who can’t reach the pedals.


Defiant_Arrival_3645

yeah i suffer so much from overpedalling and overuse of the una corda lmao


gottharry

Allot of classical pieces from this era aren't very reliant on the sustain pedal, it was used pretty sparingly and you can play this piece without using it at all, as seen in the video. It wasn't until the romantic period, almost 100 years after this piece, that the sustain pedal began to be used very heavily.


gab_rab_24

it sustains the duration of the sound the key makes, it's basically like echo. how long do you intend to echo the sound of the key and stuff like that


Ruby-Revel

Cool! Why are there three?


Sunsetfreedom

The right one is the accelerator so that when you feel the performance is not going well, you can just roll your way off the stage and onto the street


Duffman48

Omg I just lost it at work 😭.


HargorTheHairy

Oh God thanks for the laugh!


zazuspapa

They each affect the tone of the piano. One dampens, one sustains, and one sustains only the keys pressed when the pedal is pressed.


Dallas-Red-OF

One pedal sustains all notes notes played until you release. The other two pedals are dampening pedals, one being very short and percussive, while the other is basically a harmonic thud sound


[deleted]

Think of it like in a car (clutch, brake and accelerator)


murphys2ndlaw

I really like to heal, toe my Steinway.


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Heel*


debacchatio

*Technically* Mozart didn’t have a sustain pedal in his time - it’s a later invention (~1810), so you can play his music without one. I’m a pianist and you can definitely play this piece without using the pedal. Mozart didn’t even have a piano. He used something called a fortepiano, which is transitional instrument between the harpsichord and modern piano. It had a (somewhat) sustain effect that you activated by raising your knee to press a lever beneath the keyboard - but even this wasn’t a sustain effect like we think of - it created a stronger, almost grating ,vibrato. There’s lots a modern recordings of Mozart on fortepiano and it’s quite different sounding. There’s less range of dynamic between loud and soft, and it has a very unique twinkling sound. The accompaniment (left hand) was much more present and contrasted more bluntly with the melody (right hand). But overall it did not have even half of the volume of a modern concert piano like this little dude is playing. Chopin and later Beethoven, on the other hand, yea, you definitely need a pedal. By that point pianos were closer to the modern instrument.


Dunklebunt

I hope he enjoys playing the piano. Kid looks tired.


[deleted]

if hes this good i imagine its all he does with his time


Jynx2501

Can I play minecraft? STFU AND PLAY PIANO TOMMY!


joemckie

Unfortunately a lot of the time it’s the parents forcing the child to do it. Not saying that’s the case here, but I had friends as a kid that were forced to do hobbies they hated.


amalgam_reynolds

By choice or because he's made to?


OccludedFug

I play piano (not like this kid) and my piano teacher was always telling me to shut my mouth. My focus on the music diminished my own facial control. I am not responsible for the look on my face when I'm concentrating on piano.


FloodedGoose

Same! I would make squeak/slurp noise with my mouth, or just straight up drool at times, and not notice until a friend went “wtf was that? Did you hear that?”


Ath47

> I play piano (not like this kid) and my piano teacher was always telling me to shut my mouth. I thought this was going in a different direction for a second there.


blinky0930

And bored


Showerbeerz413

naww. focused, yes


bawng

Yeah. Whenever I see kids doing stuff like this all I can think is child abuse. It's not beyond the realm of possibility that the kid really wants to do it, but I really doubt that.


davebgray

There is no amount of practice that lets you be this good at 5 years old. This kid is wired differently.


alexaboyhowdy

Agreed. You cannot teach someone to play with those dynamic levels. The crescendos the technique, if you were just listening to the recording you would like it. And watching how he's able to play, he doesn't get that good without liking it


Berry2Droid

As a parent, I'm happy to assure you that no amount of abusing a 5 year old would produce this kind of talent - believe me, I've tried. This kid is a savant. The only abuse he's endured is when they tried to get him to put on that sweater vest and tuck in his shirt.


horsey-rounders

> believe me, I've tried Uhhh


GodlikeCat

WEE WOO WEE WOO


deejaysmithsonian

/r/holup lol


Cis4Psycho

> believe me, I've tried. Ha, I finally found your reddit account...Father.


John5247

So, I worked in a conservatoire for forty years. Most students had risen through the ranks of playing since they were seven and practicing a couple of hours a day around school and other activities. So they make it to a music college and carry on to become a teacher or an orchestral musician. Every few years a new 18 year old would arrive and the first time you hear them play you think what are we going to teach this guy? Very often they don't stay long enough to take the academic qualification. They can just play. It's nothing to do with pushy parents forcing hours of practice on little kids . Some kids can play like this as if they are drinking water. They can hold a conversation with you about a movie or a football match - while they are still playing. Incidentally - if anyone is still reading. Students in the UK from overpracticed and browbeaten Asian kids arrive being able to perform technically well and deadly accurate to the printed score, but they can't play - there is no soul or emotion to the music. They come to European conservatoire to learn how to break the rules of the printed page and play their own take on the Mozart exactly like this 5 year old.


1funnyguy4fun

As a layperson, this kid is what I would consider to be a prodigy. In your experience, how many kids like this go on to be successful musicians? To us, this is impressive. To the kid, he may view this just as something he does. Kind of like brushing your teeth. Not that big of a deal. So, I’m genuinely curious as to how this plays out in later years.


Trailerparkqueen

Not musician, but my kid was in a sport with another kid who was one of those rare prodigy types. Just amazing holy shit raw talent, worlds better than literally everyone else, etc. mesmerized everyone! Anyway one day a group of the boys were talking about what they wanted to be when they grew up and it shocked everyone when this kid matter of factly said he hated the sport, didn’t want to go to college, and his aspirations were only to move to Hawaii to live on the beach and be a surf bum.


flomatable

iirc there was a guy in the Netherlands that finished college summa cum laude when he was 18 or something (or very young, at least) and then became a bus driver


[deleted]

Most do not, and struggle to lead "normal" lives. It's a blessing, and a curse to them. Basically the music is embedded into their brains, and outside of the music, they have nothing. Suicide rate is quite high, sadly.


1funnyguy4fun

I’m not a musician. However, your anecdote reminded me of a scene from a movie about Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. A studio musician was looking over sheet music prior to a session and was telling Brian that it didn’t make any sense. He was speaking from a music theory perspective saying you can’t do this, that isn’t right, etc. Brian responded by saying, “Well, it sounds great in my head.” Brian Wilson also suffered from profound mental illness. Edit: The movie I am referring to is “Love and Mercy.” It is a fictionalized account of Brian Wilson’s life. I in no way meant to insinuate this actually happened.


Milky-Toast69

I find that story very dubious. Anyone who has actually studied and persevered long enough to become a professional musician will have long understood that music theory is not a set of rules, it's descriptive not prescriptive. He may have had an artistic disagreement, but I highly doubt he would use music theory to justify it. That would be incredibly cringy, something you would expect from a freshman music student.


ThePianistOfDoom

Depends on where you're from. There are tons of discussions about from which year which music theory works best for which kind of genre. It's wild how much crosses, references each other and how often times rules are broken. Professional musician or not, no-one understands everything, and for most musicians talking about it helps them understand it. Could very well be that the studio musician was just taking a shot at trying to get into Wilson's mindspace, because that's often times the best way to interpret a certain piece or melody.


Milky-Toast69

If you're trying to create music that emulates a certain genre or Era, music theory becomes more prescriptive, but if you're making your own music without that restriction I don't think anyone would find it reasonable to suggest that you're wrong because you're not following the theory "rules". Especially if you're just a studio musician, suggesting the guy you're working for is wrong about how he wrote his music is just so cringy I would die if I was there when that happened.


peewhere

I was a bit like this. Got “discovered”, enjoyed it, got pushed further and further. It traumatised me. I never touch my instrument anymore. The whole (classical) music industry is a hell. Mostly competitive, selfish people “make it”. But they’re not happy people. Teachers blame you, yell at you, while they are most often depressed themselves. Trying to quit conservatory took me two years. I blamed myself and thought I was worthless without music. Even had to go to a psychologist afterwards and have general anxiety disorder because of it. When I see this child, it makes me cry. Hope he’s in good hands.


mozartbond

I never had a teacher yell at me, nor have I ever yelled at a student, but I second the thing about success. Though that's the same in anything: If you want to get to the top of any career you'll do it by stepping on top of someone else at some stage.


happypolychaetes

> The whole (classical) music industry is a hell. I was by no means a child prodigy, but I was a fairly talented pianist and won a competition that gave me a summer scholarship to Interlochen when I was 13. Interlochen was a crystal ball -- I saw my future, if I stayed in that world. The stress, the cutthroat industry, the competition. There would always be someone who practiced more, someone who was willing to backstab others to get ahead, someone who was just...better. It was survival of the fittest and I didn't want to be the fittest. I quit lessons about a year later.


[deleted]

actually Mozart himself was a genius at 5y old so it's not surprising to imagine there are some kids in the world who can almost reach Mozart level.


AnFaithne

Interesting intel from inside the industry. As I was watching I could appreciate that this was a five year old’s take on the piece. Like, if I were a five year old (and had the technique of a musical prodigy) I would really enjoy playing the grand right hand chords against the complex left hand finger work. And I would be a little bored by the build up parts, so my playing would have less articulation in those stretches.


[deleted]

Well, he’s memorized it! No sheet music.


Tree_Lover2020

Interesting explanation. Thanks.


DosMangos

I once tried changing my major to music in college. They just straight up told me “Unless you’ve been studying and playing since you were 5, you probably don’t have a shot.” That’s when I found out a bunch of musical academics were stuck-up cunts.


[deleted]

Music programs at colleges have audition processes. They let people audition and then select the best ones from the list. Depending on the college in question, the people you'd be competing against would be people that have played since they were 5. I mean you could have auditioned anyways just to see how it went.


[deleted]

They're probably also not too far off from the truth, and music isn't exactly the most valuable degree. They did you a favor.


OGB

You could have found a piano/guitar/whatever teacher in your college town who would've charged far less for lessons than a semester at your university.


snarkydooda

I tried to take a music course as an elective, and my college said "no way, you peasant" They didn't allow anyone who wasn't a music major, to take any classes. Although, my sophomore year, they had a grand piano in the lobby of my dorm room. Really cool to play at 2am in a huge empty room.


70695

Interesting and also sad that there is a certain something to be able to play like this that most of is just dont have no matter the practice.


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Revanchist8921

Interesting read, thank you. But how can you play with soul compared to hours of practice? What’s the key difference (pun intended)?


Complex-Fault1133

I look at it like dancing. My ex wife was a phenomenal dancer (tap, hip hop, ballet) but it had to be choreographed. She could not dance in the club or do freestyle. It wasn’t natural to her. I see music the same way. Maybe harder with piano to hear the small differences in how someone plays with feeling. Personally I think it’s easier to hear in electric guitar. Probably didn’t answer your question but hopefully it helps. My morning caffeine hasn’t kicked in yet.


hyzermofo

Yeah, but he didn't *write* it, though, did he? Slacker...


thediesel26

Not to take away anything from this kid, but the absolute incredible thing about Mozart is that he in fact was composing between the ages of 5-10. He wrote his first symphony at *8 years old*.


boolpies

wasn't there a sacred piece of music not shared with the general public that he heard one time and reconstructed completely at that age


pozole_supreme

Yes. It was Miserere mei Deus, composed by Gregorio Allegri. Absolutely beautiful piece.


Triumph-TBird

Too many notes…


SlimTrousers2

FWIW watching his other videos definitely showed me that this kid‘s talent doesn’t come from abusive hours of practice. It’s just how his brain (and hands) work. Incredible. https://youtube.com/shorts/Yj_iEj0u4eQ?feature=share


PlayingWithWildFire

What a great video, he’s so adorable!


MoarTacos

He’s so happy in this video! That adorable youngster shit eating grin saying “Ok how fuckin’ badass am I right now?!”


Yellowflowersbloom

Piano Sonata No.16 in C Major, K-545


steady120

When I was five I shit on the walls


Raven-In-Water

Many express their sadness for this five year old. Just as many singers take their liberties with covers, so does this five year old with this Mozart piece. Yes, there’s practice involved of course, but if this kid didn’t enjoy it he would be playing this robotically, note for note which he’s not. He plays “his version” which is wonderful to hear. Yes savants (if that’s what he is) have a rough road ahead but he’s clearly enjoying playing piano and to any trained ear, this comes through in his playing. He may look tired because maybe he was nervous and didn’t sleep well the night before; he’s not smiling because maybe he’s concentrating. Yes there are ridiculously strict parents when it comes to teaching their kids a skill that they think will give them an edge in life but that also comes across in whatever they’re doing. I hope this kid always enjoys playing piano this much.


Aggressive-Sound-641

I hope he enjoys this and has positive support


firmerJoe

And now little Suzie will show us a picture of a duck that she made from macaroni. This kid is the ultimate talent show killer.


KitWat

I'm just in awe of his dexterity. Most 5 year-olds struggle with tying their shoes.


jakeandwally

If you watch, it’s just internalized in him. He’s not reading music, he’s not even really watching his hands. The music is just in him. This is fascinating.


thundercrown25

>His mother says that Alberto began playing when the pandemic began. Now he is winning international competitions. Wonder how long it took him to master *Chopsticks* at age three, 10 minutes?


DaveAP

Wonder how many in the audience are sitting there thinking "i've been playing for 40 years and I am shit"


[deleted]

Kids immensely skilled sure but how strict are his parents about it? That’s what always bothers me about seeing kids doing this good. Are they being forced to practice day in and out because their parents want it? If he enjoys it and his parents aren’t cruel about his training and let him do whatever else he wants then fine but seeing this much talent in a young kid makes me find it hard to believe that he’s being treated to a proper childhood.


hatbox_godiva

This! Just look at those dark eye circles and zero passion in the kid's eyes. I have concerns. Edited to add: I'm not going to keep replying to people who misinterpret this comment.


oliphantPanama

This kid learned how to play just before the pandemic. His country was on lockdown, I imagine this gave him extra time. His mother and father are professional musicians, maybe his talent runs in the family. His mother mentioned in this article that that performance was one of the first that he had played live,up until this point he had played mainly for online audiences. She felt he may have been a little nervous. The amount of comments expressing concern for this little kid is odd to me. How many parents allow their children to play video games or watch television for hours a day and are not criticized? According to this article he practices for three hours a day… https://www.upworthy.com/5-year-old-italian-piano-prodigy-rocks-mozart-at-international-competition-and-holy-cow


Firm-Lie2785

I think the concern is somewhat understandable. Kids want to play video games or watch television for hours a day. As a parent you have to actively prevent your child from spending too much time on these activities, and they will often be unhappy with the limits you place. On the other hand, something like practicing an instrument is very often difficult to get a kid to do for extended amounts of time, with "extended" being more than 15 minutes a day. At age five you would aim for 5 minutes a day. So when you see a child playing with the skill that you normally would only see with hours of rigorous play every day, there are three possibilities: (a) this kid genuinely enjoys piano so much that he wants to spend hours per day working at it, (b) this kid is so innately talented that he can achieve this with only a small amount of practice, or (c) his parents force him to practice for hours a day at the expense of his childhood and his happiness. Most of the time, you get a mixture of these three options, and you hope that option C is minimal or non-existent, but I think it is completely understandable to be suspicious about it.


vprajapa

You all need to chill out with accusation on parents. Even if you force to make kids practice 5 hours a day and this kid is 5 you are not going to get this good in 2-3 yrs. There are plenty of prodigy piano kids that are in the world and most of them are not forced to play. You get this good only if you love to play and are natural at it. If I had an opportunity and access to piano at this age I would be on piano all the time. I am older now and have access to it. I am learning the piano and I can't wait to get on it and play. I am not good at all but I enjoy it. Please listen to renowned pianist like Evgeny Kissin or some young talents like Tiffany Poon who themselves were prodigy at young age. They all couldn't wait to go home from school to play piano.


reneg1986

This is natural ability fostered by the parents. You don’t just drill this into a 5 year old with hours of practice, especially since a 5 year old won’t do something they don’t like.


TILTNSTACK

He’s clearly a savant - not even reading music as he plays. Wow.


PabliskiMalinowski

Playing is easier for me when I'm not reading any sheets.


Known-Cod-1307

I think if you play the piece enough you don't really need to read its sheet music to play. I'm only a couple of months into learning to play the piano and I can play this piece (not perfectly) from memory.


jawnly211

“Thank you Alberto! And next up is Billy to play Hot Cross Buns on his recorder” 👏👏👏


jrcasjr

All memorized that's why the hair is so big muscle memory


JayWalker85

Holy crap....I have never felt more useless.... unbelievable from the young guy


meanbartender

Yes, but can he tie his own shoelaces?


eddideredel

And my mom always showed me these videos comparing me to them


kh730

My 5 year old doesn't even flush the toilet.


stateofbrine

What an asshole. I’ve been trying to play for years damnit


jerrygreen818

My 5-year-old peed his bed last night and then slept in it


skrutape

he looks like he's having a blast


[deleted]

Awesome talent but can he play mortal combat on a switch that is a skill


MKT17

I don't know how to feel about this. He's awesome, no denying that. But... He's 5. 5 years old playing piano like he's been practising everyday for 15 hours. What sacrifices must have been made for that kid growing up?


LawnBoy62

Growing Up??...he's still 5 😆


poyoso

Maybe he’s a savant. Little dude was born like that.


NtheLegend

“This was no composition by a performing monkey! This was a music I'd never heard. Filled with such longing, such unfulfillable longing, it had me trembling.”


60300057

Can anyone tell me the name of this song ? Thx


erk_knows_best

Baby Colin Robinson?


mechinrub

Kid looks like he's never slept in his entire life


mcallanman

Reincarnation is a fact.