The Soul of Genius: Gift or Demise
Where Genius Takes Its Holder If you are born with a gift some may call it genius. Others may be irritated; some jealous; some envious. As the beholder you may be humble, shy or arrogant about the talent you have….
Hours of Practice to Learn Violin?
When you watch a child prodigy who, given the opportunity and the training, can perform like this young individual, you have to question the notion of whether playing well at a violin or any instrument takes years of practice. In…
Just Pickin and Fiddlin Around
I love talent of any musical sort. Here’s two young men who will blow you away with Banjo and Fiddle: the Mizzone Brothers from SleepyManBanjoBoys. Pickin’ and Fiddlin’ Around; Not Wasting Time Here’s another example, and a mighty good one,…
How to Master Your Gift of Talent
Thanks to YouTube and this marvelous combination of technical tools we have with WordPress and all the stuff stacked behind the Internet, we come across great and devoted talent, sometimes quite unexpectedly. I love it. I love it when I…
Mr Bean: OMG Paradise
Need a laugh? I can’t guarantee it, but your likelihood is here with Mr Bean. What I like most is the creative, absolutely original content that he’s provided in this disciplined on-stage performance. He certainly demonstrates the value and importance…
Quinn Sullivan: “The Thrill is Gone”
The title is, “The Thrill is Gone” but if you hear music like I hear music, the thrill is just arriving. This performance, just one of a now established child prodigy guitar player is just one of dozens of truly…
Effects of the YouTube Generation
With sites like Spotify, live streaming of original music is becoming not only easier, but more frequent, to the point of radically affecting the music industry. Author Mike Richards, writing for The Conversation, highlights the pros and cons and does…
The Oldest Piano in Existence
I love everything “piano”. So when cruising through my twitter stream, when I came across this tweet by Harold Gray, I just had to look him up and follow. I can only hope its that way with some who find…
Anoushka Shankar exemplifies her Father, Ravi at the Verbier Festival 2007
If I’ve captured the entire live performance presented through YouTube by Andy Grenko, I give you Anoushka Shankar, the daughter of Ravi Shankar who materialized into world fame in the late 60’s. Here his daughter is performing in the 2007…
The Power of Music in Storytelling: Mark Petrie Dragon Storm
It’s late at night, now early morning when I post this music video. I stumbled on it after watching Taylor Davis’ in Awakening. It is storytelling in musical form backed by incredibly good art. I’ve only heard now maybe 15…