![]() ![]() Before the pandemic, Mikkel also played at St Luke’s Eldercare to spread love and positivity in the community.ĭescribed as a self-motivated child, Seah shared that Mikkel will make sure that he finishes his homework before playing the piano. The 8-year-old also recorded pieces for his aunt, who is a frontline worker, his teachers and friends. With the Circuit Breaker in place, Mikkel took to playing online recitals for his grandparents when he was unable to visit them due to the restrictions. Mikkel was invited to perform at the Carnegie Hall for the third time in April this year unfortunately, the event was postponed to June 2021 due to COVID-19. There is great pleasure to be derived from teaching a prodigy, but it's also very, very hard work.Thank you American Protégé! Hope to see you soon to perform at Carnegie Hall when the virus is gone! □ #americanprotégé #americanprotege #carnegiehall #USA #NewYorkĪ post shared by Lee Mikkel Myer 李研恺 on at 10:31pm PDT Oh, you can't - so you aren't a very good driver, then. ![]() If you disagree with that - you drive a car, don't you? Please explain how the gearbox works. Although, for me, understanding everything just isn't necessary. It's a balancing act between keeping the challenges coming, and ensuring that the prodigy actually understands enough to build on. Keeping up is difficult, not because the prodigy knows more than the teacher, but because he will often leave the teacher on a point, which he thinks he understands, although the teacher is aware of subsequent implications that need covering the prodigy happy that he knows all about that part. A prodigy will learn extremey fast, but could either be a perfectionist or someone who 'gets that concept', but needs to move swiftly on to the next, thus not feeling the need to play a piece perfectly. Handling cases like this can be a mixed blessing. They are taught so quickly because they are prodigies.Ĭredentials are irrelevant for this question, unless I'm missing something. Few are so blessed, which is one reason they are so remarkable. The term is used for people who have an innate ability. Prodigies cannot be created - except at conception. The essence of what I'm wanting to know is, When a child prodigy is being taught, how does the teacher take advantage of the prodigy's talents, and not waste the opportunity? What is a good practice regime? Should they be taught a different method which skips some elements, or the same method and let the prodigy accelerate their own progress due to their natural abilities? "a Russian pianist who was a child prodigy in his day"Īs an example: I'd consider someone like Emily Bear to fit with that, but there are many other examples. People were wanting me to define what a prodigy is: The google definition is: a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities. My greatest success with a student was a 15 year old who in 3 years went from beginner piano up to Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no 2, without skipping anything, and placing either 1st or 2nd in competitions against students who had been playing 10+ years. By credentials, I want to know: your teaching experience in years, and if you've actually been able to teach a prodigy.įor example, my creds would be: Have taught piano at both a larger studio and my own private studio for a little over 10 years, I've also taught some online YouTube music lessons, skype lessons. How can a teacher turn this child into a prodigy?Įdit 2: People misunderstood what I meant by 'credentials' (My own fault for not being clear enough!). Let's say the student is 3 years old, shows incredible ability to learn and perform works on the piano, and the parents are on board. Please give credentials before you answer.Įdit 1: I was thinking it might help if I created a case. Can you create prodigies or are they born? I'm mostly curious how teachers handle a student like this, and what methods they would use. ![]()
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