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昨天下班路上，NPR的all things considered 有一个有意思的故事，主持人RobertSiegel采访南加州9岁的华裔神童Marc Yu. 以我这个外行听来，孩子的确弹得很好，他下月要和偶像朗朗四手连弹。大概是子女坛很多琴娃爹妈的梦想。不过听了他的采访，我有几点不很舒服的感觉：
1。从采访看不清楚他是否生在美国。他的英文有很浓重的口音。如果是ABC，这是个不小的缺憾。他的口齿说英文好像很费力，我觉得这说明他的技能有些偏。
2。他回答问题有点像背书。一个9岁的孩子，措词像大人一样，比如当Robert问他从何时开始练琴，他说，
I vaguely remember ... but the retalling story by my mother ....
感觉好像是排练出来的。
3。他是在家里home school, 不知道是否可以多一些练琴的时间，本来无可非议，可是他说other kids are missing out because they have to spend 7hours in school every day. 首先我不相信这是他的看法，因为他应该没有一般学校的概念。如果这真是他的想法，不能不说有些偏狭。
有兴趣的话可以听听这个采访。
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92642058
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All Things Considered, July 17, 2008 - Marc Yu, a 9-year-old piano prodigy from Pasadena, Calif., recently played at a benefit for victims of the earthquake in Sichuan, China. And he didn't play "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." He played a piece that Chopin wrote for victims of the Polish-Russian war, the composer's "Nocturne in C Minor."
"My legs are long enough for the pedal, but still my legs aren't straight," Marc says. "I sometimes have to sit close to the piano or stretch my legs." He says his left hand can reach an octave, but his right hand isn't quite there yet.
Marc says he can only vaguely recall beginning to play the piano. He says his mother has told him over and over that he was 2. He does remember his recital debut, when he was 3. He played a G major sonatina by Beethoven.
That same year, he asked his mom if he could become a pianist. These days, he practices up to eight hours a day, depending on his schedule and his mood. "Practice makes perfect," he says. "You don't want a Beethoven piece to sound like something else. That's disrespectful to the composer."
Marc's days are different from those of other 9-year-olds. He travels the world playing the piano, and has met celebrities and dignitaries such as Condoleezza Rice, herself a pianist. "I think other kids are missing out, because they're confined with school five days a week," says Marc, who is home-schooled.
Marc will perform with his idol, the Chinese superstar Lang Lang, in London at the end of August. They will play a piece for four hands by Schubert.
1。从采访看不清楚他是否生在美国。他的英文有很浓重的口音。如果是ABC，这是个不小的缺憾。他的口齿说英文好像很费力，我觉得这说明他的技能有些偏。
2。他回答问题有点像背书。一个9岁的孩子，措词像大人一样，比如当Robert问他从何时开始练琴，他说，
I vaguely remember ... but the retalling story by my mother ....
感觉好像是排练出来的。
3。他是在家里home school, 不知道是否可以多一些练琴的时间，本来无可非议，可是他说other kids are missing out because they have to spend 7hours in school every day. 首先我不相信这是他的看法，因为他应该没有一般学校的概念。如果这真是他的想法，不能不说有些偏狭。
有兴趣的话可以听听这个采访。
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92642058
（点listen now)
All Things Considered, July 17, 2008 - Marc Yu, a 9-year-old piano prodigy from Pasadena, Calif., recently played at a benefit for victims of the earthquake in Sichuan, China. And he didn't play "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." He played a piece that Chopin wrote for victims of the Polish-Russian war, the composer's "Nocturne in C Minor."
"My legs are long enough for the pedal, but still my legs aren't straight," Marc says. "I sometimes have to sit close to the piano or stretch my legs." He says his left hand can reach an octave, but his right hand isn't quite there yet.
Marc says he can only vaguely recall beginning to play the piano. He says his mother has told him over and over that he was 2. He does remember his recital debut, when he was 3. He played a G major sonatina by Beethoven.
That same year, he asked his mom if he could become a pianist. These days, he practices up to eight hours a day, depending on his schedule and his mood. "Practice makes perfect," he says. "You don't want a Beethoven piece to sound like something else. That's disrespectful to the composer."
Marc's days are different from those of other 9-year-olds. He travels the world playing the piano, and has met celebrities and dignitaries such as Condoleezza Rice, herself a pianist. "I think other kids are missing out, because they're confined with school five days a week," says Marc, who is home-schooled.
Marc will perform with his idol, the Chinese superstar Lang Lang, in London at the end of August. They will play a piece for four hands by Schubert.
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qqqq1111
2008-08-25 20:05:19
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悄悄话
For the most of the kids, Piano is a hobby, not a profession. Marc was put into a tough road.... Sign...
安娜晴天
2008-07-29 14:31:52
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悄悄话
有种说不出来的感觉，挺难受的。。。
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