Gifted musicians...
I'm back to watching musically oriented YouTube videos (among other things) and came across a few musicians who were said to be 'gifted' and after hearing their stories, I see that at an early age of 5 or 6 most (if not all) were enrolled in music training, usually classical.Many of the 'gifted' adult guitarists, started in their teens and fit guitar lessons into a life full of other things. The turning point was 6 hours of practice daily. Eddie VanHalen dedicated hours upon hours of practice to get to the level he achieved. Hard work of 40 hours or more each week practicing guitar is what did it... not being gifted.
I'm rethinking the word 'gifted' when it applies to famous musicians.
Hard work?
John Petrucci of Dream Theater discusses his background and going to Berklee College of Music.
Accomplished, yes. Gifted... no.
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At a young age without training, he was able to pick up notes and melody.
He was 8 years old when he prepared for the entrance recital at The Juilliard School
Some of his influence comes from British blues, especially by Eric Clapton and you can hear it in his style. Starting at a very early age, Joe said his calling was guitar.
Hours, hours, hours and more hours of practice...
I agree.
Like you say; the giftedness, is there; but not much is attained, without a Lot of Practice!
The generally accepted figure, is, that a person needs 10,000, practice hours, on the one instrument, to become a virtuoso