What is
the cost of
genius?
0)
Some children are endowed with such
exceptional talent that there
seems to be no accounting for it. Mozart is
often cited as a case in point;
demonstrating brilliant musical talent at an
1)
young age.
While hereditary factors apparently have
little to do with genius, there is a clear
connection between the parents' involvement
and the child's 2)
Parents
can help (or hinder) the development of a
child prodigy in a number of ways. Parents
can range from the 3).
and absent-minded through to the pushy
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ORDINARY
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types,
or even
the
to
downright
4)
The teacher's role is also
OBSESS
musician's workload 5)
SENSE
essential. He or she must balance the young
between musical training and emotional
development.
In her
FRIGHT
The story of pianist Ruth Slezynska, who
made her debut in 1929 at the age of 4, is
quite 6)
autobiography she tells how her father
made her practise 9 hours every
day. His
for faults or weakness
7)
was non-existent and he punished her for
the least wrong note with a beating
. At 15
she suffered a mental 8)
that put an end to her career.
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