In Reply to: I can only imagine what a wonderful childhood she's had.... posted by StephenJK on July 15, 2012 at 20:50:10:
I'm thinking she must have developed a keen interest in drumming early (I believe her bio mentioned age 5)..and I would like to think her pursuit was the result of a deeply rooted 'gift' from which she derived (at least majority of) her motivation and not from 'overly zealous' parenting.As a parent myself I'm not sure I could put up with non-stop drumming in the house for days on end! BUT- I would encourage any child to pursue their interest or dreams be it mathematics, drums, science, violin, piano, etc.,anything but audio (lol just kidding).
I'm sure behind every successful musician, the majority (or at least a decent portion)had 'some' type of guidance/support in their pre-adult years. Of course the key in parenting is finding that delicate balance between support vs a overly domineering presence that may cause harm to a child's formative years.
This child happens to be from Japan, I'm not sure what the public school curriculum is over there in regards to musical training but my gut instinct tells me they're perhaps near or above average in respect to other large Nations. This is significant in my opinion when speaking of the development a child's interest in music.
Edits: 07/15/12
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- RE: I can only imagine what a wonderful childhood she's had.... - Green Lantern 21:34:29 07/15/12 (2)
- RE: I can only imagine what a wonderful childhood she's had.... - Mike Mc 23:26:54 07/15/12 (0)
- however; there are times when parents should really apply the brakes- - Green Lantern 23:23:06 07/15/12 (0)