josterD opened this issue on Aug 08, 2010 ยท 34 posts
bagginsbill posted Sun, 08 August 2010 at 10:13 PM
Mozart was not a prodigy. His father was the greatest music instructor of his time, and forced Amadeus to begin intense musical study from the moment he could sit up by himself. By the time Mozart was 11, he had 10,000 hours under his belt, equal to most adults beginning their musical careers.
By the time he was 16, he had 20,000 hours completed.
By the time he was 21, he had 30,000 hours completed. Of course he was the greatest musician of his time - he had a lifetime of experience when others were just getting started.
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