Child prodigy? No. Early starter? Yes.

So recently there has been 'hype' about 2 year-old Lavinia Ramirez, who's teacher Matej Lehocky claims is a child prodigy. Ramirez has already been hailed as a 'Mini Mozart' for an apparently 'perfect rendition of 'Mary Had A Little Lamb' '. Ok, sure, for a 2 year-old that's pretty impressive. I know a few 2 year-olds and they haven't learnt their alphabet yet. You have to admit, the child is bright, and fast at learning. Then again, seeing that teacher plop her hand on the correct note without allowing her to figure it out herself makes me doubt she can read music that well, or,  just gives me the impression he's one of those teachers that spoon-feeds way too much. 

A new child prodigy seems to pop up every few months nowadays, so much so that the frequency of it seems to be making it less extraordinary each time. I've never really liked the label 'child prodigy'. I prefer to see it as someone who just got ahead, very young, before other people their age could. Because at the end of the day, most child prodigies grow up like everyone else, and others catch up. Always being ahead of the game? Then you deserve the title.