Seven are local and five provide instruction through classes Skyped every week from China and Italy.Īnd in case you’re wondering, Neil does find time to do lots of other things like paint more than 100 oil and watercolor paintings, martial arts and Bollywood dance. News Alena Wicker, 12-Year-Old Prodigy, Graduates High School And Wants To Work For NASA The pre-teen is headed to Arizona State University. Neil wants to make clear that this music mission is all his and not just something his parents want him to do.Ī lot of what he’s learned he’s picked up by ear, but he does have 12 music teachers. If you’d like to hear him in person, he’ll be playing the harp as part of an ensemble at the Capitol Rotunda on December 3 at 3 p.m. The rest may eventually be music history. “I feel like I have more expression, more smiley face,” he said. “When he hit first beat everybody was shocked in the classroom, you know,” said his father proudly. Then after showing no interest in music in his first four years, Neil struck an impressive beat in a free drum class when he was 5. “I read somewhere in a book that, you know they mention about if you give the sound to the womb, that’s going to impact his soul and heart,” Rajan Nayyar. In interviews, the pianist has talked of the 5am practice routines, aged nine, and years of pressure to fulfil his potential. This all started with Mozart that mom and dad played for their now seventh-grader before they ever saw him. Watch the footage below: Lang Lang at Age 12 Lang Lang has been open about the high expectations and demands of his father, who was determined for his son’s musical success. Think of it like an Indian banjo.Īustralia’s didgeridoo is a definite “do” for Neil as well. They all have helped earn him the Assist Foundation’s world record for being the youngest person to play so many different instruments.Īmong them a bulal tarang. We joined this chill virtual academy virtuoso in his home in Elk Grove as he took a break from his six-hour daily practice routine to serenade FOX40 with some of his 44 flutes, drums and other sound machines. A Brooklyn-born music prodigy has become one of the youngest-ever composers featured by a major orchestra, in a piece inspired by the challenges and cultural reckonings of 2020. I feel like relaxed,” he says with a smile after hopping from song to song, instrument to instrument. Grace Moore just turned twelve, but has already had her music performed by one of the world’s top orchestras. It’s a cacophony of sounds that all find harmony in the 12-year-old’s talent. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĮLK GROVE - From the saxophone to the Saraswati veena, and the 42 other instruments in between, Neil Nayyar’s life is all about music. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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