Gasp

[NancyJohnson]

 

[Dad3353]

[Guest]

Wow. And wow. The word prodigy somehow undersells that level of talent.

[taunton-hobbit]

Incredible - thank you for posting !

😎

[Mrbigstuff]

How long until she is thrust onto Britain’s got Talent and Simon Cowell ruins her life.

Edit: she’s a wonderful talent and I hope she finds happiness in what she does!

Edited November 7, 2020 by OliverBlackman

[joeystrange]

At first I thought it was a gag and she was going to play this

 

[bubinga5]

Wowzer. Very cool. 

[NancyJohnson]

And she's from Basingstoke.

[Guest]

Just imagine if she discovered Jazz 😃

Very cool and a phenomenal ear. IIRC George Shearing did something similar (was it the South Bank Show? Can’t remember, lost in the mists of time). Incredible ability that I imagine only piano players could truly express...

[Oldman]

Burns basses and retires in solitude 😱

[Rageofklugman]

On 07/11/2020 at 19:59, NancyJohnson said:

And she's from Basingstoke.

I think you'll find the full title is Basingstoke Rock City. That said she really doesn't sound like she's from these parts, she sounds decidedly... Welsh?

[DaveFry]

On 07/11/2020 at 21:30, FDC484950 said:

Just imagine if she discovered Jazz 😃

Very cool and a phenomenal ear. IIRC George Shearing did something similar (was it the South Bank Show? Can’t remember, lost in the mists of time). Incredible ability that I imagine only piano players could truly express...

 

[NancyJohnson]

1 hour ago, Rageofklugman said:

I think you'll find the full title is Basingstoke Rock City. That said she really doesn't sound like she's from these parts, she sounds decidedly... Welsh?

I thought it was either Amazingstoke or (as the graffiti read) Basingc*nt.

[bassace]

Doughnut City, after all the roundabouts.

[obbm]

When I worked there the locals called it "Boringstoke".

[4000]

Very good obviously, but can other people not invent melodies on the spot? If so,  I find that a bit baffling tbh. 

[Barking Spiders]

On 07/11/2020 at 19:59, NancyJohnson said:

And she's from Basingstoke.

we all have our crosses to bear

[Dad3353]

2 hours ago, 4000 said:

Very good obviously, but can other people not invent melodies on the spot? If so,  I find that a bit baffling tbh. 

Yes, but to play 'em, with improvised variations, on demand from four randomly-chosen notes, is pretty darned good. That the impro and variations resulting be jolly good is even better. She's young, too, for such a feat, I'd say. More power to her elbow. 

[BassTractor]

Photoshop! 😉
Seriously: Kudos!
I know fewer than 1 people who can do this at that age.

Edited November 12, 2020 by BassTractor

[Steve Browning]

4 hours ago, obbm said:

When I worked there the locals called it "Boringstoke".

... or Basingrad.

[BassTractor]

Hm. My previous post generated confusion, so by way of explanation:
As relayed earlier, I've been around hundreds of the best musicians on the planet, and hastily add that I'm not one of them.
As far as I'm aware, none of them could do that at the young age the girl has in the vid.
None. Fewer than one. 
So her ability is silencing, and I guess I worded that badly.

Just for balance, and I can only hope to avoid heavy FLAK for it: she immediately changed the B to a B flat so as to keep this within her boundaries. That is a choice I fully condone, of course, but the notion that she needed to do it also is helpful in evaluating that what she does is not stretch the art of music, but stretch the task so as to fit her boundaries.
Again: it still is impressive to a degree I can't even put to words, but she must be lauded for what she actually does, impressively, not for some imagining in our heads.

 

 

 

 

@Oldman

Edited November 13, 2020 by BassTractor

[leftybassman392]

Seems to have perfect pitch if I'm not mistaken.

Stylistically there's a hint of Mozart too. Spooky.

Very impressive.

The accent definitely isn't Basingstoke though. Or Cardiff for that matter.

Edited November 13, 2020 by leftybassman392