Mozart blew people away with his composing abilities at age 5. Franz Liszt played piano professionally for the aristocracy when he was 9. Yo-Yo Ma played cello for President John F. Kennedy at age 7. Musical prodigies have fascinated people for centuries with their mastery of music at unexpected ages. Most of us have the same questions: How and at what age were their abilities discovered? Is it nature or nurture or a combination of both? Can prodigies be created on purpose, or is it something no one can predict or control? While each musical prodigy has their own unique story, one family is giving the world some early glimpses of what an innate sense for music looks like in a baby who's still in diapers. Plenty of 1 1/2-year-old's like to pound piano keys to see what they sound like, but Gavrill Sherbenko's piano play goes far beyond experimenting with sound. He and his chubby little fingers make actual chords and coordinate notes between his two hands. At first, it might look like he's randomly playing keys, but it quickly becomes clear that he is purposeful in his playing. Watch:Watching more videos of Gavrill at the piano, we see that his musicality hasn't just appeared out of nowhere. Like most musical prodigies, he's living in a musical household. In some videos, he sits on his sister's lap watching her fingers intently as she plays and sings. In others, he sits on his mother's or father's lap as he experiments with the sounds of the piano, with or without them. But sometimes he plays totally on his own, and it's clear that he's already got an astounding understanding of the relationships between notes and how to form chords, both from observing what his family is doing and from hands-on practice himself.But again, even in very musical families, this kind of musicality at this young of an age is astounding. The best part of the videos of Gavrill at the piano is how much joy and love there are in each one. This is not a Beethoven being boxed about the ears for making a mistake on the piano situation. Yes, his family members are teaching him to understand what he's doing on the piano, but he seems to be enjoying it and so do they. A sports-loving family would toss and kick a ball around with a toddler; this family makes music together. A nurturing environment meeting an innate sensibility is what prodigious ability is made of. And when those elements are combined with genuine enjoyment, it's the best of all worlds—and a delight to witness.Watch how Gavrill is able to play the solfege that his sister sings. It's absolutely incredible, not only that he knows the notes to play to go with her pitches, but that he has the manual dexterity and fine motor control to play like he does at his age.Assuming he continues to enjoy playing it, it will be fun to see where all of this leads as he develops his gifts further. As one commenter said, "Get the tuxedo ready!" You can follow Gavrill's progress on YouTube. This article originally appeared on 12.5.23

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It cut like a knife through the radio airwaves. The driving beat with acoustic and electric guitars going full tilt. Still, you kept coming back to that voice. It was harsh and powerful yet had a plaintive, desperate quality. Was it some long lost classic or had Humble Pie re-grouped, and just by chance, recorded the best thing of their career? No, it was “Bring Me Some Water” from Melissa Etheridge’s self-titled debut.Etheridge got her first guitar at age eight and soon began writing songs. By eleven, she was performing in local talent shows. Busting out of her native Leavenworth, Kansas, at age eighteen, she attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston before heading to L.A. Along the way Etheridge found her Blues/Rock style. A demo got in front of the right people and she was signed by Island Records. From “Yes I Am” there’s the slow driving “I’m The Only One.” The guitar churns along with Etheridge providing slow burning vocals until consumed by raw emotion. In her best songs, Etheridge’s voice, with an undeniable urgency and emotion, draws you in. There’s a craving that reaches fulfillment (or resignation) by the song’s end. I Am The Only One Even though Etheridge has sold over 25 million albums more people have heard of her than have heard her.   Etheridge’s non-musical activities garnered a huge amount of press complete with news her relationship with Cypher had hit the skids. Later, she married to Tammy Lynn Michaels in ’03, Etheridge joked that she was behaving like a typical Rock star by hooking up with a far younger actress. Six months later she released her “Lucky” album.Performers often change their trajectory. But sometimes outside forces act upon them. In ’04, while Etheridge was on tour she noticed a lump on her breast. She was soon diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. As a result, Etheridge underwent a full mastectomy followed by chemotherapy.It was at the ’05 Grammys where Etheridge made her public comeback performing a cover of Janis Joplin’s “Piece Of My Heart.” The audience roared their appreciation and approval.“Every day someone comes up to me and says something about that performance,” said Etheridge. “When people hear you have breast cancer, they tend to write you off.”A cancer-free Etheridge made the rounds on T.V. morning shows including “Good Morning America’s” Women Rule Concert Series where she told her story and promoted her greatest hits set, “The Road Less Traveled.” During her Times Square appearance she sang her hit ballad, “Come To My Window,” and a song dedicated to fellow cancer survivors “I Run For Life.” Royalties went to breast cancer charities. Come To My Window Switching gears, Etheridge turned her attention to the environment. She wrote the song “I Need To Wake Up” for former vice-president Al Gore’s documentary film “An Inconvenient Truth.” The track won an ’06 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Then came ’07’s “Awakening” album.Etheridge performed at the ’08 Democratic Convention in Denver and at Live Earth in New York (at Giants Stadium), a follow-up to her “An Inconvenient Truth” efforts. In February, ’11, Etheridge did a week-long stint as St. Jimmy in Green Day’s hit Broadway musical, American Idiot.Later in the year, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Located at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard, it was the 2,450th star awarded. ### The post Melissa Etheridge appeared first on RockinTown.

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