![]() ![]() GWIN: A scholar went to Mozart’s apartment to study him and his father. He was doing a tour with his dad of London when he was eight years old, and people were just blown away by how well he could perform. SIMONTON: Mozart was actually the first child prodigy to ever be studied by a scientist. GWIN: Or on the musical front, there’s a youngster in Austria named Mozart. So someone like Michelangelo would be considered a genius, for example, or Shakespeare or Newton. You had to actually do something truly outstanding. SIMONTON: Particularly during the romantic period in Western history, the term genius was extended to really stellar achievements. GWIN: But as time went on people began raising the bar for who was a “genius.” And later on, it got attached to things where if you had some special talent for something-special ability-you're a great carpenter, you know, you're a great poet. ![]() And this angel follows you around your entire life and kind of looked out for you, and essentially defined what was unique about you. SIMONTON: And this genius was like your guardian angel. He studies human intelligence, creativity, and greatness at UC Davis. GWIN: That’s emeritus psychology professor Dean Keith Simonton. We get the word “genius” from Latin.ĭEAN SIMONTON (PROFESSOR): And in the time of ancient Rome, each person was born with a genius. Humans have been recognizing that people were born with special talents for millenia. How do their brains work? What causes their creations to have such powerful effects on listeners? And how does society decide who is a genius and who is just talented? ![]() So we decided to delve into the question of what makes a musical genius. This month, the National Geographic channel series Genius returns for a third season with a look at the life of Aretha Franklin. And this is Overheard: a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have here at Nat Geo and follow them to the edges of our big, weird, beautiful world. I’m Peter Gwin, editor at large at National Geographic magazine. Some of these prodigies go on to amazing careers and eventually are recognized as geniuses-like Chopin or Mozart. If you Google musical prodigies, you’ll get hundreds of hits-there’s the 10-year-old violinist who plays with the famous philharmonic, the 9-year-old composing symphonies, and the 11-year-old blind jazz pianist. GWIN: History is filled with inspiring stories about astonishing young musicians like Keedron. It’s Keedron, live on National Geographic.īRYANT: There is a name I love. GWIN: So I know your first love is gospel, and we were hoping that maybe we could hear you sing a church song. So I listen to like the Jackson Five and Boyz to Men and other groups and R&B stuff. And now he’s working with Keedron, the 13-year-old contemporary R&B and gospel singer.īRYANT: I like old school music. He’s seen their creative processes up close and knows what top talent sounds like. GWIN: Dem has worked with some of the biggest names in the music business, including Eminem, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Kanye West, and Christina Aguilera. He's only going to get better and more brilliant as an artist. JOINTZ: His voice is only gonna get better. In 2020 he performed on network television.ĭEM JOINTZ (PRODUCER): First of all, his voice is amazing. GWIN: In 2019 he won youth male vocalist of the year at the Gospel Choice Music Awards in Georgia. PETER GWIN (HOST): Keedron is a child prodigy.īRYANT: I started singing at the age of five years old, and around seven, that's when I really got serious and started really practicing and watching videos. KEEDRON BRYANT (CHILD PRODIGY): My name is Keedron Bryant, and I'm a recording artist, and I'm 13 years old. ![]()
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