There is a little girl named Harmony Zhu, from Toronto, whose parents moved to NYC to put her in precollege juilliard. She just plays the piano but composed seriously from the age of 5. Whether it is opportunity is more available, more people in the world, there seems to be more of these prodigies. Luckily they get the opportunities now. The problem for the rest of musicians is how do you find a spot for yourself when the bar has risen so high? And it is different than a child who is a writing prodigy. Many times they just don't have the experience to write about things. Though poetry is usually pointed to as a writing prodigy. Not the easiest thing to promote. I knew a reknown poet and he supported himself by writing movie scripts.
