**Date Created** — 20230821- **Author | Presenter** — **Recommended by** — Resource — [The Secrets of Child Prodigies](https://medium.com/skilluped/the-secrets-of-child-prodigies-2e8f8bed08e1#:~:text=The%20most%20famous%20child%20prodigy,the%20finest%20masterpieces%20in%20music.) ## My Notes ## Quotes - The most famous child prodigy that ever lived is probably [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]. **He was composing music when only five years old and giving public piano and violin performances when eight years old**. And he went on to produce hundreds of works, some which are regarded as some of the finest masterpieces in music. - Mozart’s father was [[Leopold Mozart]], a famous composer and performer. **But he was also regarded as one of the best music teachers of his time. He started young Wolfgang Amadeus on a strict and intense music program at the age of three.** Leopold published one of the most influential books on violin instruction the year Wolfgang was born. This meant **Wolfgang received instruction from an early age, from one of the best teachers you could find. It is estimated that Mozart had practised 3500 hours before he had become six years old**. --- **Tags** — [[literature-notes]], [[artificial-intelligence]], [[parenting]] ,