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Old 20th March 2010   #91
Nlammertyn
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Mozart was extremely unstable because of the pressure his father laid on him. Indirectly he died from this. He got a certain dissease (probably from psychosomatic stress) and was treated with small doses of arsenic. At the end of his life his pain became greater and he started taking to much which resulted in him slowly poisining himself.
Would he have been such a famous composer without his fathers' pressure? Who knows, but everyone would agree it isn't healthy.
The same goes for this little girl. The odds that she really enjoys this and does it all willingly are very small. Now she gets enough attention, but what about when she's let's say 20 and she isn't that special anymore? I've seen a lot of really talented young musicians who just lost interest or broke down because of the external pressure from their parents (mostly).
It'll be a miracle if she still enjoys music in about 10 years.
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