Do I have a special talent?

May 2021 2 42 Report

Do I have a special talent?

And I do mean something that not a lot of people can do. I am 14 years old and play organ. It is very rare to find someone as young as me who can play organ, because less and less people are learning to play it. To see a video of me in action, go to YouTube and type in "Jack Wood." That is my YouTube channel name. Look for my video titled "Take on Me," the one where I have the sunglasses and "Gone Squatchin" hat. I am not playing organ, but my keyboard rig is a lot like an organ, because of my two keyboards and bass pedalboard. By the way, I am not the singer. The guy in the background, wearing he blue shirt is the singer. I am the lead keyboardist.

Arts & Humanities / Performing Arts

Harry

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Well...

True, you are a keyboardist in a sense as where you are at a student level. And to say you are an organist is stretching the truth, for now.

Consider yourself fortunate to have the resources at hand with the instruments that are at your disposal and the lessons you will be receiving. As I had gathered from the other video examples and noted another (older) keyboard player at your outdoor showing... quite possibly a mentor, or at the least is supporting your performance.

You are average. At 14 and depending how long you have been at it, about what anyone interested in keyboards should be. But not really exceptional or rare.

You are 14, the age of real discovery of what one can accomplish in any field of endeavor and dedication or activity that becomes part their personal lifestyle and as well, have to learn to take sincere, if not, honest and open criticism as well.

And, I hope you can understand where I am coming from, and what you need to do to continue to become the player you think you can in the next few years. Stay with it, enjoy it and continue to appreciate what this all can mean to you on a personal level and becoming more creative as you grow.

To be a true organist is to take on a good, 4 or 5 rank (manuals) level decks of a church, auditorium or concert system to really get a true idea of what an organist can become once connected with such a grand, musical example as it represents.

Ask to try one out sometime and discover such power, and responsibility one has to understand in order to then be part of it and share what it can do for others who appreciate such impact and sound interpretations.