I mentioned in a previous thread about having met someone with this peculiar "idiot savant" style ability, but I saw on TV last night a story about a seven year old who plays Classical Piano. He began plyaing at about three and a half.

He has had no lessons, can't read music, etc. He sits in his father's lap, and watches and listens to his father play something, then immediately plays it back. He is very good!

His father, a very good muso - and a music teacher - only has one problem. He can understand technically how the kid does it, but he can't understand physically how he does it - his hands are supposed to be just too small! All the family are musos - they have a 6 or 7 piece classical orchestra - guess who the pianist now is?

Robin