Why Great Improvisers Start Young, Talent vs Training Explained (feat. Sietze de Vries)
🎥 Recorded using Ecamm Live — my favorite all-in-one Mac app for podcasting, recording, and live streaming. 👉 Try it here (affiliate link): https://bit.ly/4osrvBk Link to Full interview:    • Ep. 203 | Sietze de Vries: Improvisation, ...  Why do the best improvisers so often start young? Prof. Sietze de Vries explains the real relationship between talent, childhood learning, and musical “language acquisition”, plus what this means for teaching and for adult learners. • Talent vs nurture in improvisation • Music as a language (how kids really learn) • Why age changes learning speed • What “talent” actually looks like • Can everyone learn to improvise?
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