Blown away! Anyone reading this thread must watch the Zappa Vid. I am interested insavants and she does qualify for that as far as a definition (see wiki below). Almost always musical savants play piano as she does so well, and some savants play other instruments, and a few that I have come across write scores. But it is rare to find a savant being able to play multiple instruments with such a good ear. To improvise a Frank Zappa solo with
the degree of inflection Rachel manages, well it means something, something like that there
is a universal code somewhere and in that circuit is the possibility for accessibility under special circumstances, (that means us not just Rachel); a way to bypass doubt and conditioning, even to bypass neuro- muscular sluggishness
, yes? But a savant playing the Stick?!...So many questions. Perhaps and important one is how many hours?
Another definition for 'savant' is "a learned person, especially a distinguished scientist".
that being different than "savant syndrome". Or so the internet says...
I just scratch my head like a monkey looking at a human skull; what is the source?
From what well does this girl fill her cup?
When I say "savant" I mean that in a respectful way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome
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