Music Savantism (Cont.)
What I realize when I see savants play music like this is that musical ability doesn't necessarily arise from structured learning. All people probably have infinite potential, but some individuals have feedback loops in the brain that cause a piquancy in certain abilities. The musical genius has the ability to shorten the distance between sound memory/processing and the fingers.
But I wonder where there is to go once one achieves this level of skill. At some point virtuosity must end and art must begin, or musical ability will translate into other skills, such as AI and its implications with music. Jazz is still a high art for other reasons than just art, and a reminder that music is not just auditory cheesecake.
But I wonder where there is to go once one achieves this level of skill. At some point virtuosity must end and art must begin, or musical ability will translate into other skills, such as AI and its implications with music. Jazz is still a high art for other reasons than just art, and a reminder that music is not just auditory cheesecake.
