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2012-04-08 15:25

Game changer



Ask blind teenager Kuha'o to play any song on his piano and he will... after hearing it just once. That's what his friend claims in a posting on Youtube of the nimble-fingered 15-year-old recreating dubstep hit "Cracks," by Freestylers, in his parent's living room, according to the Daily Mail Friday.

According to Youtube user surfwyoming5, Kuha'o has only been playing for three years, but the American teen's fingers dance across the keys like a professional, the report said.

The boy, who has been blind since infancy, has become an Internet sensation after the video received thousands of hits in a matter of days.

The unedited, nine-minute clip begins with surfwyoming5 playing the track on his iPod as Kuha'o listens intently.

When the song is finished, Kuha'o repairs to the next room and sits down at a piano before launching into his own amazing rendition.
In another video, Kuha'o is filmed playing a song from the musical Phantom of the Opera, the newspaper said.

surfwyoming5 claims on the clip that Kuha'o can play any song after hearing it only once, it said.

The friend says: "I wanted to see what it would sound like if he were to play a dubstep song and it turned out phenomenal!,” according to the Daily Mail.

"I am such a fan of this kid! His good attitude is contagious and watching him play the piano and organ live is one of the most incredible things i have ever seen."








관련 한글기사


한번 듣고 똑같이… 천재 맹인 피아니스트 소년 화제

앞을 보지 못하는 장애에도 불구하고 한번 들은 곡을 그대로 따라 칠 수 있을 만큼 뛰어난 음적 감각을 타고난 맹인 피아니스트가 나타나 눈길을 끌고 있다고 나우뉴스가 전했다.

영국 데일리메일의 6일자 보도에 따르면 맹인 피아니스트 ‘쿠하오’(Kuha‘o·15)는 한 번도 들어보지 않은 곡을 단 한번 들은 뒤 곧장 피아노로 연주하는 ‘신공’을 발휘한다.

미국 출신의 쿠하오가 피아노를 배우기 시작한 것은 고작 3년 전. 그러나 이 소년의 손가락은 마치 프로 피아니스트와 다르지 않게 자유자재로 피아노 건반 위를 춤췄다.

태어난 뒤 얼마 지나지 않아서부터 앞을 보지 못했다는 쿠하오의 동영상은 유튜브 사이트에 올라오자마자 수 천 만 건의 조회수와 뜨거운 반응을 담은 댓글을 불러 모으고 있다.

특히 편집이 전혀 없는 9분가량의 이 동영상은 쿠하오의 천재성과 음악이 주는 감동을 고스란히 느낄 수 있어 더욱 관심을 받고 있다고 보도는 전했다.


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