Luis José playing the piano...musical savant?

[souljaboiification]

wow he is really good! Im 24 and have aspergers and I play piano by ear as well and compose my own music, I have a support group I just started on facebook called autistic musicians, just click like and feel free to share his music, I created the page for ppl on the autism spectrum who play an instrument to share and talk about there music! so just click like on autistic musicians on facebook!, God bless

[day10020]

no, this child is worthless. (except for making tacos, and doing landscaping work.)

[souljaboiification]

@day10020 awww are you a little jeleous? go make your own taco and do your own landscape

[trancourtney234]

its really good. i've never heard such wonderfull music like this. he is sure a genius with this song. i bet i can't even play this. this song touches my heart. it's so relaxing on the first one. the second is like a haunted house your in and really scarry. the third one is so heavenfull. he sure has great talent in his heart.

[mecrazy5]

omg! that is sikkk!

awesom 5*

[Matheuslicious]

Your son it's just awesome, i'm seventeen and i don't get nearly the fifth part of his skills!

[healthmusic]

I am a musician/singer/songwriter. I accompany myself with acoustic guitar or piano (acoustic or electronic). 3 songs for autism awareness. I have Aspergers Syndrome, a form of autism. I also wrote much in concern over healthcare crisis in USA. Affordable Healthcare is a RIGHT!

[mechmusician]

Nowhere is that in the Constitution, you socialist. You think health care is bad here? People DIE in waiting rooms in countries with socialized medicine because their systems are so inefficient that they can't hire enough staff. 90% of French people have private insurance to cover was socialized medicine does not. They also don't have access to non-generic pharmaceutical drugs like we have. Really, do your research. And if you don't like our country, leave.

[healthmusic]

Would you say the same thing if you were the one that lost your job and lost your medical insurance? You don't know if you can ever again have a job that is living wage, is that okay? Living in this unfriendly econmc climate, you need a job so you can have health insurance; are you okay with that. I'm not for socialized medicine; I'm for socialized insurance. I am for as Michael Moore said, "Christianized Medicine." Having this mild handicap I am in unfair disadvantage finding a living wage job.

[mechmusician]

Yes, I would. You do not have a right to a "living wage" nor do you have a right to health insurance. That is up to you to achieve. This is the land of opportunity, not the land of guaranteed safety and security. That would be called socialism, and Michael Moore is an anti-Capitalism socialist. We all have problems that we must overcome. Get over yourself.

[healthmusic]

But, what if the unfriendly economic climate refuses to allow you to work. There aren't enough jobs to support this privatized (so called "world's best care"). Yes, the European universal healthcare systems are not perfect; I realize they have problems, too. One big fear of American privatized system is it doesn't offer prevention. Furthermore, preventing illness would be detrimental to their business. We have a system that rewards treating illness, not keeping us healthy.

[slugdeez]

It sounds like Michael Moore touched you in your private parts when you were younger, and now you're suffering from panic attacks and a severe phobia of anything remotely "socialist." Do yourself a favor and seek some counseling.

[stephanielynnkeil]

Musical savants come in different flavors...some play classical, some play jazz and savants don't play back a piece note for note perfectly: they grasp the "fabric" of the piece. A "prodigious musical savant" is given the title if the person with a severe disability would qualify as a "prodigy" or "genius" if s/he were not disabled. You can simply YouTube "piano prodigies" and then compare your son. The main difference between a musical prodigy and savant is that a savant has a disability.

[josebru1]

Our son is a person with severe autism. Now he is 13 yrs old, and keeps getting better in his musical abilities. I am not fully convinced, but I think some might consider him a musical savant.

[ColorOfContext]

Yes, your son is a musical savant -- and there are tried-and-true methods to improve his skills - but sadly at least in the US, unless you have a movie deal option ready for Lesley Stahl and her daughter (for example) you're unlikely to find support in the media. These children have a long history of being exploited, and sad to say, they are being exploited today at the expense of using their example to help others.

[magicalmiriam]

Wow, so talented. Very good. Keep playing more!!!!

[philipriv]

iono savantism is a little different than being very good at the piano. Obviously your son is very good.

But can he hear a long piano score and then replay it note for note, or finish songs based on what would in musical logic would come next, things of this nature.

Hard to explain I guess. But I'm just saying there is a difference between being completely one tracked because of autism and being amazing at something because of it, than being a savant.

[josebru1]

Hi and thanks for your comment. Did you notice the question mark at the end of the title of the video? Since we started to notice our son's musical abilities, I came across with the term "savant" and its link with some people with autism. I've found a variety of definitions, and I believe our son fits some, some others not (like the one you mentioned). He can't replay immediately a song after listen to it only once-at least not note for note-although he might play some parts of it perfectly.

[josebru1]

Definitively interesting...our son's musical abilities are getting better and better all the time...it is quite impressing what he can accomplish with his piano. Later I'll post more videos.

[CalamitousXx]

This is really good. I saw a show about savants, its quite interesting.

[18skeetskeet]

i admire this very much!

<3

[josebru1]

Thanks! Do you have a relative with autism?

[fellowrobots]

Hey, this inspires me greatly.

[andreabadesso1]

awesome !

[ksalbrecht88]

its reptative. I know little about the piano but I can tell he is doing the same thing all the way across the piano. He is hitting the same sequence of keys as he goes down the keyboard. I don't consider this talent. It doesn't even sound good.

[ammonweezer]

hey jerk you should watch the other stuff this kid does instead being a little prick

[ksalbrecht88]

I based my opinion off this video... I wasn't browsing YouTube only about this guy. I think your being a bit of a prick yourself giving me thumbs down just because I voiced an opinion. I don't believe this to be the work of a musical savant, so I voiced my opinion. Your very rude to say what you just said. I didn't call the boy a "DUMBASS" or anything horrible. You need to think before you talk buddy.

[josebru1]

Your comment is the reason why I added to the title of this video a question mark. Also, I explained in the description that his ability fits SOME definitions I've found in the internet and other sources, including the opinion of musicians familiar with the "savant" term. Anyway, thanks a lot for watching, and for your comment. I absolutely believe that in our journey of trying to find answers regarding the topic of autism, sharing empowers ourselves with different points of views.

[Iluvatar900]

There's no existence of "Musical Savants", the Savant nature is a complete mastery of one discipline, music, literature, and visual arts require not only one branch of mastery, it requires several more.

This child is pretty good, his autism is the main reason for this young one talent.

[dinahkcm]

all three of these videos will be going into the Posautive Youtube group and its kids, arts, and savants subgroups - thank you!

[Hotlinktyler1]

very very very good!

[josebru1]

thanks a lot! we are very proud of him...

[thepsychicbeing]

very inspiring!

[josebru1]

Thanks! We try to give hope to everyone as much as we can... (-:

[josebru1]

Gracias Amelia - sé que lo dices de corazón...gracias-gracias-grac­ias... (-;

[hectorsobe]

¡¡¡Que orgullosa me siento!!!! Dios te bendiga muuuucho mi Luis Josè.

Amelia y familia