[Harp-L] Virtuosity

["Michael Peloquin" <peloquinharp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Pierre <slavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I'm not so sure Adler was a natural talent, people who are natural talents 
> often don't want to work because they are so used to getting things easy. 
> They tend to peak quickly and move on to something else when it gets hard. 
> Stevie Wonder was probably a natural talent. He was great, but he never 
> became a virtuoso. People without talent have a lot to prove.

OK-enough with the sweeping generalizations!
A question for y'all:
Who is the official person in charge of declaring virtuosity and natural 
talent?

I have seen players websites that declare them a virtuoso.
What is an unnatural talent? Is the unnatural talent false or less than the 
natural talent?

from m-w.com (I think that Stevie fits this bill)

Main Entry: vir·tu·o·so
Pronunciation: -'O-(")sO, -(")zO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -sos or vir·tu·o·si  /-(")sE, -(")zE/
Etymology: Italian, from virtuoso, adjective, virtuous, skilled, from Late 
Latin virtuosus virtuous, from Latin virtus
1 : an experimenter or investigator especially in the arts and sciences : 
SAVANT
2 : one skilled in or having a taste for the fine arts
3 : one who excels in the technique of an art; especially : a highly skilled 
musical performer (as on the violin)
4 : a person who has great skill at some endeavor <a computer virtuoso> <a 
virtuoso at public relations>
- vir·tu·o·sic  /-'O-sik, -zik/ adjective
- virtuoso adjective

please help me on this--and keep practicing
Michael Peloquin
http://www.globerecords.com/cgi-bin/db/search.cgi?specific=itemno&phrase=GLO-025