Yo-Yo Ma

Summary

• 1955 -
• Supreme cellist
• born in Paris to chinese parents

Details

• he has recorded more than 90 albums and received 19 grammy awards
• He has recorded a wide variety of styles of music and collaborated with a range of musicians including Santana, Bobby McFerrin and Sting
• When he was 3 years old he tried drums, violin, viola and piano and settled on cello at 4yrs old. By 5 he was performing for audiences

References

• Range - Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World - David Epstein
• wikipedia

Quotes

• The supreme cellist Yo-Yo Ma is a well-known example. Less well known, though, is that Ma started on violin, moved to piano, and then to the cello because he didn’t really like the first two instruments. He just went through the sampling period a lot faster than the typical student.

Related

• Love of music does not support theory of evolution
• Listen to music with your entire body
• Persistence and variety
• Variability is the key to learning - scott young