How do you feel when a kid tares you a new one?

Anyone has seen the child prodigy Emily Bear? She was already playing piano sonatas with major orchestra at age six. She’s maybe ten now and is composing orchestral music. How about that 16 year boy that plays piano and sings like Sinatra? Also recently a 20 year old posted his outstanding playing on his Tyros 4. When I hear these youngsters, I sometimes think, even if I was able to quite my day job and devote myself to music 24/7, I could never achieve the level that these kids have.

I try to not let it bug me though. I love the journey of music and continually trying to improve what I do. I feel blessed that people call me to entertain them even though it’s for small time events at the local level. Heck, even if I weren’t getting calls I’d still do music.