Our guest is such an incredible talent and has been performing and composing since the age of three, no less. Listen to the podcast here: Growing Up With Music In Her Ears With Emily Bear Listen in as she shares some of her career highlights and much more with Tara Joseph. Refusing to be stereotyped as a “child prodigy,” Emily consistently creates incredible music and takes her talent to its limits by exploring everything from classical and jazz to pop and musical theatre. Having composed and performed music since she was 3 years old, Emily has become a world-renowned classical and jazz pianist, film and TV composer and singer-songwriter who has bagged a string of incredible awards even before the age of 20. 210.Emily Bear knows the value of hard work and perseverance in creating a name for herself in the music industry. She was also the youngest solo performer at the high-profile Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Ill.įor more information on Emily, visit Comments about this story? or (516) 569-4000 ext. Figure skaters will perform around her while the six-year-old plays a song she composed herself. "She is a social, bubbly, well-adjusted, goofball, adorable kid Ī normal all-around kid to the 10th power," her mother said.Įmily, who plays classical, jazz and original compositions, performs at Chicago's Thanksgiving parade one of the largest in the country next to the Macy's parade in New York. She is a competitive figure skater, while also taking part in productions such as the "Nutcracker." In addition to piano, Emily also excels athletically and academically. "I thought all my kids would do piano and music and thought maybe one would go into it, but nothing like this." "I would say it is so surreal, I still can't quite connect with it,"Īndrea Bear said. But she never knew Emily would blossom into a star so quickly. Her three children have musical talents, so it did not surprise her that Emily held an interest. Like during her own childhood, Andrea keeps a musical household in Rockford. She also studied music at the University of Michigan, taught for a short time at Lawrence Middle School and also offered private lessons. He evaluated the young Emily at the ages of two and three, and took her in as a student at four years old.Įmily's mother Andrea grew up in the Five Towns and attended Ogden Elementary School and Hewlett High School. Juilliard referred Emily to Chicago's del Rosario, known as an authority for talented and gifted children. However, because of Langs-Greenberg's reputation for cultivating successful musical talent, Juilliard officials listened attentively. "I went right back to New York and called Juilliard."ĭuring the call to The Juilliard School, she sounded like a typical grandmother raving about her grandchild's talents, Langs-Greenberg said. "I saw this profound fine motor development with the piano," Most likely from listening to her older brother's piano lessons, the two-year-old was already able to play scales and short tunes with superb control. Usually, babies and young children tend to slam their fingers down on the piano keys without generating much music. Emily was only two years old at the time, but Langs-Greenberg immediately knew there was something special about her. Langs-Greenberg, who moved from Woodmere last year to be closer to the family, was the first to discover her granddaughter's talent during a weekend trip to the Bears' home in Rockford, Ill. "It is a crazy story - we are so amazed." "She went from not even being able to read a note to reading almost as fluently as I read today in every key," Langs-Greenberg said.
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