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- Born: July 26, 1979
- Hometown: Surrey, England
- Can play music note for note after hearing it just once
- Great-grandson of writer William Somerset Maugham http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music...
- Has "absolute pitch" http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/e...
- Cannot count and cannot read Braille http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/new...
- Attended the Linden Lodge School for the Blind in London
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British pianist Derek Paravicini is considered by many to be a musical prodigy. Paravicini is blind and autistic, having been born 25 weeks prematurely. Dubbed the "human iPod," Paravicini has the ability to play any piece of music after hearing it just once, despite the fact that he cannot read music.
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Derek Paravicini News
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The Inner World of Music, Radio 4
Derek Paravicini was born extremely prematurely. "I'm terribly sorry, you've had a miscarriage," the doctor told his mum. Then, his sister recalled, ... (November 21, 2009)Independent -
The Inner World of Music
The story of musical savant Derek Paravicini, explored by composer Matthew King in The Inner World of Music (Radio 4), was full of shocking moments and ... (November 17, 2009)guardian.co.uk
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Derek Paravicini Blogs
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The Musical Genius - Derek Paravicini | Evan Valentine
Derek Paravicini was born quite prematurely, at 25 weeks. He is blind and severely autistic. He does not know his birthday and he can barely tell his left from his right. He can only dress/feed himself with a great deal of assistance... (November 15, 2009)blog.evanvalentine.com -
Derek Paravicini's Blog: The Inner World of Music
Matthew King explores the world of the musical savant, meeting Derek Paravicini to try and find out how his brain processes, understands and remembers music. The programme features contributions from Dr Darold Treffert, adviser on Ra... (November 18, 2009)derekparavicinisblog.blogspot.com -
The Musical Genius: Derek Paravicini | Best Vids I've Seen
A trailer from The Musical Genius, produced by A FOCUS PRODUCTIOn for FIVE & Discovery Health. Distributed by Channel 4 International. TV's musical genius.bestvidsiveseen.com -
Derek Paravicini - Derek, Paravicini, and, the, jazz, kats, blind ...
Paravicini on keyboard Jody Robinson on vocals Graham Bailey on bass Derek Bailey on drums performing; "Say Has Anybody Seen My Gal", "It Don`t Mean a Thing" and "Moon River". Video by Nick Wells Letter in New Scientist Magaz...sciencestage.com
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Mahalo Answers for Derek Paravicini
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Now that Derek Jeter tied the Yankees career hits record, how much further will he go? 7 AnswersJeter is 35 years old, but is also having a career year. In 2001 he signed a 10-year contract (http://bit.ly/4xrGrw), putting him under contract through the en... read more -
When Danny told Derek about the guy breaking into Derek's car, Derek asked Danny if the guy had a gun. How did he word his question? 1 AnswerHis questions was, "Is he strapped?" You can see the script here and see the direct lines. The best way to find it if you want to see it is go to the website, P... read more -
How did Derek get eliminated over cowboy Ty? 1 AnswerVery simple, her fans forgot to vote! read more
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When did Lakers? What? That was Derek Fisher? My bad... 1 AnswerHines Ward DOESN'T play for the Lakers? Great Question! read more
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Derek Paravicini Products and Merchandise
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In the Key of Genius: The Extraordinary Life of Derek Paravicini - $27.25
Derek Paravicini is blind, doesn’t know his fingers from his thumbs and needs round-the-clock care. But he has an rare gift — he is a musical prodigy who amazes all who hear him pl...Amazon
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Derek Paravicini = Musical Genius
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Derek Paravicini is one of the best piano players of all time.
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I favorited a YouTube video -- Derek Paravicini - The Musical Genius Part 5 http://bit.ly/07ubZJQ
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RT @katiazev mixmysalad: The human iPod: Derek Paravicini is blind and severely disabled yet can master any song af... http://retwt.me/1aXx0
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