@hecate235 so your argument is that we 60% to 90% of what we see on the news should be the bad or the debate about said "bad?" That's a pretty poor argument. The constant cancer that is modern news and social media has continuously tortured the public.
As much as I agree I feel all sides should be covered so that humans can learn from past mistakes. Sometimes negative stories actually save people. A lot of people realize how much they have that others don't. People also get to take action on certain incidents.
Authoring this book, with the help and support of Ronan's sweet family, was one of the highlights of my career as an artist. I feel deeply blessed that this story continues to inspire.
My daughter and I had a similar experience in a movie theater. We went to see the live action Beauty and the Beast. Behind us was a child of about five with his mother. At the end of each of the previews he would ask his mom, "Can we go see that?" Mom would reply, "Yes." Finally in exasperation she replied, "We can go see all of them." He was very well behaved and was very quiet until Belle came to the top of the stairs in the gold dress and we hear, "WOW." It was so appropriate that it broke up the entire theater. I love magical moments like that.
We went to see Land Before Time when my kids were little. The part where LittleFoot's mother dies (kinda of a Bambi moment) this little girl from across the theater said in the sweetest voice ever "... Mommy ...daddy's crying." ALL the adults around me (even the ones that were crying) started to snicker... we were boowhoing too.
I'm autistic. And the first time I saw a big band live in person, I was so overwhelmed by it all, I did the same thing!!! Live orchestra and big band music breaks through the clutter that invades my autistic mind and I suddenly am able to connect with the world, if for just a moment. And it's amazing!!
Autism isn’t special anymore. 70% of women on tik tok claim to have it. So do I, so does everyone else. Ever think maybe leveling people in such a wide range of mental states is wrong?
I’m also autistic. There is something deep within music, especially of this caliber, that just cannot be explained with words. It reaches deep in a part of your soul and moves you to speak or cry or simple go still and sit in silence. All you really can think is “wow!”
Why did that 'wow' make me cry? I wish everyone could have that moment of deep amazement when they discover something that can bring them lifelong joy. Oh my gosh. I just got to the party where he's nonverbal. Crying even harder.
Hearing Bach’s cello suite at the end of the clip, being played for the beautiful boy with autism, brought a “wow” to my own heart. 🥲It’s amazing what humans can achieve with passion and a sense of sound.
I am a 26yr old woman with autism. I had a terrible day today- the sounds and lights were too much and i had a panic attack in public- and did not expect to see this video on my fyp. This was healing. Thank you💜
I’m on the Asperger’s scale as well. It takes practice but try to set up a routine expectation of your surroundings. Focus on familiar okay sounds that are always there. I don’t like sudden and fast lights either. Wear light shaded sunglasses. My panic attacks were fear based in public places too. Wearing a fashionable hat a lot helped me. I’m a few decades older than you. It can get easier over time. Hope this helps.
My late mother would agree with you. She was a Teacher's Aide in a Special Needs School, working with students who still needed schooling (ages 18 through 25), although by mainstream school standards, they were chronically ready to graduate. Mom, and the teacher with whom she worked, would play classical music for their students for one hour per day, but split into four quarter hour sessions. She said the music worked wonders to help the students calm themselves and to regain focus.
My wife was the "library lady" and actually was able to get a nonverbal boy to talk a bit. It made her day. After retirement, she subbed, but only for special classes.
Those musicians have spent decades learning and practicing, sacrificing other areas in their lives, enduring strict teachers and grueling auditions, spending hard earned money on ever-better instruments, all culminating in that moment, and I'd bet every one of them thought that moment made it all worthwhile.
My son is on the spectrum but high functioning . He attended a regular school but the teachers would allow him to walk out of class and take a stroll around the grounds when he was overstimulated. But when i picked him up all he wanted to do was listen to classical music to unwind. He is now 21, at university and still loves the Beethoven and Chopin slow movements. And the blues
Steve, thank you for the amazing story. As grandparents of an autistic non verbal grandson, we can relate to the joy that music brings him. Keep up the wonderful stories that bring joy to millions.
I work in an ASD classroom at times. A couple years ago, we had a student who was nonverbal and prone to hitting/punching. One day, he came and leaned against me, and I just started singing softly to him kind of reflexively. He climbed up into my lap and sat there for about 40 minutes while I sang the song over and over. At one point, I tried to play a video of the song, but he pushed the tablet away. So I kept singing. Music made a bridge for us.
I was raised with a special needs sister who only recently passed away at the age of 71 ,Christy wasn’t non verbal but her way of speaking was short and staccato in essemce ,she was never able to walk and had to wear diapers all her life but she brought our family so much joy ,she was always so happy and loved classical music as did our entire family ,I had seen this this when it was first on UA-cam,it made my weep then ,it made me weep now ,put of the mouths of babes .
It used to in NC during the 60s. Every year, we had the "Little Symphony" which was an abbreviated group from the NC Symphony Orchestra. I went in 3rd and 4th grades and heard "Peter and the Wolf" and "The Nutcracker Suite."
Wow. I remember the original story and thinking, “I know exactly how you feel, kid.” I am so happy for this boy and his family that they share music together. Ineffable.
My daughter did the same in church after a choir finished singing. It was pure and precious and made us all pay attention to feel the “wow” around us. 💕🐝💕
As an autistic adult, autistic joy is so awesome and I'm glad his family is embracing it. Too many of us (autistic and allistic alike) have joy stomped out of us and are told we express it incorrectly.
Many Autistics have a strong connection to music. It’s great to see that connection established in this case here. I work with adults with various disabilities- many of them Autistic. A number of them start out with a very short playlist of favorite songs- some are even obsessions with them. But over time they gradually expand their lists and it always great to see and hear about whatever they add to those lists (BTW- I sing 2nd Alto in the Bach Festival Chorale in Florida- and I am an Autistic.).
I have Asperger's and now have a list of thousands of songs I love. With my computer, I can listen to my collection a lot easier than back in the 70s. The authorities lump me in with all autistics now. I only wish the schools had know about these things when I was in school. I was bullied constantly, even by some of the teachers, and never got any help at all.
As a dad of two “naughty auties” I am in tears. One of my boys is barely verbal (and the other is a chatterbox). A friend of mine has a stepson with autism I could see doing that. He’s non verbal. But lives the beautiful things in life. I could so see him doing this. Bless you Ronan. You have made my day.
😭😭😭😭😭❤❤❤❤❤ I performed in Orchestra from the time I was seven till I was 18. I played the violin. They say I was very good at it. I felt the young man's WOW. It went through my whole body. Music is the way to the Heart. Thank you for loving him and playing for him. Im crying like a happy baby..❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@KOOLBadger it's never too late i say go back to it. my mom played cornet in high school and then stopped for 30 years, but picked up french horn because she wanted a new hobby. she showed up to community band knowing only 4 notes, and one of them wasn't even right, but 8 years later and she's a brilliant musician and plays horn way better than I do after i've been playing it about as long. i say go for it
@@jasoncadisrad great story!!! Unfortunately for me my x tore my left should basically off my body. I have had three reconstrutive surgeries.. I can not place the violin on my shoulder, the pain is so bad.. I am looking for an instrument that I can hold without having pain..😔😟🥺
@@KOOLBadger that's terrible, so sorry. might i recommend guitar or ukulele with a neckstrap? piano is not very demanding, or you could go the route of a lightweight instrument like clarinet or harmonica.
Back in 1992, I took a group of friends to a concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the finale was Respighi's "Pines of Rome." I'd been playing trombone for decades in bands and orchestras so I was prepared. My friends had never been to an orchestra concert so they had no idea what to expect. They'd just been to concerts of rock and popular music and were thinking that they might be bored by the whole experience. Anyone familiar with Pines knows about its climax...if you're in the audience, you might as well be inside a pipe organ with all stops pulled out. Afterward, I joined most of the audience for a standing O, but I looked back at my friends who were still sitting...They were wide-eyed, slack-jawed but silent...stunned. I think they were wondering if this experience had somehow injured them physically. They just all said, "What the hell was THAT...?! It was such a gratifying moment for me...
When my oldest grandchild was an infant,she would easily be overwhelmed. Accidentally found that the quickest way to soothe her was to play Beethoven's 5th. No more crying, big smile and arms waving. Music!
I was once preparing Handel's Rejoice for a community music center Messiah Sing. As part of the prep, everyone sang their solos ahead of time in small studio recitals. There were so many of us that I got put in the Suzuki recital - there were a lot of small children) sensitive to high pitches!) in a small room, so I warned them ahead of time: cover your ears if you need to, I won't be offended. Well. A mom came up to me afterward and said her son was autistic, usually sensitive to sound, but as soon as I started singing he started laughing and giggling and couldn't stop, because the music made him so happy. My gosh, a light bulb went off in my head. I had been singing that song off and on for fifteen years and it had never occurred to me it is ONE BIG LAUGH. I'm so grateful to that kid and his insight. From then on, my goal every time I sang that song was to make at least one person laugh.
I'm happy to say that, at the age of 71 1/2 I still have that "childlike" sense...I see something of beauty, or hear glorious music, I utter a quiet "Wow!"
What a wonderful, beautiful story about the magic of music! I oversaw a Dementia Unit and it never stopped amazing me how non-verbal residents would react to music. It touches us at every age.
I have played many classical music youtube videos for my granddaughter with Autism. I started with Fantasia videos to capture her visually, and she caught on to the music pretty quickly. When her school class attended a concert field trip, when she saw the orchestra, she asked my daughter "is Grandma there?" I could cry for joy.
"Music imprints itself on the brain deeper than any other human experience. Music evokes emotion and emotion can bring with it memory. Music brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can." Dr. Oliver Sacks
This story has brought tears to my eyes. I also have a child with special needs and just when you think nothing maybe getting thought to them. Or maybe just cannot. All that you've been doing to feed there wonderful uniqueness becomes a moment & then you're hearing words from that child you love so much when you thought you never would, I can't put to words what it does to my heart. I will say " You may not understand what they see or hear or how they do either, It's the Love you give them that makes the most important impact!!"
Goosebumps and tears in my eyes just watching this. He's such a beautiful boy. The sound of his sweet little voice and the audience reaction is the most heartwarming and emotional thing I've seen in years. ❤❤❤
I grew up with classical music. At 49, I still FEEL this WOW!! when I listen. It just gets caught in my throat. I wish that I could let it out like he did.
Imagine…one word…it moved millions of us! And to think that it led to private musical sessions with members of this amazing orchestra makes it all even better. I hope he continues to enjoy music.
I loved this so much that I bought this book and read it to my 5 year old grandson. He has sensory processing disorder and at times doesn't like loud noises either. We thought he would be on the autism spectrum but he isn't right now and is very smart. He loved the book and then I played the recording of the little boy saying wow and he absolutely loved it. I think all teachers should read this in kindergarten or first grade so that kids know that autistic kids are special too!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Both of my kids are autistic, and they both LOVE music. My daughter is non-verbal and she's listening to music almost 24-7. Different kinds of music too. 🥰
As a concert performer, I have had people shout WOW , AMAZING , BRAVO..the ones that get me are the little kids...their faces bright with excitement and wonder...they really touch my heart...it really hits home when I see teenagers, their faces in awesome shock to the magic of the music...purple hair, ripped jeans , Def Leppard tee shirts , and they are babbling nonstop about Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony....makes me want to hug them.....Didja FEEL those notes....DEEP in the guts....Yeah , this piece had SOUL...it was ALIVE...I could SEE it in my mind....wow !!! Music, the universal language....Bless everyone...
I forgot this story, and that wow is absolutely the best audience reaction I’ve ever heard in my entire life. And then hearing Rowan's story on top? Sobbing.
I saw the Dracula ballet when it came to my town (HIGHLY recommend probably my favorite ballet) and one of the staff came out to say a piece on how it was different from previous versions and warned us it might be scary for young kids before they plunged the theater into darkness and all I could hear was some little kid going, "Oh yeah creepy time".
This is absolutely amazing!!! I too said "WOW" as a youngster, but my protocol was already ingrained in me by my Mom, so my "WOW" moment was alas, internal. This is a most precious story, and one that proves once again, music reaches into our hearts, our minds, our soul and touches us in a way, sometimes nothing else can!!! 🌟 🇺🇲 ❤️🤍💙 BRAVO, well done!!! 👏
I have had multiple times feeling that feeling in the past year. Things are just incredible sometimes and its okay to say so and to be amazed even if it is something that “should” be normal and common
I very much enjoy summer outdoor theater. My nine year old grandson came to spend two weeks with me on his summer break. I had season tickets to The Muni in St. Louis and took my grandson for his first experience. As we were watching the musical my grandson leaned over and said " Granny, this is better than TV!" And I was afraid he would be bored. My mistake.
This is amazing. The mind is a mystery. My mom had dementia and became mostly non-verbal. BUT, when I turned Elvis on Sirius XM, she would look at me and say 'Oh. I like him.' I would look at her as I took her to breakfast and she would be singing and dancing in her seat. The power of music is amazing. God Bless this young man!
I think anyone in the audience with the boy when he shouted “wow!” Would have felt joy in the moment. Which a testament to the power of music to affect us and give us a sense of wonder!
When I was in junior high school our school in NH had field trips to see the Boston Symphony Pops in that very same hall. Nearly 50 years later and I still cherish that experience and the lesson in music appreciation.
In tears at "Ronan is Autistic and considered Non-verbal." ....Must have been a truly beautiful experience to entice such an authentic response and of course he may have processed the music differently. Music can reach a part of all of us that something else may not.
This is a TOTAL PROOF of what it is said about music: "Music IS a universal language and CAN heal deep inside a soul!" "WOW!'"
I wonder what it would do for those with TBIs and PTSD..
@@MMMMM-v5m. A great idea!
@@MMMMM-v5m It has been shown to help people with dementia.
Absolutely!!!!
Music doesn't heal Autism.
This is what the news should be.
I understand your sentiment, but we need to hear the good and the bad. How else would we know how to defeat the evil and preserve the good?
I've always followed CBS News strictly because of Steve Hartman. His 'Everybody Has a Story" series got me through some hard times.
@hecate235 so your argument is that we 60% to 90% of what we see on the news should be the bad or the debate about said "bad?" That's a pretty poor argument. The constant cancer that is modern news and social media has continuously tortured the public.
As much as I agree I feel all sides should be covered so that humans can learn from past mistakes. Sometimes negative stories actually save people. A lot of people realize how much they have that others don't. People also get to take action on certain incidents.
yh
With tears in my eyes, this 72 yo man shouts a hardy "WOW!"
Same with this 71 y.o. woman.
@@jb6712And this 77 year older
You are not alone.(I’m 74.)
💜Eyes teared up and said wow out loud; then realized what I just said. Wow!💜
Ditto just made me smile & cry......"music doth have charms".........70 in a couple of months
Authoring this book, with the help and support of Ronan's sweet family, was one of the highlights of my career as an artist. I feel deeply blessed that this story continues to inspire.
Good job, man!
Fantastic, you are an inspiration as well.
Greet job. Can we purchase it online ?
Incredible. ❤
@@SachiraBhanu Ya know, this site is owned by a company that specializes in searching for topics just like yours.
That "wow" was such a pure reaction of joy, you can't help but feel good about it. The fact the boy is non-verbal makes it 100x sweeter. Lovely story.
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"Non-verbal" people speak when there is something important to say.
Ya. Because we are so full of wind!❤
My daughter and I had a similar experience in a movie theater. We went to see the live action Beauty and the Beast. Behind us was a child of about five with his mother. At the end of each of the previews he would ask his mom, "Can we go see that?" Mom would reply, "Yes." Finally in exasperation she replied, "We can go see all of them." He was very well behaved and was very quiet until Belle came to the top of the stairs in the gold dress and we hear, "WOW." It was so appropriate that it broke up the entire theater. I love magical moments like that.
We went to see Land Before Time when my kids were little. The part where LittleFoot's mother dies (kinda of a Bambi moment) this little girl from across the theater said in the sweetest voice ever "... Mommy ...daddy's crying." ALL the adults around me (even the ones that were crying) started to snicker... we were boowhoing too.
@@HollyMoore-wo2mhthat scene broke me as a kid 🤧
@@HollyMoore-wo2mhAw, that is so innocent, little girl wanting to comfort her daddy. I wish the other adults hadn’t snickered at him, though.
@@missagente8100 it was just so innocent. It was a small snicker. Really. It was just so sweet.
Hats off to grandpa for taking him to the concert in the first place!? Music reaches the places that nothing else can!
64 year old grizzled biker here, and this video brought tears to my eyes. The power of music. 🏴🇬🇧
But did you read a comment saying that?
@@documax123 Do what mate?
Me too 🥲
But the words “grizzled” and “biker” don’t quite belong together 😅
@@brianhecimovich4488 lol but you know what I mean 😁🤔😁🤣🤣🤣
Not grizzled lmaoo
I'm autistic. And the first time I saw a big band live in person, I was so overwhelmed by it all, I did the same thing!!! Live orchestra and big band music breaks through the clutter that invades my autistic mind and I suddenly am able to connect with the world, if for just a moment. And it's amazing!!
🥰👏👏👏🇦🇺
Autism isn’t special anymore. 70% of women on tik tok claim to have it. So do I, so does everyone else. Ever think maybe leveling people in such a wide range of mental states is wrong?
I’m also autistic. There is something deep within music, especially of this caliber, that just cannot be explained with words. It reaches deep in a part of your soul and moves you to speak or cry or simple go still and sit in silence. All you really can think is “wow!”
Why did that 'wow' make me cry? I wish everyone could have that moment of deep amazement when they discover something that can bring them lifelong joy.
Oh my gosh. I just got to the party where he's nonverbal. Crying even harder.
What else did you do today?
Me too girl, sobbing here 🥹😭
Me three. Just hit me so hard! Beautiful ~
That “wow” said it all…
Hearing Bach’s cello suite at the end of the clip, being played for the beautiful boy with autism, brought a “wow” to my own heart. 🥲It’s amazing what humans can achieve with passion and a sense of sound.
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans - beautiful, beautiful, beautiful......beautiful boy." - - John Lennon
I love that piece of music.
I am a 26yr old woman with autism. I had a terrible day today- the sounds and lights were too much and i had a panic attack in public- and did not expect to see this video on my fyp. This was healing. Thank you💜
I'm sorry you had a half day. Hang in there Sunshine ❣️
@@llchapman1234 ♡♡
How cool of you to share this with us, Sadie, for now we too can have a wonderful day!
I’m on the Asperger’s scale as well. It takes practice but try to set up a routine expectation of your surroundings. Focus on familiar okay sounds that are always there. I don’t like sudden and fast lights either. Wear light shaded sunglasses. My panic attacks were fear based in public places too. Wearing a fashionable hat a lot helped me. I’m a few decades older than you. It can get easier over time. Hope this helps.
Middle school Special Education Teacher here: WOW! These are the moments we live for and do what we do!
My late mother would agree with you. She was a Teacher's Aide in a Special Needs School, working with students who still needed schooling (ages 18 through 25), although by mainstream school standards, they were chronically ready to graduate.
Mom, and the teacher with whom she worked, would play classical music for their students for one hour per day, but split into four quarter hour sessions. She said the music worked wonders to help the students calm themselves and to regain focus.
My wife was the "library lady" and actually was able to get a nonverbal boy to talk a bit. It made her day. After retirement, she subbed, but only for special classes.
I don't know how you do that job. I would find it emotionally draining.
You are me hero! Keep doing what you are doing.
@@jb6712 past tense? what happened to her?
Those musicians have spent decades learning and practicing, sacrificing other areas in their lives, enduring strict teachers and grueling auditions, spending hard earned money on ever-better instruments, all culminating in that moment, and I'd bet every one of them thought that moment made it all worthwhile.
Fantastic Comment!
My son is on the spectrum but high functioning . He attended a regular school but the teachers would allow him to walk out of class and take a stroll around the grounds when he was overstimulated. But when i picked him up all he wanted to do was listen to classical music to unwind. He is now 21, at university and still loves the Beethoven and Chopin slow movements. And the blues
Dear Steve,
Charles Kuralt would be proud.
Stories like this restore balance to an out of balance world.
Now there's a great name we haven't heard in a very long time!
Steve, thank you for the amazing story.
As grandparents of an autistic non verbal grandson, we can relate to the joy that music brings him.
Keep up the wonderful stories that bring joy to millions.
The story got even better 😊
God bless your family !
I work in an ASD classroom at times. A couple years ago, we had a student who was nonverbal and prone to hitting/punching. One day, he came and leaned against me, and I just started singing softly to him kind of reflexively. He climbed up into my lap and sat there for about 40 minutes while I sang the song over and over.
At one point, I tried to play a video of the song, but he pushed the tablet away. So I kept singing. Music made a bridge for us.
I was raised with a special needs sister who only recently passed away at the age of 71 ,Christy wasn’t non verbal but her way of speaking was short and staccato in essemce ,she was never able to walk and had to wear diapers all her life but she brought our family so much joy ,she was always so happy and loved classical music as did our entire family ,I had seen this this when it was first on UA-cam,it made my weep then ,it made me weep now ,put of the mouths of babes .
My sincere condolences on the passing of your dear sister, Christy. 💐❤️
As a musician, there is no greater compliment than that genuine appreciation of the music. "Wow!"
Made me cry... ❤
me too
Thanks Steve for the positive stories.We all ways need more with the way the country is so divided.
Amen
Same here. ❤
I bet you voted for Trump.
@@needtoknowbasis3499 NO NO
@@needtoknowbasis3499 Being on TV makes the odds very slim.
My son, who has level 1 autism, loves instrumental music and all music. He’s never bored listening to it and is transfixed by it.
All music is instrumental, songs have words!
As a cellist, I approve of his message.
Which is why music must be offered to all children. It may not fill a belly but music fills the spirit. ❤
It used to in NC during the 60s. Every year, we had the "Little Symphony" which was an abbreviated group from the NC Symphony Orchestra. I went in 3rd and 4th grades and heard "Peter and the Wolf" and "The Nutcracker Suite."
Wow.
I remember the original story and thinking, “I know exactly how you feel, kid.” I am so happy for this boy and his family that they share music together. Ineffable.
That "wow" was the perfect response to describe every emotion in that at that moment
What a lovely story. It’s even more special to know that he is non verbal and the music moved him so much that he couldn’t help saying “wow”
We are so blessed by the people who perform classical music but we never tell them enough.
The power of a kid's innocence and wonder, It is heart warming and full of joy!
As a dad of a speech delayed 5 yo w autism, this brings me so much joy and hope.
My daughter did the same in church after a choir finished singing. It was pure and precious and made us all pay attention to feel the “wow” around us. 💕🐝💕
As an autistic adult, autistic joy is so awesome and I'm glad his family is embracing it. Too many of us (autistic and allistic alike) have joy stomped out of us and are told we express it incorrectly.
Many Autistics have a strong connection to music. It’s great to see that connection established in this case here. I work with adults with various disabilities- many of them Autistic. A number of them start out with a very short playlist of favorite songs- some are even obsessions with them. But over time they gradually expand their lists and it always great to see and hear about whatever they add to those lists (BTW- I sing 2nd Alto in the Bach Festival Chorale in Florida- and I am an Autistic.).
I have Asperger's and now have a list of thousands of songs I love. With my computer, I can listen to my collection a lot easier than back in the 70s. The authorities lump me in with all autistics now. I only wish the schools had know about these things when I was in school. I was bullied constantly, even by some of the teachers, and never got any help at all.
Music is the universal language of mankind.
These are stories that the world wants to hear and see. And why ? Because they touch the heart.
Atleast he was very intrigued by the music, I know I was the first time I heard classical. It’s nice that he appreciates it. That kid will go far.
As a dad of two “naughty auties” I am in tears. One of my boys is barely verbal (and the other is a chatterbox). A friend of mine has a stepson with autism I could see doing that. He’s non verbal. But lives the beautiful things in life. I could so see him doing this. Bless you Ronan. You have made my day.
That really touches the heart!!! Not only is it a young person enjoying the beauty of music, but to be considered nonverbal!!! amazing.
😭😭😭😭😭❤❤❤❤❤
I performed in Orchestra from the time I was seven till I was 18. I played the violin. They say I was very good at it. I felt the young man's WOW. It went through my whole body. Music is the way to the Heart. Thank you for loving him and playing for him. Im crying like a happy baby..❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Really? Because it's orchestra not orchAstra lol
@@Romy--- I am not good at spelling. So sorry. I can read and read music.. Can you?
@@KOOLBadger it's never too late i say go back to it. my mom played cornet in high school and then stopped for 30 years, but picked up french horn because she wanted a new hobby. she showed up to community band knowing only 4 notes, and one of them wasn't even right, but 8 years later and she's a brilliant musician and plays horn way better than I do after i've been playing it about as long. i say go for it
@@jasoncadisrad great story!!! Unfortunately for me my x tore my left should basically off my body. I have had three reconstrutive surgeries.. I can not place the violin on my shoulder, the pain is so bad..
I am looking for an instrument that I can hold without having pain..😔😟🥺
@@KOOLBadger that's terrible, so sorry. might i recommend guitar or ukulele with a neckstrap? piano is not very demanding, or you could go the route of a lightweight instrument like clarinet or harmonica.
Back in 1992, I took a group of friends to a concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the finale was Respighi's "Pines of Rome." I'd been playing trombone for decades in bands and orchestras so I was prepared. My friends had never been to an orchestra concert so they had no idea what to expect. They'd just been to concerts of rock and popular music and were thinking that they might be bored by the whole experience. Anyone familiar with Pines knows about its climax...if you're in the audience, you might as well be inside a pipe organ with all stops pulled out. Afterward, I joined most of the audience for a standing O, but I looked back at my friends who were still sitting...They were wide-eyed, slack-jawed but silent...stunned. I think they were wondering if this experience had somehow injured them physically. They just all said, "What the hell was THAT...?! It was such a gratifying moment for me...
He expressed his pure joy from deep inside and he’s made my day.
When my oldest grandchild was an infant,she would easily be overwhelmed. Accidentally found that the quickest way to soothe her was to play Beethoven's 5th. No more crying, big smile and arms waving. Music!
I was once preparing Handel's Rejoice for a community music center Messiah Sing. As part of the prep, everyone sang their solos ahead of time in small studio recitals. There were so many of us that I got put in the Suzuki recital - there were a lot of small children) sensitive to high pitches!) in a small room, so I warned them ahead of time: cover your ears if you need to, I won't be offended. Well. A mom came up to me afterward and said her son was autistic, usually sensitive to sound, but as soon as I started singing he started laughing and giggling and couldn't stop, because the music made him so happy. My gosh, a light bulb went off in my head. I had been singing that song off and on for fifteen years and it had never occurred to me it is ONE BIG LAUGH. I'm so grateful to that kid and his insight. From then on, my goal every time I sang that song was to make at least one person laugh.
His WOW sounds sweet & wonderful.
Ronan & his grandpa sitting on the couch is soooo cute. I’m so glad he has a great family.
Don't we all WOW now and then?
It's refreshing to hear it out loud.
What a heartwarming story! Too bad that most of us have lost that childlike sense of wonder.
I'm happy to say that, at the age of 71 1/2 I still have that "childlike" sense...I see something of beauty, or hear glorious music, I utter a quiet "Wow!"
This tells us everything we need to know about the power of music.
That music hit him on a whole new level.
I felt that "WOW" in my heart.
Beautiful piece.
What a wonderful, beautiful story about the magic of music! I oversaw a Dementia Unit and it never stopped amazing me how non-verbal residents would react to music. It touches us at every age.
I have played many classical music youtube videos for my granddaughter with Autism. I started with Fantasia videos to capture her visually, and she caught on to the music pretty quickly. When her school class attended a concert field trip, when she saw the orchestra, she asked my daughter "is Grandma there?" I could cry for joy.
Rarely does the media get it right, this is a rare occasion. WOW!
wow, wow, wow,.........what a beautiful story....
"Music imprints itself on the brain deeper than any other human experience. Music evokes emotion and emotion can bring with it memory. Music brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can." Dr. Oliver Sacks
What a beautiful story ! Music is an universal language … thank you
Made me tear up. Couldn’t help it.
This story has brought tears to my eyes. I also have a child with special needs and just when you think nothing maybe getting thought to them. Or maybe just cannot. All that you've been doing to feed there wonderful uniqueness becomes a moment & then you're hearing words from that child you love so much when you thought you never would, I can't put to words what it does to my heart. I will say " You may not understand what they see or hear or how they do either, It's the Love you give them that makes the most important impact!!"
Goosebumps and tears in my eyes just watching this. He's such a beautiful boy. The sound of his sweet little voice and the audience reaction is the most heartwarming and emotional thing I've seen in years. ❤❤❤
I grew up with classical music. At 49, I still FEEL this WOW!! when I listen. It just gets caught in my throat. I wish that I could let it out like he did.
Music is always the bridge...
It is a therapeutic medicine.
It’s spiritual. In Christianity it is one of the very few sin-free pleasures humanity can express.
@@AppalachianMountaineer1863 I feel religion is a choice but music is something you're born with and learn to perfect...
Just beautiful, just goes to show not one of us are an island. Love from Scotland ❤
The power of music is amazing.
When I go busking a cheer and applause is like gold dust.
I wasn’t slicing onions… (sniff, sniff) promise! 😢 pulled my heart string and yet made me happy. 😊
What a heartwarming story! This is the sort of news we need to hear much, much more of!
The power of great music ... WOW!
"WOW!" I am holding back tears.
Imagine…one word…it moved millions of us! And to think that it led to private musical sessions with members of this amazing orchestra makes it all even better. I hope he continues to enjoy music.
I loved this so much that I bought this book and read it to my 5 year old grandson. He has sensory processing disorder and at times doesn't like loud noises either. We thought he would be on the autism spectrum but he isn't right now and is very smart. He loved the book and then I played the recording of the little boy saying wow and he absolutely loved it. I think all teachers should read this in kindergarten or first grade so that kids know that autistic kids are special too!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Both of my kids are autistic, and they both LOVE music. My daughter is non-verbal and she's listening to music almost 24-7. Different kinds of music too. 🥰
Everybody now...WOW! ❤
When you feel it, you just feel it! ❤ I couldn't imagine a world without music.
That was beautiful.
As a concert performer, I have had people shout WOW , AMAZING , BRAVO..the ones that get me are the little kids...their faces bright with excitement and wonder...they really touch my heart...it really hits home when I see teenagers, their faces in awesome shock to the magic of the music...purple hair, ripped jeans , Def Leppard tee shirts , and they are babbling nonstop about Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony....makes me want to hug them.....Didja FEEL those notes....DEEP in the guts....Yeah , this piece had SOUL...it was ALIVE...I could SEE it in my mind....wow !!! Music, the universal language....Bless everyone...
I forgot this story, and that wow is absolutely the best audience reaction I’ve ever heard in my entire life. And then hearing Rowan's story on top? Sobbing.
I saw the Dracula ballet when it came to my town (HIGHLY recommend probably my favorite ballet) and one of the staff came out to say a piece on how it was different from previous versions and warned us it might be scary for young kids before they plunged the theater into darkness and all I could hear was some little kid going, "Oh yeah creepy time".
This is absolutely amazing!!! I too said "WOW" as a youngster, but my protocol was already ingrained in me by my Mom, so my "WOW" moment was alas, internal. This is a most precious story, and one that proves once again, music reaches into our hearts, our minds, our soul and touches us in a way, sometimes nothing else can!!! 🌟 🇺🇲 ❤️🤍💙 BRAVO, well done!!! 👏
Lovely... wonderful, too, for not just the child, but for all of us... thank you, everyone.
What a sweet story. I love On The Road.
I have had multiple times feeling that feeling in the past year. Things are just incredible sometimes and its okay to say so and to be amazed even if it is something that “should” be normal and common
I just woke up and saw this beautiful video. I can barely see through the tears, but I know it's going to be a amazing day!
I very much enjoy summer outdoor theater. My nine year old grandson came to spend two weeks with me on his summer break. I had season tickets to The Muni in St. Louis and took my grandson for his first experience. As we were watching the musical my grandson leaned over and said " Granny, this is better than TV!" And I was afraid he would be bored. My mistake.
This had me in tears …..so beautiful and heart warming 🥰
Non-verbal and yet..."Wow!" The music didn't just reach his ears, it reached his soul.
WOW the most beautiful story I have read in a long time, it brought tears to my eyes
This was touching, heart-warming, and miraculous. WOWWWW.
His soul was touched by the music.
My heart bank is overflowing!! ♥️♥️♥️
This is amazing. The mind is a mystery. My mom had dementia and became mostly non-verbal. BUT, when I turned Elvis on Sirius XM, she would look at me and say 'Oh. I like him.' I would look at her as I took her to breakfast and she would be singing and dancing in her seat. The power of music is amazing. God Bless this young man!
What a wonderful true story 😢❤
I think anyone in the audience with the boy when he shouted “wow!” Would have felt joy in the moment. Which a testament to the power of music to affect us and give us a sense of wonder!
What an absolutely sweet story. I’m gonna send this one to my kids because I want to share this around the world. This is so heartfelt and loving.❤❤
I have always resisted any idea that symphonic music was the entertainment of the elite. I'm glad this made the news.
When I was in junior high school our school in NH had field trips to see the Boston Symphony Pops in that very same hall. Nearly 50 years later and I still cherish that experience and the lesson in music appreciation.
Yup, thats also what I say often after watching the incredible orchestras online 🙂
Love him❤ Thank you for sharing his voice and story.
In tears at "Ronan is Autistic and considered Non-verbal." ....Must have been a truly beautiful experience to entice such an authentic response and of course he may have processed the music differently. Music can reach a part of all of us that something else may not.
My eyes and heart are overflowing! Awe and wonder ....., return to our lives.❤
The world needs more stories like this.
That is the most beautiful, genuinely touching story I’ve seen in a long while. ♥️
My daughter was blessed with the greatest of grandparents. Grandpa was the treasure who led her to music.