'A Guitar Prodigy' From Korea :D

   Hey, how are you? Today, I want to tell you something about one of my idol. He was a Korean.

    Have you ever heard of someone named Sungha Jung? Yes, this time I will tell you everything about him.

   Sungha Jung is a little guitarist from South Korea. Sungha Jung was born in South Korea, on September 1996. He lives in Chung-Ju city. His dream is become a professional fingerstyle guitarist. His name is well known after he uploaded his videos when he was playing guitar to youtube. Sungha started to play guitar in the beginning of the year 2006. Sungha loved to play guitar early on at a very young age, so he taught himself to play by watching video clips without any sheet music from the very beginning. He sometimes uses sheet music when it is available, but about 90% of the videos posted has been played without the use of sheet music. After watching a video, it takes Sungha about one hour to figure out all the notes and fingerings to play the piece. He spends about five hours practicing before he attempts to record a piece, but for more accurate and better performances, he will some times spend several days up to a month practicing.

   Sungha's father works for a company in Korea, and he only plays guitar as a hobby. Sungha Jung's father helped Sungha a few times, but Sungha learned so fast that soon he had to learn to play all by himself. 

   He has taken classical guitar lessons for about 50 hours in 2007. Recently he's been learning to play drum for four months, and jazz piano for three months. And, Because Sungha is a student, he does not have much time to spend for practicing. He usually practices about two hours a day. 

   Sungha's parents never force Sungha to play guitar. It has always been Sungha's wish to play guitar even when he was very young. Because playing guitar gives him so much joy, Sungha doesn't need anybody's forcing. Sungha's father only aids Sungha to record and film his playing.

   "Mmmm, Joy can be a joy and sadness can be a sadness… With guitar, I can express as much as what I feel. That’s the attraction of the guitar." by Sungha Jung.

Join Sungha Jung's website ( www.sunghajung.com )