12 Year Old Plays 44 Musical Instruments

12 Year Old Neil Nayyar of Oak Grove, California can play an astonishing 44 different musical instruments. 

Neil holds the Assist Foundation’s world record for being the youngest person to proficiently play the highest number of musical instruments.

The dedicated 12-year-old spends six hours per day practicing all of his musical tools. Amazingly he has learned most of the instruments by ear!  He also gets lessons from seven teachers in his local area—and five teachers on Skype.

The instruments range from rock and blues standards; trumpet, drums, and bass; to orchestra utensils, like the flute and the harp; to more worldly additions, such as the bulal tarang and the shenhai.“His final goal is to play 100 instruments by the time he turns 13 years old. That will be another world record.”

See this music prodigy in action in the video below!

 This news video is courtesy of WTNH News.

“WTNH, virtual channel 8, is a television station licensed to New Haven, Connecticut, and is the ABC affiliate for the Hartford–New Haven television market. The station is owned by Nexstar Media.”

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