ELi5: Why are there child prodigies in classical music, but no rap or rock child prodigies?

Question

Is it simply a matter of labels? Are we socialized into reserving the label of *prodigy* for fields that are traditionally held high regard? Or is classical music actually more complicated than rap and rock music, therefore warranting the use of the word *prodigy* to describe any child that excels in it?

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Answer 1

If a child is of prodigy level musical skill they are most likely to play the most difficult music. And since they usually haven’t developed their own tastes yet it’s natural to go straight into classical music. A true prodigy would be wasting their talents making pop, rap, or most rock.