Seba Stephens is only 11 years old, but he's a very gifted musician. He got his professional certificate(证书) in music through the Berklee Online program at the famous Berklee College of Music.
Seba and his family live in Memphis,Tennessee—a place famous for music. He grew up with music all around, but he especially loved the drumming of Stewart Copeland from the band The Police. Before he turned three.his parents asked him what he wanted for his birthday.“Drums!"he answered. So they bought him a junior drum kit(架子鼓）.It was a huge step. “He didn't stop playing—ever,”said his dad, Everett.
But soon Seba grew upset. He couldn't get his junior drum kit to make the sounds he expected. So his parents bought him a professional drum kit and signed him up(报名) for lessons. In just a few months,his teacher reported that Seba was learning very quickly and needed a higher level of training. He was still four then.
In 2020, Everett got special permission(许可）for Seba to join a summer music program at Berklee. Seba studied bass(低音吉他) in an online program. To keep up,he had to practice up to 36 hours a week. After the busy summer, Everett thought Seba might want a break. He was wrong. Instead, Seba asked his parents to home-school him so he could keep going to Berklee during the school year. A year later，Sebabecame the youngest person ever to receive a professional certificate from Berklee.
When he's old enough, Seba hopes to go to college at Berklee. For now, he's still practicing and playing:He's also in a band called SoundBox.
Seba Stephens只有11岁，但他是一位非常有天赋的音乐家。他顺利通过了伯克利音乐学院的在线音乐课程，并获得了音乐方面的专业证书。
Seba和他的家人住在以音乐闻名的田纳西州的孟菲斯。他在音乐的氛围中长大，特别喜欢警察乐队的Stewart Copeland的鼓声。在他满三岁之前，他的父
母问他想要什么。他回答说：“鼓！”。因此他们给他买了一套初级架子鼓。这是很重要的一步。他的父亲Everett说：“他从来没有停止过演奏。”
但很快Seba就开始不高兴了。他无法用他的初级架子鼓打出他所期望听到的声音。于是他的父母给他买了一套专业的鼓，并给他报名参加了课程。仅仅几个月，他的老师就反馈说Seba学得非常快，需要更高水平的训练。那时他只有四岁。
2020年，Everett得到特别许可，让Seba参加伯克利大学的暑期音乐课程。Seba在一个在线课程中学习贝斯。为了跟上进度，他不得不每周练习多达36小时。繁忙的暑假结束后，Everett认为Seba可能想要休息一下。他错了。相反，Seba要求他的父母对他进行家庭教学，这样他就可以在这个学年里继续参加伯克利音乐学院的课程。一年后，Seba成为从伯克利获得专业证书的最年轻的人。
当他足够大的时候，Seba希望能在伯克利上大学。现在，他仍然在练习和演奏。他还参加了一个叫SoundBox的乐队。
Seba Stephens 是一位非常有音乐天赋的少年。他顺利通过了伯克利音乐学院的在线音乐课程，并获得了音乐专业证书。
