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The fact that these kids can also improvise and compose makes me wonder if they were born with a lot of innate musical talent beyond pitch recognition. Of cour
by zwieback 3y ago
The fact that these kids can also improvise and compose makes me wonder if they were born with a lot of innate musical talent beyond pitch recognition. Of course that's the kind of "old thinking" the author doesn't want us to believe.
I do believe AP can be taught to some degree. My pitch recognition isn't that great in general but when I play my instruments I can immediately tell if something is off so the super-strong feedback loop you gain from learning an instrument, especially something that can go off-pitch, is a strong driver.
- ZoomZoomZoom 3y ago> innate musical talent Show me a proof there is such a thing and that it can be objectively measured.
- tchaffee 3y agoAnyone who spends a little time around children will quickly see that some have better hand eye coordination and are good at catching balls, some have an excellent sense of smell, some do very well with numbers, some can draw people's faces with little training, etc. Here is a list of things you can objectively measure to determine which children have innate musical talent. And it doesn't matter a great deal either. Innate talent plus no work will get you nowhere. No talent and work will get you somewhere although maybe not to the top. https://www.aimm.edu/blog/is-musical-talent-innate-or-acquired https://www.aimm.edu/blog/is-musical-talent-innate-or-acquir...
- XajniN 3y agoThere’s no such thing as talent.
- tchaffee 3y agoEverybody is born exactly the same, right?
- XajniN 3y agoThat is clearly not what I said. You can be born stronger, faster, healthier, more intelligent, etc., all of which can help you become better more easily in various fields, but it doesn’t mean you’re born as a better football player.
- tchaffee 3y agoYou just described innate talent and then repeated my claim that it makes things easier but without work it won't get you anywhere.