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Recognizing and supporting musically gifted children: Social distinction or social justice?
This blog post breaks down some of the widespread misconceptions and biases regarding gifted individuals that are firmly held by an excessive number of members within society. Gifted students are often forgotten in conversations that aim to be inclusive. Let’s make sure that inclusion truly means everyone—including the gifted.
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Differentiating giftedness from talent in music education
What are the aspects that impact on talent development? Is it just a matter of having a strongly supportive environment (nurture)? Is it a question of innate abilities or inborn gifts (nature)? Is it having good chances in life (luck)? Or is t a combination of all this or part of it? This blog post introduces the seminal contribution of Françoys Gagné to the field of giftedness and talent through its Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent (DMGT).
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Giftedness and talent in music: Nature, nurture, and/or luck?
This blog post briefly summarises various positions against and in favour of giftedness in music and other domains, and critically discusses some of those positions in regards what influences gifted individuals’ talent development.
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Music education pathways for underage gifted learners’ talent development
This blog post addresses the various specialist systems for talent development in music available worldwide to underage gifted/talented children and adolescents.
