Oh I am sure practice is needed, or at least very helpful. I'm sure that Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Beckham practiced themselves silly.
Why some have talent and some do not is obviously related to nature and nurture, the right genes at the right time with the right environment. Heck, even diet and the mother's diet while in the womb probably play a role. Environment seems to be important especially with music, most great composers (classics and pop) have at least one musical parent and lots of positive exposure when young. I don't think you can pin it down to just a few specific things, it is more complicated. 2009/9/16 [email protected] <[email protected]>: > > But I wonder if you started at the age of 3? > > Anyhoo this is all still supposition and opinion from the both of us. > > Let us ask then, if talent exists what is it's mechinism, what governs > it, what except practice makes David Beckham a better kicker of the > ball than I, and perhaps even more importantly how many times have you > heard of a talented individual not putting in the reqiured practice? > > On 16 Sep, 13:50, Simon Ewins <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm not sure that 4 years is enough time. In any event at the age o5 >> Mozart was taken to a cathedral where he listened to a number of >> pieces of music. He then went home and wrote one of them down, having >> only heard it the once. I think that is hard to practice. :) >> >> He actually started learning at 3 and his sister later said that he >> was identifying thirds and attempting composition before the age of 5. >> >> I could practice a lifetime and not achieve a tenth of what he did in >> a few young years. >> >> 2009/9/16 [email protected] <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> >> >> > Ahhh but I think that perhaps he may have had enough time. >> >> > He did not attend school, he was instead taught by his father himself >> > amongst other things a musician. >> >> > Lets say that he started to learn music at 4, young enough not to have >> > picked up bad learning habits, and at a stage where the mind is very >> > much conducive to the learning experiance. How many hours a day did >> > his father drum music into him I wonder? >> >> > On 16 Sep, 12:38, Simon Ewins <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I don't think Mozart had enough time to practice to exhibit as he did >> >> by the age of 8. So, yes, some people have talent and some have >> >> extraordinary talent. >> >> >> 2009/9/16 Lee <[email protected]>: >> >> >> > Well does it? >> >> >> > I say no, practice makes pefect, but what do you think?- Hide quoted >> >> > text - >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
