Characteristics of an Outstanding Musical Talent - a Case Study
Keywords:
giftedness, musical talent, outstanding talent, case study, organ virtuoso.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the expression of thirty-two characteristics of a musically talented person in various life periods (from three to thirty-five years of age), in a case study of an internationally renowned musician and organist, Aleksey Vylegzhanin. The results show that the expression of the characteristics of his musical talent increased with age. With enough rehearsal and support from the environmental factor, his characteristics increased to a level above average, compared to his peers. These were also predispositions for the musical development of the organ virtuoso.
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Padula, A. (2009). Musical creativity. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (pp. 609–610). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
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Zadnik, K. (2011). Razvoj ritmičnega in melodičnega posluha pri 8-letnih učencih v glasbeni šoli. Glasbeno-pedagoški zbornik Akademije za glasbo v Ljubljani, 16, 19–41.
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Baum, S., Owen, S. V. and Oreck, B. A. (2004). Talent beyond words: Identification of potential talent in dance and music in elementary students. In E. Zimmerman (Ed.), Artistically and Musically Talented Students (pp. 57–72). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin press.
Blažič, M., Črčinovič Rozman, J. and Kovačič, B. (2009). Nekatere značilnosti glasbeno talentiranih učencev s področja glasbenih sposobnosti. Didactica Slovenica – Pedagoška obzorja, 24 (3–4), 3–21.
Bogunović, B. (2008). Muzički talenat i uspešnost. Beograd: Institut za pedagoška istraživanja.
Chin, C. S. (2003). The development of absolute pitch: a theory concerning the roles of music training at an early developmental age and individual cognitive style. Psychology of Music, 31 (2), 155–171.
Črčinovič Rozman, J. and Kovačič, B. (2010). Musical talent. Pedagoška obzorja, 25(3–4), 47–59.
Dai, D. Y. and Schader, R. M. (2002). Decisions regarding music training: Parental beliefs and values. Gifted Child Quarterly, 46, 135–144.
Gagné, F. (2004). Giftedness and talent: reexamining a reexamimnation of the definitions. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Definitions and Conceptions of Giftedness (pp. 79–95). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Gagné, F. (2005). From gifts to talents: The DMGT as a developmental model. In R. J. Sternberg and J. E. Davidson (Ed.), Conceptions of Giftedness, second edition (pp. 98–119). Cambridge: University Press.
Garces-Bascal, R. M. (2014). Alternative pathways to talent development in music: the narrative of an eminent Filipino singer-songwriter. Gifted Child Quarterly, 58(3), 231–242.
Gooding, L. and Standley, J. M. (2011). Musical development and learning characteristics of students: a compilation of key points from the research literature organized by age. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 30(1), 32–45.
Habe, K. and Bratina, T. (2018). Katere glasbene zvrsti najraje poslušajo predšolski otroci? Revija za elementarno izobraževanje/Journal of Elementary Education, 11(1), 77–90.
Haroutounian, J. (2009a). Musical talent assessment. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (pp. 613–617). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Haroutounian, J. (2009b). Musicians. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (pp. 619–622). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Heller, K. A., Perleth, C. and Lim, T. K. (2005). The Munich model of giftedness designed to identify and promote gifted students. In R. J. Sternberg and J. E. Davidson (Eds.), Conceptions of Giftedness, second edition (pp. 147–170). Cambridge: University press.
Heller, K. A. and Schofield, N. J. (2008). Identification and nurturing the gifted from an international perspective. In S. I. Pfeiffer (Ed.), Handbook of Giftedness in Children: Psychoeducational theory, research, and best practise (pp. 93–114). New York: Springer.
Holcar, A., Borota, B., Breznik, I., Jošt, J., Kerin, M., Kovačič, A., ... Pesek, A. (2011). Učni načrt. Program osnovna šola. Glasbena vzgoja. Ljubljana: Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport, Zavod RS za šolstvo. Retrieved from http://www.mizs.gov.si/fileadmin/mizs.go–v.si/pageuploads/podrocj–e/os/prenovljeni_UN/Nglasbena_vzgoja.pdf.
Juriševič, M. (2012). Motiviranje učencev v šoli. Ljubljana: Pedagoška fakulteta.
Juslin, P. N. (2003). Five facets of musical expression: A psychologist’s perspective on music performance. Psychology of Music, 31(3), 273–302.
Kaufman, J. C., Plucker, J. A. and Russell, C. M. (2012). Identifying and assessing creativity as a component of giftedness. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 30(1), 60–73.
Kavčič Pucihar, A. and Rotar Pance, B. (2017). Individualni pouk in načini poučevanja učiteljev flavte na posameznih učnih stopnjah v glasbeni šoli. Revija za elementarno izobraževanje/Journal of Elementary Education, 10(4), 399–416.
Kovačič, B. (2016). Značilnosti glasbeno talentiranih učencev na razredni stopnji osnovne šole (Doktorska disertacija). Univerza v Ljubljani, Pedagoška fakulteta.
Kovačič, B. (2020). Insights into the Factor Movement and Dance at Elementary School Level. In J. Herzog (Ed.), Contemporary Aspects of Giftedness (pp. 159–169). Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovač.
Kovačič, B., Blažič, M. and Črčinovič Rozman, J. (2015). Factor structure of the characteristics of musically talented pupils at the elementary school level. Pedagoška obzorja, 30 (2), 24–44.
Kovačič, B. and Črčinovič Rozman, J. (2014). Musically talented pupils in Slovene elementary schools: gender and age differences in the area of musical abilities. Croatian Journal of Education, 16 (4), 1093–1118.
Kranjec, E. (2017). Perfekcionizem: prednost ali ovira za učenca? Revija za elementarno izobraževanje/Journal of Elementary Education, 10 (1), 39–56.
Kukanja Gabrijelčič, M. (2014). Država, učitelj in delo z nadarjenimi učenci: med poslanstvom in odgovornostjo. Revija za elementarno izobraževanje/Journal of Elementary Education, 7 (1), 83–97.
MacNamara, A. and Collins, D. (2009). More than the ‘X’ factor! A longitudinal investigation of the psychological characteristics of developing excellence in musical development. Music Education Rresearch, 11 (3), 377–392.
McPherson, G. E. and Williamon, A. (2006). Giftedness and talent. In G. E. McPherson (Ed.), The Child as Musician. A handbook of musical development (pp. 239–256). New York: Oxford University Press.
Mills, J. and McPherson, G. E. (2006). Musical literacy. In G. E. McPherson (Ed.), The Child as Musician. A handbook of musical development (pp. 155–171). New York: Oxford University Press.
Mirković-Radoš, K. (1983). Psihologija muzičkih sposobnosti. Beograd: Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva.
Moore, R. S. (1994). Effects of age, sex, and melodic/harmonic patterns on vocal pitch matching skills of talented 8-11-year-olds. Journal of Research in Music Education, 42 (1), 5–13.
Moore, R. S., Brotons, M., Fyk, J. and Castillo, A. (1997). Effects of culture, age, gender, and repeated trials on rote song learning skills of children 6-9 years old from England, Panama, Poland, Spain, and the United States. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 133, 83–88.
O'Neill, S. A. (1997). Gender and music. In D. J. Hargreaves and A. C. North (Ed.), The Social Psychology of Music (pp. 46–63). New York: Oxford University Press.
Padula, A. (2009). Musical creativity. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (pp. 609–610). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Piirto, J. (2008). Giftedness in nonacademic domains. In S. I. Pfeiffer (Ed.), Handbook of Giftedness in Children: psychoeducational theory, research, and best practise (pp. 367–386). New York: Springer.
Reis, S. M. (2009). Ten thousand hours of practice, musical aptitude and inner fire: developing musical talent in young people. Gifted Education International, 25 (3), 217–236.
Sicherl Kafol, B. (2001). Celostna glasbena vzgoja: srce-um-telo. Ljubljana: Debora.
Sisk, D. (2009). Achievement motivation. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (pp. 12–15). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Sloboda, J. A. (2000). Individual differences in music performance. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 4 (10), 397–403.
Sternberg, R. J. (2004). Introduction to definitions and conceptions of giftedness. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Definitions and Conceptions of Giftedness (pp. 23–24). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Sternberg, R. J. and Zhang, L. (2004). What do we mean by giftedness? A Pentagonal implicit theory. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Definitions and Conceptions of Giftedness (pp. 13–27). Thousand Oaks; CA: Corwin Press.
Visser, B. A. (2009). Musical intelligence. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (pp. 610–613). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Winner, E. and Martino, G. (2000). Giftedness in non-academic domains: The case of the visual arts and music. In K. A. Heller, F. J. Mönks, R. J. Sternberg and R. F. Subotnik (Ed.), International Handbook of Giftedness and Talent. 2nd edition (pp. 95–110). Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd.
Worrell, F. C., Olszewski-Kubilius, P. and Subotnik, R. F. (2012). Important issues, some rhetoric, and a few straw men: a response to comments on “Rethinking giftedness and gifted education”. Gifted Child Quarterly, 56 (4), 224–231.
Zadnik, K. (2011). Razvoj ritmičnega in melodičnega posluha pri 8-letnih učencih v glasbeni šoli. Glasbeno-pedagoški zbornik Akademije za glasbo v Ljubljani, 16, 19–41.
Ziegler, A. and Heller, K. A. (2000). Conceptions of giftedness from meta-theoretical perspective. In K. A. Heller, F. J. Mönks, R. J. Sternberg and R. F. Subotnik (Ed.), International Handbook of Giftedness and Talent. 2nd edition (pp. 3–21). Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd.
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2022-12-05
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Drovenik Adamec T., & Kovačič B. (2022). Characteristics of an Outstanding Musical Talent - a Case Study. Journal of Elementary Education, 15(4), 533-553. https://doi.org/10.18690/rei.15.4.533-553.2022
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