The Natural Musician
On abilities, giftedness and talent
天生的音乐家:关于能力、天赋与天资
著 者:Dina Kirnarskaya
出版社:Oxford University Press
出版时间:2009
ISBN号:978-0-19-9560134
页 数: 411页
开 本:24.4 x 3 x 17.5 cm
索书号:J603/ K3804
所在库室:锦江校区教参阅览室
内容简介:
One of the great mysteries of music is how it affects us in multitude of ways. Whether talking about our individual tastes as listeners, or individual differences as performers, what are the psychological qualities that can turn some people into great musicians, but not others? Is it down to genes, sheer hard work, or some other quality in the individual?
'The Natural Musician' is the story of how we become composers, performers, or just discriminating listeners. It searches for those psychological traits essential for turning one into a musician. Unlike many others, Kirnarskaya does believe in the existence of talent, but argues that it is due to multiplicative factors, which she describes, analyses, and shows how to test. She also sheds light on the essence and origins of perfect pitch, examines the triumphs and tortures of musical prodigies, and considers the implications of her theories for the teaching of music.
After a foreword from the legendary conductor, Gennady Rozhdestvensky the book looks at our basic musical faculties - how we perceive sounds, distinguish their pitch and structure, and recognise rhythm. It then examines the nature of musical empathy - what it is that allows us to perceive and emotionally connect with music. The second part of the book focuses on the creative processes behind writing music. The third section deals with music education, looking at the role of innate and inherited characteristics in the formation of talent, and considering why many who excel at an early age, burn out later on. The book ends exploring how musical development can shape the human brain, strengthening other cognitive faculties, including those unrelated to music.
作者简介:
Dina Kirnarskaya is Professor of Psychology and Musicology, Russian Gnesins' Academy of Music, Moscow, Russia.
媒体推荐:
It's impossible, in a short review, to do justice to this remarkable book, which looks at every imaginable aspect - and every piece of research - relating to natural musical ability (Classical Music)
It ranges widely over a broad terrain of issues relevant to musical giftedness and its development that have been rarely covered in one place ... a good starting point for a researcher wishing to be pointed towards the major empirical contributions to the field. (John Sloboda, Music and Letters)
目录:
1. On special abilities
2. Musical abilities
3. Musical giftedness
4. The structure of musical talent
5. The education of a musician
6. Homo musicus