Musicians: Born or made? 鈥⊿cientific workshop on Music and Talent. Followed by a free concert-conference at the Salle Claude Champagne (Universit茅 de Montr茅al)
The role of natural endowment and hard work in musical performance is one of the oldest and most contentious issue in both science and society. Up to the 20th century, innate talent was associated to musicianship. Over the last century, the prevalent view has been that intensive practice is key. The goal of this workshop is to examine whether music practice can account for individual differences in musical abilities or if we should also acknowledge the importance of innate predispositions.
听Workshop Program
| 9:30 am - | Coffee and muffins |
| 10:00 am - | Isabelle Peretz (Universit茅 de Montr茅al). Introduction to the workshop |
| 10:30 am - | Fran莽oys Gagn茅 (UQAM). 鈥淢usicians are 'born' in many more ways than commonly thought鈥� |
| 11:00 am - | Laurent Mottron (Universit茅 de Montr茅al). 鈥淰eridical mapping in the development of exceptional autistic abilities鈥� |
| 11:30 am - | Joanne Ruthsatz (Ohio State University). 鈥淏ecoming an expert in the musical domain: It takes more than just practice鈥� |
| 12:00 pm - | Lunch break (numerous caf茅s and restaurants are available in nearby Cote-des-Neiges) |
| 1:15 pm - | Caroline Palmer (平特五不中). 鈥淧ractice is not everything鈥� |
| 1:45 pm - | Robert Zatorre (平特五不中). 鈥淧redispositions and plasticity in musical skills: Evidence from brain imaging |
| 2:15 pm - | Larisa Shavinina (Universit茅 du Qu茅bec en Outaouais). 鈥淥n the Nature of Giftedness鈥� |
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Registration
The workshop is open to the academic community. Registration for the workshop is mandatory.
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Concert-Conference
The workshop is to be followed by a free concert-conference to be held at Salle Claude Champagne, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, with piano performance by young virtuoso Tiffany Poon and lectures by Gary McPherson (University of Melbourne) and Danick Trottier (Universit茅 de Montr茅al).
The concert conference will start at 4pm, Salle Claude Champagne, Universit茅 de Montr茅al.
It is free and open to all. No registration required.
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Contact: info [at] brams.umontreal.ca ()
听This event is jointly organized by the CRBLM (Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music) and OICRM (Observatoire interdisciplinaire de cr茅ation et de recherche en musique)
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