Do you believe that Musical ability is a special talent from within that you were born with, or is it just a skill that anybody can learn to perfection?
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kelleherqueen
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You can have the genetics that make you exceptional. If you don't you can still train very hard but you'll most likely never reach the capacity as someone born with the natural inclination.
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I think natural ability will get you halfway there. After that, practice makes perfect.
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I believe that anybody can learn to play music expertly, but those born with the talent will tend to excel and to be more expressive. I can't prove it, but it might be possible that if someone were to immerse themselves in all things music and live this way for many years, they might develop their talent to equal or exceed someone with natural born ability. Of course, I also doubt if natural born ability has any scientific data backing it up, but we all know it exists. Neither of my parents were musical, but I took to music like a duck to water and have studied and performed my whole life.
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I think it is inherent to us humans. I think everybody has there own musical ability´s. One is great with classical, other with rock. Some are good at notes and composing. Other can make great things on their music instrument(greater then ever can be written, mozart is one of those) you just have to get the change to discover and practise it. It is quite a costly hobby, sad enough
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Both, but leaning more on the latter. One must have the tenacity to play/compose and the natural love of music. It does, however; differ on your own beliefs of determinism and fate, so there is no right answer really.
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to some extent, talent, but that talent can only get you so far. a hard worker will over take a talented person who doesn't practice. that's my oppinion anyhow ;)
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I believe it is a gift and skills are needed to practice that gift.
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I believe it's a bit of both. Part of it is a "tortoise and the hair" kind of thing. Those that are born with natural talent with eventually lose against those who work hard. To be successful, you need both. The main difference between innate musical talent and hard work, however, is that hard work will allow you only to play what's written on the page. Anyone can do that. Musical talent (that you're born with), allows you to make music out of what's written on the page. It's a very rare gift.
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Natural ability may be right there if it's not noticed in a child how can it be developed. I think it's percentages of both weighed to either side individual pending. And skills that can be learned with the right guidance.
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