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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000097.txt from 2006/10

From: Donald MacCourt <maccourt@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] 10,000 hours
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:56:50 -0400

Ah! the old Talent question. Didn't that drive a very opinionionated lady
from the list? Don't we all know people for whom some things were easier
than they were for us:?
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From: <chrisweait@-----.com>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:25 PM
Subject: [DR-L] 10,000 hours

> Dear list, Regarding the author that estimated 10,000 hours or practice. I
> wonder if the variability of "talent" was figured in to that number. I'm
> aware that a person with an innate ability to do something (let's say:
> play very well in rhythm or play very well in tune) would not have to
> practice that as much as a person who did not. crw
>
> Christopher Weait, (Emeritus Professor of Bassoon, The Ohio State
> University School of Music)
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