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Re: Nature or Nurture, Take 2

Author: 3dogmom
Date: 2004-11-29 23:26

Yikes, what a problem...

I don't have anything to add to the excellent suggestions already put forth - but I am curious about something - can he sing? It often seems that even though folks can be musically savvy and appreciative, they cannot reproduce the sounds themselves.

I know individuals, both adults and children, who are avid music fans and very intelligent people - they just weren't born with that "ear". Some people can't reproduce or match pitch, because they weren't taught as children. Some people can't reproduce a steady beat or count rests because, again, it's just the way they are. It has been put forth that proper music education will enable all of us to have these gifts with which our brain is endowed if we encourage it properly (Phyllis Weikart/Ed Gordon). We'll never know for sure. It's not a matter of intelligence, certainly not in your husband's case.

It's great that he's doing what he's doing - bravo to him. Bravo to you for hanging in there with him! Good luck.
Sue

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