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Talent abounds : profiles of master teachers and peak performers

Title: Talent abounds : profiles of master teachers and peak performers / Robert F. Arnove.
Author: Arnove, Robert F.
Publication: Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, ©2009.

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Description

ix, 258 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"How can youthful talent become world-class talent? Talent Abounds tells the stories of master teachers and their students who raise performance to peak levels in classical music and conducting, jazz, opera, modern dance, chess, mathematics, swimming and diving, and the culinary arts. The book is unique in its scope and depth of exploration of different fields of endeavor and the individuals who have shaped them. Readers hear the voices of famous performers, from Leonard Bernstein to Joshua Bell and Mark Spitz, as they describe their early family experiences and formative years, the progression of teachers and coaches they had, their performance careers, educational philosophy and teaching practices, and their legacies. Important questions are explored throughout: Is exceptional talent an innate quality? Even so, does its fulfillment depend on the intervention of expert teachers? How do social class, gender, and ethnicity influence access to instructional and performance opportunities? Can lessons learned in one particular national and cultural context or in one performance field be extended to other societies and fields? How does public policy shape the recognition and development of talent? The concluding chapter offers insights into how public education can nurture the talent of all individuals."--Publisher's website.

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Genre/Form

Interview
interviews.
Interviews
Interviews.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

A constellation of stars : Gingold, Starker, and Sebok -- I'll take you to the moon and beyond : peak performance in swimming and diving -- Jazz in the halls of academe : David Baker and Dominic Spera -- Opening and extending a field : saxophone and tuba virtuosos -- A bevy of divas -- Symphony conductors : the legacy of Leonard Bernstein in two profiles -- Modern dance masters -- A cross-cultural and cross-national duo -- Prodigious talents -- Mathematics : the nature of talent and its development -- Chess masters -- Chicago's master chefs -- Bringing it all together : lessons learned.

ISBN

9781594516337
1594516332
1594516340
9781594516344

LCCN

2008027741

OCLC

ocn226355625
226355625
SCSB-9519491

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library