Artistically and Musically Talented Students

by Enid Zimmerman

• ISBN13: 9781412904346
• ISBN10: 141290434X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-06
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

The expert guide to the identification and support of artistically and musically talented students! Is artistic talent a matter of nature or nurture? What are the best methods for identifying potential in the arts? How can educators and parents encourage and support artistic development? From identification to the empowerment of teachers of talented arts students, the readings within Artistically and Musically Talented Students offer the best practices the leaders in the field have to offer. Key features include: A practical look at the needs of artistically and musically talented students by field leader Enid Zimmerman, and her recommendations for future study Methods for recognizing potential talent in dance, art, and music Eight articles from the most influential researchers of giftedness and the arts The ERGE Series: The National Association for Gifted Children series Essential Readings in Gifted Education is a 12-volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child Quarterly. Put the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on giftedness and talent into your hands with the leading theories, studies, and findings the experts in the field have to offer.

Table of Contents

About the Editors

Series Introduction - Sally M. Reis

Introduction to Artistically and Musically Talented Students - Enid Zimmerman

1. Decisions Regarding Music Training: Parental Beliefs and Values - David Yun Dai, Robin M. Schader

2. Musical Talent: Innate or Acquired? Perceptions of Students, Parents and Teachers - Robert J. Evans, Robert Bickel, and Edwina D. Pendarvis

3. The Crystallizing Experience: A Study in Musical Precocity - Cathy Freeman

4. Talent Beyond Words: Identification of Potential Talent in Dance and Music in Elementary Students - Susan Baum, Steven V. Owen, and Barry A. Oreck

5. Talent Beyond Words: Unveiling Spatial, Expressive, Kinesthetic and Musical Talent in Young Children - Sandra I. Kay, Rena F. Subotnik

6. Identifying Artistically Talented Students in Four Rural Communities in the United States - Gilbert Clark, Enid Zimmerman

7. Views of Self, Family Background, and School: Interviews with Artistically Talented Students - Gilbert A. Clark, Enid Zimmerman

8. I Don't Want to Sit in the Corner Cutting Out Valentines: Leadership Roles for Teachers of Talented Arts Students - Enid Zimmerman

Index