Between the ages of 8 and 11, a child’s musical giftedness becomes especially clear: in their ear, memory, technique, natural phrasing and ability to feel the musical image more deeply. This article explains how the expressiveness of a young musician develops at this age, and why the stage, ensemble playing and performing with an orchestra help reveal a child’s individuality especially clearly.
A love of music, the ability to concentrate during lessons at a music school, good hand coordination, and a number of other factors may indicate musical giftedness. However, as Professor Bron says, “Everyone is musically gifted, only the degree of this giftedness differs.” In this article we will look in detail at how musical giftedness manifests in early childhood (approximately ages 4–8), and we will also answer the question of how giftedness differs from talent.
One of the best piano teachers of our time, Mira Marchenko (Moscow), whose students are prize-winners at the most prestigious international competitions – such as Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition, Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, The International Robert Schumann Competition, International Vladimir Krainev Young Pianists Competition and many more – shares her experience on the role of parents in the musical education in a conversation with the Zakhar Bron School of Music.
