April 8 - Encore Presentation
Manufacturing “Talent”: How I Teach the Art of Performing
Benjamin Whitcomb, professor, Music
The concept of talent—that some people are simply born with innate artistic ability—is oversimplistic at best, given the millions of people who have persevered through hard work to become skilled in an art form. However, the idea that 10,000 hours of doing something makes one adept at it falls short as well. In this talk, Dr. Whitcomb will relate his systematic approach to training young musicians to manufacture talent within themselves.
Lectures will be held on Mondays at 3 p.m. in the Olm Fellowship Hall of Fairhaven Senior Services, 435 West Starin Road, Whitewater. They are open to the public. Registration is not required. Masks may be required in common areas at Fairhaven Senior Services. Please be prepared on arrival. Lectures will be recorded and posted to our website and YouTube channel. Videos of lectures in this series and in past series can be accessed for free any time after they are posted online.
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