http://www.jeff-mason.com/fromthebench/?p=60 Notes on piano and music Sat, 23 May 2009 02:50:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.jeff-mason.com/fromthebench/?p=60&cpage=1#comment-6966 chtmom Wed, 06 May 2009 21:45:38 +0000 http://www.jeff-mason.com/fromthebench/?p=60#comment-6966 I find Daniel Coyle's book, The Talent Code, to be an exceptional piece of research and writing. The deep practice that he and you talk about gives me a whole new way of approaching my child's piano and violin practice. I heartily recommend this book. I find Daniel Coyle’s book, The Talent Code, to be an exceptional piece of research and writing. The deep practice that he and you talk about gives me a whole new way of approaching my child’s piano and violin practice. I heartily recommend this book.

]]> http://www.jeff-mason.com/fromthebench/?p=60&cpage=1#comment-6961 Archer Wed, 06 May 2009 20:12:29 +0000 http://www.jeff-mason.com/fromthebench/?p=60#comment-6961 Just a quick thought I had with respect to this. I am interested in citizen scientists, or lay people who engage in science activities. I wonder if the motivations of lay scientists encourage a different type of practice than for professional scientists? And I wonder if formal education is better at encouraging deliberate practice than informal education is? Or it could be that lay scientists are deliberately practicing a different thing - and are becoming experts at enjoying star watching without developing expertise in some areas of astronomical research. Just a quick thought I had with respect to this. I am interested in citizen scientists, or lay people who engage in science activities. I wonder if the motivations of lay scientists encourage a different type of practice than for professional scientists? And I wonder if formal education is better at encouraging deliberate practice than informal education is? Or it could be that lay scientists are deliberately practicing a different thing – and are becoming experts at enjoying star watching without developing expertise in some areas of astronomical research.

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