August 18ths
8/18/2017 Talent is more innate than inherited—nurture rather than nature. If a child grows up in an environment where music is more valued, musical skills might be ‘selected’. What I do think is innate is rhythmic ability and the ability to hear key centers. If you can easily identify key centers and feel the ‘one’, you have a natural inclination for music. There are now other talents associated with music that are influenced by the visual arts, specifically electronic composition which involves the creation of logical structures that don’t necessarily involve rudiments. This is not to say that one couldn’t develop these skills, but if there was a talent, it would be apparent within a short time. In the future, musical ability could be genetically engineered, but it might be on the level of endurance. You can’t ‘engineer’ artistry or craft in the same way. That comes through nurture. [8/18/2025: Now with AI, people won’t want to lift a finger to make music man...
