Over 25 years ago published the results of their search for the most effective forms of training
in music, a domain where knowledge of effective training has been accumulated over …

ABSTRACT Ericsson, Krampe, and Tesch-Römer published their research on “The role of
deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance” over 25 years ago. Since then …

As a part of a special collection in this issue of Academic Medicine, which is focused on
mastery learning in medical education, this Perspective describes how the expert …

Music is so ubiquitous that it can be easy to overlook the powerful influence it exerts in so
many areas of our lives-from birth, through childhood, to old age. The Social and Applied …

This book provides a concise, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to psychological
research for musicians-performers, music educators, and studio teachers. Designed to …

This chapter reviews the effects on attained performance from engagement in different types
of domain-related activities, such as playing games, professional experience, solitary …

This article reports on a three-year longitudinal study with 157 children in school grades 3
and 4 (aged between 7 and 9 years), who commenced learning an instrument in one of …

Why do some children take up music, while others dont? Why do some excel, whilst others
give up? Why do some children favour classical music, whilst others prefer rock? These are …

For the most part, individual practicing is a solitary activity. The performer is alone, with his or
her instrument, and must rely on personal skill to achieve progress throughout the practice …

In Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance (2nd edition), the authors consider
music on a broad scale, from its beginning as an acoustical signal to its different …