BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250709T200340EDT-0513ePe5GO@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250710T000340Z DESCRIPTION:The role of natural endowment and hard work in musical performa nce is one of the oldest and most contentious issue in both science and so ciety. Up to the 20th century\, innate talent was associated to musiciansh ip. Over the last century\, the prevalent view has been that intensive pra ctice is key. The goal of this workshop is to examine whether music practi ce can account for individual differences in musical abilities or if we sh ould also acknowledge the importance of innate predispositions.  Workshop Program 9:30 am - Coffee and muffins 10:00 am - Isabelle Peretz (Université de Montréal). Introduction to the workshop 10:30 am - Françoys Gagné (UQAM). “Musicians are 'born' in man y more ways than commonly thought” 11:00 am - Laurent Mottro n (Université de Montréal). “Veridical mapping in the development of excep tional autistic abilities” 11:30 am - Joanne Ruthsatz (Ohio State University). “Becoming an expert in the musical domain: It takes mor e than just practice” 12:00 pm - Lunch break (numerous cafés and restaurants are available in nearby Cote-des-Neiges) 1:15 pm - Caroline Palmer (ϲ University). “Practice is not everything” 1:45 pm - Robert Zatorre (ϲ University). “Predispositio ns and plasticity in musical skills: Evidence from brain imaging 2:15 pm - Larisa Shavinina (Université du Québec en Outaouais). “On t he Nature of Giftedness”   Registration The workshop is open to t he academic community. Registration for the workshop is mandatory. Please register online: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDh hNnpMUGxZSWxQZUZZN3NleEV2dlE6MQ#gid=0    Concert-Conference The worksho p is to be followed by a free concert-conference to be held at Salle Claud e Champagne\, Université de Montréal\, with piano performance by young vir tuoso Tiffany Poon and lectures by Gary McPherson (University of Melbourne ) and Danick Trottier (Université de Montréal). The concert conference wi ll start at 4pm\, Salle Claude Champagne\, Université de Montréal.It is fr ee and open to all. No registration required. For further details about t he workshop: http://www.brams.org/en/event/music_talent/ For further deta ils about the concert-conference: http://www.brams.org/en/2012/11/concert_ talent/   Contact: info [at] brams.umontreal.ca ()  This event is joint ly organized by the CRBLM (Centre for Research on Brain\, Language and Mus ic) and OICRM (Observatoire interdisciplinaire de création et de recherche en musique)   DTSTART:20130119T143000Z DTEND:20130119T203000Z LOCATION:CA\, Pavillon Lionel Groulx\, Carrefour des arts et sciences - C-3 061\, 3150 Jean-Brillant\, Université de Montréal\, Montréal\, Québec SUMMARY: Musicians: Born or made? 
Scientific workshop on Music and Talent . Followed by a free concert-conference at the Salle Claude Champagne (Uni versité de Montréal) URL:/channels-contribute/channels/event/musicians-born -or-made-%E2%80%A8scientific-workshop-music-and-talent-followed-free-conce rt-co END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR