The theoretical framework presented in this article explains expert performance as the end
result of individuals' prolonged efforts to improve performance while negotiating motivational …

A sample of 257 young people aged between eight and 18 who had undertaken individual
instrumental tuition were interviewed in depth about their performing history from the start of …

In their attempts to understand the nature of musicianship, music psychologists have
generally focused their attention on cognitive processes and abilities. Although a kind of …

The relative contribution of domain‐specific and non‐domain‐specific activities to the
development of soccer expertise was examined using a retrospective cross‐sectional …

Forty-two students (aged 10-18) from a special school for musically gifted children were
interviewed. Twenty of their parents were also interviewed. The interviews provided …

This research considered the relationships between strategy use and the development of
expertise in instrumental music taking into account individual differences. Fifty-five string …

This paper reviews latest research findings on practising in an attempt to encourage studio
music teachers to trial new approaches. Literature shows that expert performers begin …

Recent investigations show that the persistent music learner does not achieve levels of
competency in isolation, Sloboda and Howe (1991) showed that parents of children who …

This study, using Carroll's (1963) model of learning as a framework, considers the relative
importance of time spent practising in determining learning outcomes in instrumental tuition …

Methods for studying user behavior in HCI can be informally divided into two approaches:
experimental psychology in the laboratory and observations in the workplace. The first …