Abstract
Previous research into adolescents’ musical role models has
shown that young people are more likely to identify a celebrity
figure as their role model due to their image and perceived fame (e.g., Duck, 1990; Bromnick & Swallow, 1999), than because of their perceived ability within a specific field. The little research that has been conducted within the musical domain has also found similar findings (see, for instance, Raviv, Bar-Tal,
Raviv & Ben-Horin, 1996; Ivaldi & O’Neill, 2008, 2010). Ivaldi and O’Neill’s studies were based on a typical sample of adolescents, where few were engaged with playing a musical instrument. The current study builds on this previous work by looking at the role models of young talented musicians that came from more specialist music environments
shown that young people are more likely to identify a celebrity
figure as their role model due to their image and perceived fame (e.g., Duck, 1990; Bromnick & Swallow, 1999), than because of their perceived ability within a specific field. The little research that has been conducted within the musical domain has also found similar findings (see, for instance, Raviv, Bar-Tal,
Raviv & Ben-Horin, 1996; Ivaldi & O’Neill, 2008, 2010). Ivaldi and O’Neill’s studies were based on a typical sample of adolescents, where few were engaged with playing a musical instrument. The current study builds on this previous work by looking at the role models of young talented musicians that came from more specialist music environments
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC) and 8th Triennial Conference of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (ESCOM) |
| Editors | E Cambouropoulos, C Tsougras, P Mavromatis, K Pastiadis |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | 12th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition and the 8th Triennial Conference of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music - Thessaloniki, Greece Duration: 23 Jul 2012 → 28 Jul 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 12th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition and the 8th Triennial Conference of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music |
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| Country/Territory | Greece |
| City | Thessaloniki |
| Period | 23 Jul 2012 → 28 Jul 2012 |