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Freeman, Joan – Roeper Review, 2000
A British study that compared 12 musically gifted children (ages 8- 11) and 12 children gifted in fine arts with controls, found environmental circumstances, especially at home, were of vital importance for exceptionally high-level performance, even when there was provision at schools for developing talent. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Environmental Influences