ID# 1770:
"Inheritance of Musical Talent," pedigree chart with instructions, Eugenics Section, American Breeders Association
Date:
Circa 1910
Pages: (1|2)
Source:
Cold Spring Harbor, ERO,

&quote;Inheritance of Musical Talent,&quote; pedigree chart with instructions, Eugenics Section, American Breeders Association

Explanatory Notes The Eugenics Section of the American Breeders' Association is striving to discover the laws governing the inheritance of physical and mental characteristics in the human family. In order to do this it must have the facts. The information called for on the other side is wanted solely for scientific purposes; it will be kept in strictest confidence. Each question should be answered with care and, no matter whether ability in this particular is very high or very low, with absolute confidence. Musical ability presents a very complicated case, due to the many types and the apparently great number of factors contributing to each type; accordingly, very great care must be taken to analyze the talent of each individual recorded in the pedigress. For instance, Column 1 is headed "The ability to discriminate between good and common music and to thoroly enjoy good music." It is noted that Column 2 is a companion column to the first, both under the heading "Appreciation of Music" and the second is headed "Extent of training in particular." Thus it is desired to draw the line as sharply as possible between the natural inherited musical sense and the training which would contribute to this result. Thus child "No. 1" has spent several years in musical studies but is still unable to discriminate between good and common music, in Column 1 the figure "1" or perhaps "2" should be recorded in Column 2, the figure "3" or "4" or possibly "5" might be placed, and so on through the list. Due allowance must also be made for the age factor. [end]

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