musical ability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmusicalandability
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musical
adjective
uk/ˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/us/ˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/
related to or connected ...
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ability
noun[C or U]
uk/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the physical or mental power or skill needed to ...
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(Definition ofmusicalandabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmusical ability
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Their level of talk does not appear to relate to their overallmusicalability, but may derive to some extent from their aptitude for composing.
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She considers that the children respond well to the variety of tasks that she provides, and feel that they can participate, whatever theirmusicalability.
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All three could loosely be termed 'tests ofmusicalability', but what might these tests tell us about the nature of musical intelligence?
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Musicalability, then, was increasingly important to the successful courtier.
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If we can talk of 'musical intelligence', do tests ofmusicalabilityidentify this trait let alone reliably measure it?
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How far do tests ofmusicalabilityshed light on the nature of musical intelligence?
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Character mattered more to him thanmusicalabilityin the hiring of people, although he certainly possessed an eye for talent, too.
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The current study provided some initial evidence for future studies of the transferability ofmusicalabilityand language learning that specifically pertains to sound-to-word learning.
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This publication offers significant, constructive support for teachers, and makes a major contribution to the debate aboutmusicalability.
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More fervent attempts to develop the child'smusicalabilitywill occur if the parents chose (or even paid for) nuclear material from a talented pianist.
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Within the context of that more general debate about giftedness, much has been said about the nature ofmusicalabilityor musical intelligence.
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Again this raises more philosophical and aesthetic questions aboutmusicalability.
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Even where apparent cross-cultural overlap can be found, the ascribed source and detailed workings of specialmusicalabilitycan be strikingly diverse.
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All three interviewees alluded to the almost iconic status accruing because of their perceivedmusicalability.
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There is almost no correlation between parents'musicalabilityand their reports on supervision of practice.
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This, in my view, applies equally to tests ofmusicalability.
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This, in my view, is also the underlying assumption ofmusicalabilitytests.
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Nor could it be otherwise whilst there exists no agreement on whatmusicalabilityis.
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