Russian Boys' Clothes: Activities--Music Training


Figure 1.--Here is a photo taken during 1962 in Moscow at the Institute of Psychology. The psychologists were studying musical ability as a feature of heredity and promoting various childrens' musical activities to test their theories. The children here are learning musical notation through the exercise of playing lotto, a board game.

Russia has played an important role in the world of classical music. As in dance, the Soviets very effectively trained skilled musicians. Rissian psychologists addressed the question of how to improve the music training system. Innate talent is of course just just one aspect of developing skilled musicians. Talent has to be developed by hours of of practice. Music education was a state mission. And the Soviets were very successful. No other country produced as many virtuoso musicians in the 20th Century as the Soviet Union. Here is a photo taken during 1962 in Moscow at the Institute of Psychology. The psychologists were studying musical ability as a feature of heredity and promoting various childrens' musical activities to test their theories. The children here are learning musical notation through the exercise of playing lotto, a board game (figure 1). Notice the childrens' uniforms--black skirts with suspenders and white blouses for the girls, black shorts, white shirts, and sleeveless vests that look a bit like bolero jackets and do not come down all the way to the waist for the boys. Both the boys and girls wear long brown stockings (probably made of cotton or a cotton-synthetic blend). Most of the children seem to be about 5 or 6 years old.







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