Musical Creativity – Constitutive Element or Product of Musical Talent Development

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Abstract. Bearing in mind various positions of creativity in modern conceptions Key words: creativity, musical creativity, giftedness, musical talent, music teachingLast decades have been dominated by great interest in gifted and talented people. This is confirmed by forming of new conceptions and models, which main goal is identification of gifted and talented individuals and stimulation of their potentials through organizing of various educational programmes. While majority of authors of these conceptions agree as to importance of (high) abilities as factors of giftedness (e.g. Gagné, 2008;Heller, 1991; McPherson & Williamon, 2006;Persson, 2009;Renzulli, 2005;Sternberg, 2005;VanTassel-Baska, 2005), we may notice that attitude as to the role of creativity differ considerably. This leads to the conclusion that there is no consensus regarding nature and importance of this phenomenon.Certain authors consider creativity as compulsory element of giftedness. Renzulli (2005) sees giftedness as interaction of above-average ability, creativity and task commitment,