Taylor Swift And Giftedness

Taylor Swift is considered one of the most well known and celebrated musical artists of the 21st century. Every album attracts new fans and pleases the old ones even more. But do her fans simply find her songs catchy or do they think she is brilliant? If she is gifted, does it come from hard work or from her giftedness in musical abilities? I believe Taylor is gifted, but she must still work hard to become successful.
What is Giftedness Giftedness is not simply defined by one characteristic or one specific detail. Many qualities and abilities can be defined as gifted, such as academic strengths, musical abilities, and athletic talents. Taylor Swift, for example, may show talent in her musical skills, but show no giftedness in academic abilities; however, giftedness does not have to include all aspects of its definition, so Taylor still classify as gifted. Like Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, an individual may have strengths in one …show more content…
If giftedness also includes musical, artistic, athletic and other proficiency, then assessments must exist to accommodate for each of these types. An IQ test can identify a considerable amount about an individual, more specifically his or her academic intelligence; however, it does not look at other classifications of intelligence that correlate with giftedness. IQ can remain as a measure for intelligence as long as it indicates academic intelligence only. For Taylor, one of her products would have to receive an assessment in order to judge her giftedness. Whether the quality of her songs, the quality of her voice, or the number of albums sold, there would be a standard that represents a level of talent and also giftedness. For non-musically gifted individuals, assessment can come from other types of evaluations, including scores and records for athletes and test scores and grades for