Do students fit the personality trait model?
It’s all very well to postulate among music teachers and experts, but do students really fit in that easily? Yousef definitely thinks so. Apart from composing music, he also teaches piano. He profiles five of his students: “Anabelle Style, nine, fits the extraversion trait. She plays the piano and the guitar. She is highly sociable and can’t stop talking. At the same time, she has impressive musical aptitude and she knows it. She prefers to play the guitar in an all-out performance style – behind her head. She loves jazz and swing. “Charlotte Style, 11 [Anabelle’s sister], quite easily fits in the agreeableness trait. She dutifully rehearses; rarely ever speaks out of turnand always tries her best. She is extremely hard-working and slaves away at the piano to get even the most difficult passages up to standard. She is comfortable with classical music and conventional rhythm. Their mum is an accomplished clarinettist and their dad, a jazz pianist. “Almas Haidery, 14, is what I would cal
