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week one, we discussed the topic of nature vs. nurture, and I was assigned to side with nature in the debate. I found an interesting article about aptitude, talent, and giftedness. The article discussed the musical talent of the Bach family and how young sons began training with older family members early (Vinkhuyzen, van der Sluis, Posthuma, &amp; Boomsma, 2009). In thinking about critical periods for learning and musical ability, I decided to research this topic further. How much was nature? How much was nurture? What was the crucial period of learning? How did Bach’s know it was time to begin training the sons?
There are times that animals are more likely to learn certain behaviors in life (Chance, 2014). For instance, dogs learn social behavior very young, three to twelve weeks (Chance, 2014). There is not a lot of evidence about critical learning periods in people, although there is some thought that the first twelve years produce language (Chance, 2014). In that vein, I would argue that humans can imprint behavior in many areas during that critical time. Researching the Bach family history provides a lot of information, but the only reference to an age when talking about training the sons in music is “early childhood” (The Bach Family – Family History, 2017). All men in the family participated in teaching other men (The Bach Family – Family History, 2017). Do humans behave as they do in individual families because they were born that way (Chance, 2014)? Is this musical ability because training begins early in life? There is undoubtedly an aptitude that appears in families over generations, indicating a natural tendency towards specific talents (Vinkhuyzen, van der Sluis, Posthuma, &amp; Boomsma, 2009). However, a significant amount of time was spent in practice in the Bach household (O’Banon, n.d.). Contrary to the vast musical status of the Bach family, Mozart’s son was unable to reach his father’s level of talent (O’Banon, n.d.). It seems that nurture, or lack of it, can defeat nature.
Seven generations and close to twenty members of the Bach family became prominent musicians (O’Banon, n.d.). Johann Sebastian Bach said the family was “born to music” (O’Banon, n.d.). Did they nurture the innate talent that already existed naturally? There is evidence that adding practice to natural talent helps. While many studies show genes play a role in learning ability, the fact that they excel in this area shows a significant connection between nature and nurture (Chance, 2014). In looking at this family, it seems that nurture would only fail if a Bach family member had a different desire.

References:
Chance, P. (2014). Learning and behavior (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
O’Banon, R. (n.d.). Is there Inherited “Genius” in the Bach Family Tree? Retrieved from https://www.bsomusic.org/stories/is-there-inherited-genius-in-the-bach-family-tree/
The Bach Family – Family History. (2017, June 14). Retrieved from https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Family-History.htm
Vinkhuyzen, A. A., van der Sluis, S., Posthuma, D., &amp; Boomsma, D. I. (2009). The heritability of aptitude and exceptional talent across different domains in adolescents and young adults. Behavior Genetics, 39(4), 380-392. doi:10.1007/s10519-009-9260-5