Affiliation:
1. Varda Shaked (computer scientist, musician, educator), 65 Williston Road, Brookline, MA 02445, U.S.A..
Abstract
This article presents the cognitive capacities and tendencies in the lives of computer scientists who play classical music as a serious avocation. Using qualitative research and thematic analysis methods, narratives of seven participants are constructed through open-ended interviews, from which the essence of their thinking skills is extracted in the form of four primary themes: being in the zone, assuming an engineering/scientific mindset, aesthetic thinking and joyous thinking. With such a rich thinking toolkit, this study motivates educators to support individuals with interdisciplinary interests and calls for such individuals not to leave behind their musical passions despite pragmatic career considerations.
Subject
Computer Science Applications,Music,Engineering (miscellaneous),Visual Arts and Performing Arts