I think one current line of thinking goes something like this.
1) Yes, to *some* extent, this individual may be better "hardwired", so
as to have better natural abilities (citing a previous example, perfect
pitch). However, I have to agree that
2) this would not force it to become a guiding interest. However -
if the individual lives in a setting in which music is omnipresent, the
release of chemicals *in response* might, over time, account for
structural changes which strengthen an inclination in that area.
Hence, for example, in the absence of music from the individual's life,
one might postulate that he would undergo a kind of "withdrawal" from his
own (environmentally induced) baseline, and so would seek out music - *or
some biochemical equivalent* to reduce the dysphoria.
Although, obviously, this is totally hypothetical, one would expect such
an individual to become musically talented sheerly in an effort to keep
music in his life.
Anyway. Just a thought.
Hannah P. Robinson
