But refer to the child as possessing «
high musical intelligence,» and it's a short step to the upbeat idea that the mathematics deficit can be circumvented by the intelligence in another area — after all, both are intelligences.
Gardner also writes that intelligences are not fungible; the individual low in logico - mathematical intelligence but high
in musical intelligence can not somehow substitute the latter for the former and understand math through music.
For example, the conductor of a symphony obviously
uses musical intelligence, but also must use interpersonal intelligence as a group leader and bodily - kinesthetic intelligence to move in a way that is informative to the orchestra.
People who have a
strong musical intelligence don't just remember music easily - they can't get it out of their minds, it's so omnipresent.
Gardner says that all people are born with one or more «intelligences,» such as logical - mathematical, spatial, bodily - kinesthetic and
even musical intelligence.
Putting aside for a moment the fact that there isn't one single «intelligence» in a person that can be measured with a single IQ test (It's now known that we have «multiple intelligences,»
including musical intelligence), studies show it's not that passively listening to classical music that makes you smarter; it's that music learning opens doorways to other learning and strengthens the skills kids will use the rest of their lives in school and beyond.
Learning a tongue twister
employs musical intelligence, which is one of each learner's multiple intelligences and another example of this type of learning includes grammar chants.
Sister Sledge wonders why he's the greatest dancer, and given what the great Albert Murray says in Stompin'the Blues about the likes of Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis, they are right to so wonder — dancing ability often is a sign
of musical intelligence, and is often linked with good fashion sense, even if the latter is a more surface sort of excellence, in that it obviously requires the money and leisure to purchase the clothes, or as Aristotle might say, the «equipment.»
If he also has
musical intelligence, he might like to take up dancing, or learn to play the drums.
On the other hand, if you have a child with little or
no musical intelligence, he may have no desire at all to learn to play an instrument.
Musical intelligence is associated with enjoying music, singing, making music, and playing an instrument.
For example, a young person who demonstrates an impressive level of
musical intelligence may be far less skilled when it comes to bodily - kinesthetic or logical - mathematical intelligence.
I was certain there simply weren't enough hours in the day to foster students»
musical intelligence or bodily - kinesthetic intelligence.
Some people have strong verbal and
musical intelligence but weak interpersonal intelligence; others may be adept at spatial recognition and math but have difficulty with bodily - kinesthetic intelligence.
Tuning In:
Musical Intelligence.
That is, the student who is having trouble with reading, for example, might harness
her musical intelligence to help overcome the reading difficulty.
For example, it can be argued that
musical intelligence and bodily - kinesthetic intelligence are better approached as talents (they do not normally need to adapt to life demands).
First, the instructor has to believe that people learn in different ways and that
musical intelligence can be harnessed to obtain learning objectives in different areas.
Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences claims that humans do not have only a cognitive intelligence, but have many types of intelligence, such as kinesthetic, intra or interpersonal, and
musical intelligence, where no two individuals are «intelligent» in the same way.
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Musical intelligence is the capacity to think in music, to be able to hear patterns, recognize them, remember them, and perhaps manipulate them.
Be prepared for
the musical intelligences to produce an «Ancestor Rap,» but make sure you hear it before they present it to the class.