1. 1. The Seven Areas of Intelligence And Music
2. 2. The seven areas of intelligence were first defined by Psychologist Howard Gardner in 1983 Students used to take IQ tests at young ages (they were not very effective) Gardner thought that this was a very poor way to judge someones intelligence
3. 3. What does this have to do with music?
4. 4. Verbal Intelligence To be able to use words People who have this type of intelligence enjoy writing, telling stories, expanding their vocabulary, or doing crossword puzzles Have an easy time memorizing, singing, and writing songs or poetry
5. 5. Visual Intelligence The ability to imagine things in your mind Some people with this intelligence can picture things in their mind andreproduce them on paper Acute attention to detail
6. 6. This type helps musicians hear and picture music in their minds to effectively recreate it Musicians have strong attention to detail Can be a judge of whether music or art is good or bad
7. 7. Physical Intelligence The ability to use your body in various situations Learn best through bodily movement Usually excel in dancing and sports Musicians are very physical people Rocking back and forth while we play Dancing to beats Tapping our feet; snapping
8. 8. Musical Intelligence The ability to use, understand, and reproduce music Not limited to musiciansPeople with this intelligence work better while listening to music, can tap in time to music they hear, or can match pitch or do call and response exercises well Also make little songs to memorize hard concepts similar to what The Sound of Music did to help people memorize Solfege
9. 9. Hugh Lauriepiano, guitar, voiceMeryl Streep- violin Mark Twain- piano Clint Eastwoodpiano;Kevin Bacon- guitarCharlie ChaplinaccordionJulia Roberts- clarinet and oboeBruce Willis- harmonica Richard DawkinsclarinetJohnny CarsondrumsJamie Foxx- piano and voiceAlyssa Milano- piano and fluteHugh Jackman- Piano, guitar, violinAlbert Einstein- violin, piano
10. 10. Mathematical Intelligence The ability to apply logic to systems and numbers What does math have to do with music? Rhythmic divisions Overtone series Pitches Time signaturesGood at deciphering patterns and organizing concepts Musicians apply this when learning music theory, sequences, and tough
11. 11. Introspective/Intrapersonal Intelligence The ability to understand yourself and your innerthoughts Tend to be introverted, independent perfectionists Philosophers, writers, psychologists
12. 12. Very critical of themselvesCan break down complicated ideas- like complicated rhythmsand melodies Musicians use this for improvisation and lyrical analysis
13. 13. Interpersonal/Emotio nal Intelligence The ability to understand other people and relate well to them Musicians use this to work well together in ensemblesGood at mixing with other people and making friends
14. 14. EMPATHY Musicians are very empathic people because we are always interpreting meanings behind songs and tapping into our own emotionalsides
15. 15. Music is the only thing that encompasses every single area of intelligence Statistically, musicians are smarter than the rest of the population
16. 16. Both sides of our brains are active when we are making music Our brain activity can measure higher than engineers chipping away at a new discovery or even soccer players racingdown the field and calculating their next