Musical Intelligence

It takes a special intelligence to be musically inclined. Unfortunately, this is something that is an area of weakness for me, but I do have an appreciation for music. It has certainly become a second language to some of my family members. My mother is an excellent pianist and though I enjoyed piano music, I was never followed in her footsteps. It has certainly become a second language though for two of my younger brothers. Both brothers had music lessons in elementary and high school, plus having a parent that has a strong dedication to music helped them in the area of music. One brother is very good on the drums and guitars, while the other one plays a saxophone, guitars and the keyboard. They truly have Musical Intelligence, because they not only perceive and appreciate the music, but can also produce rhythms and melodies on several different instruments. They are able to “make the music exist, or create”, where I can only appreciate the various types of music, including Classical, Country, Pop and Rock. I also have an appreciation of my mother’s era of music, which was the 1930’s and 1940’s music.


Chapter 7 tells us that it depends on the nature of the society into which he or she is born, which is most certainly true with Musical Intelligence. This is true with not only my brothers, but also with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His father was a court musician and as you probably already know, he started playing the keyboard at the age of four. What true and gifted Musical Intelligence Mozart had!