Musical intelligence - refers to the capacity to appreciate a variety of musical forms in addition to using music as a vehicle of expression. Musically intelligent people are sensitive to rhythm, melody, and pitch (Examples: singers, musicians, and composers).
Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence - refers to the capacity of using one's own body skillfully as a means of expression or to work skillfully to create or manipulate objects (Examples: dancers, actors, athletes, sculptors, surgeons, mechanics, and craftspeople).
Interpersonal intelligence - refers to the capacity to appropriately and effectively respond to other people and understand their feelings (sales people, social directors, travel agents).
Intrapersonal intelligence - refers to the capacity to accurately know one's self, including knowledge of one's own strengths, motivations, goals, and feelings (Examples: entrepreneurs, therapists, etc.).
Writing and multiple intelligences, by Grow, Gerald (1990). This presentation was given at an annual meeting of the
Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication. ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.
ED 406 643. Available on-line at: http://www.bham.wednet.edu/mod9rsrc.htm http://www.famu.edu/sjmga/ggrow/7In/7Int...
where you will find some lesson ideas.
Learning to Learn
http://www.maletlambert.hull.sch.uk/pubs... How Smart are You? is a great page offered by the web site, Innovation.com where their motto is, the Crossroads of Innovation and Creativity. Improving Teaching and Learning
http://www.nassp.org/pepmult.htm 50 Folksongs Kids Need to Know -
http://members.tripod.com/~Trip/50folkso... And a related link in the section above is Why Singing is So Important
Funderstanding
A wonderful site that explains how you can use technology in the classroom to teach interpersonal skills, cooperation, mood
management, self-awareness, motivation and more. Teachin' Tunes! Music across the curriculum. Teachers, if you've been wanting music to integrate with all of the subjects in the core curriculum, this is definitely one site that you will want to check out.
Turning Ear Development up a Notch
This is an interesting Science site that has articles discussing many issues dealing with hearing such as, the Psychology of Hearing and Signals and Systems for Speech and Hearing. A wonderful site - Music Listening Index A guide to the world's great classical pieces. This site gives you the essential facts on each piece; who wrote it, when and why; the films and TV ads
where you heard it before, and they explain the meaning of the music. Links For Fun http://www.fiftythings.com/
Fiftythings explores cultural, environmental, musical, and
ordinary things worth saving in the next millennium. http://rockhall.com/educate/lssnplan/ind...
This site offers a cool section that relates Rock and Roll relevance to a "typical" classroom setting. Check it out for some groovy ideas.
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