[Vision2020] IQ tests

[Tami Stinebaugh]

My feeling on this is that one can have musical intelligence without necessarily having high bodily/kinesthetic intelligence, but that does not mean that a person cannot have both.  I think you are right, most musicians probably have both a high musical intelligence as well as bodily/kinesthetic intelligence, but not all.  The way I understand it, musical intelligence is having the capacity to think about music, ie- recognizing and remembering musical patterns, but not necessarily play music. From what I remember, people with high bodily/kinesthetic intelligence often include people in the performing arts which would include musicians.  Of course, I'm not an expert, and am probably the furthest person on earth from posessing any sort of musical intelligence, but I'm just giving my take on it.  :)

Tami Stinebaugh

----- Original Message -----
From: Tbertruss@aol.com
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:22 pm
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] IQ tests

> 
> Ben:
> 
> I read through the list of types of intelligence and my first 
> thought was 
> that Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence, partly described as 
> "expertise in using the 
> entire body to relate
> thoughts and feelings" actually fits rather perfectly under 
> "Musical-Rhythmic 
> Intelligence."  Many of the greatest musicians play their 
> instruments as if 
> possessed, with their whole body involved in the creation of their 
> music.
> But we find the example of activities that express Bodily-
> Kinesthetic 
> intelligence to be: "Dancers, football players, and gymnasts are 
> examplesof bodily-kinesthetic intelligence."
> 
> This definition of Musical-Rhythmic intelligence offered seems to 
> leave out 
> the profound connection to the intelligence of the body in the 
> making of music.
> 
> Ted Moffett
>