Multiple Intelligences
After reading Howard Gardner’s theory of the Multiple Intelligences, I have learned that I am a musical learner. I am aware of my strongest learning style and I know what I have to do in order to assure success in each and every one of my classes and endeavors. My newfound understanding of Howard Gardner’s theory of the Multiple Intelligences will contribute to my knowledge of the theory and my strongest learning style, what learners with this specific learning style need in order to be successful, and enable me to utilize my strongest learning style to its maximum potential in each task/project. Thus, I am on my way to becoming a straight “A” student. Hooray!
My strongest learning style is the musical learner. A musical learning style is one of the eight types of learning styles in Howard Gardner’s theory of the Multiple Intelligences. A musical learning style refers to a person’s ability to understand and process sound, rhythm, patterns in sound, relationships between sounds, and the ability to process rhymes and other musical information. Musical learning styled people enjoy school activities such as music performance and band, choir, orchestra, and writing poetry or songs. They enjoy being surrounded by music and like different types of music and sounds. People with musical learning styles learn best when taught using spoken instruction and auditory media. Musical learning styled students have good auditory memory.
According to Howard Gardner, in order to be successful, musical learners need to participate in musical performances like band and choir. This can help them to become singers, composers, conductors, and instrumentalists. Musical learners need sing along time, trips to concerts, music playing at home and school, and musical instruments. Music is a big part of their learning experience. They are good at picking up sounds, remembering melodies, noticing pitches and rhythms, and keeping time. There is a possibility that they have musical skills, but...
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