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MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE THEORY: MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE iS ONE OF THEM
What exactly is intelligence? Usually, it’s defined as the ability to understand, reason, and solve problems. So IQ tests focus on logical and verbal abilities.
However, according to multiple inelligence theory (controversial, but nonetheless intriguing because it jibes with evidence that the mind has evolved as a complex modular system), humans have other kinds of intelligence—interpersonal intelligence, kinesthetic intelligence, visual intelligence, and so on. One of these is musical intelligence.
According to the theory, most people excel at only one or two kinds of intelligence. For instance, if you’re gifted as a musician, and also have an outstanding ability to empathize, then you might have exceptional potential for writing songs—and yet score only average on a standard IQ test.