The Music-Smart Kid

This is the 5th post in the series I am doing on the Multiple Intelligences or 8 Great Smarts.  You can find the first four posts here: Nature-Smart Kid ,Word-Smart Kid, Logic-Smart Kid, and Picture-Smart Kid

For an overview of ALL the multiple intelligences, make sure to check out this post: Multiple Intelligences: Discovering the Way Your Child is Smart.  

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This post is all about the music-smart kid.  I especially enjoyed learning more about this “smart” as we have a few people in our family who have this as one of their top smarts!

What A Music-Smart Kid Looks Like:

  • Thinks with rhythm and melodies
  • They make music when they’re excited.
  • They recognize music in everyday sounds.
  • Likes to compose or make up their own jingles.
  • Taps their fingers to the beat of the song.
  • Can play one or more instruments.
  • Likes to have music playing in the background.
  • Might be interested in many different types of music.
  • May do well with memorizing of vocabulary words or math facts.

Possible Careers for a Music-Smart Kid:

  • Composer
  • Music teacher
  • Worship pastor
  • Music therapist
  • Advertiser
  • Piano tuner
  • Sound engineer
  • Website/video designer

How You Can Nurture Music-Smart Kids:

  • Invest in music lessons.
  • Have them play/sing for nursing home residents or at church.
  • Don’t overly critique their practicing or performances.
  • Attend their performances.
  • Go to concerts with them.
  • Play and talk about a variety of music styles.
  • Play music in the background.
  • Buy soundtracks to their favorite movies.
  • Tie into history by playing music from whatever time in history you’re learning about.
  • Listen to music with them and ask why they like the music they do.
  • If they tend towards perfectionism, help them understand that mistakes are part of the process.

Games/Resources for Music-Smart Kids:


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