Michael Jackson might be remembered more as a dancer than a musician. But he did not just dance himself, he made all his fans dance to his music. He is a legend and is regarded as a person who greatly influenced music in the 20th century. People across the world still sway to his amazing music.
What is Musical Intelligence?
Have you heard people mention that someone is having a ‘good ear’ for music? It indicates that the person is sensitive to sounds, tone, and rhythm. Not everyone can differentiate different components of a composition of music or find if something is off-key. People who are good at this are blessed with musical intelligence. The level of skill showed by a person in appreciating musical patterns, performing or composing denotes their musical intelligence. People with high musical intelligence can usually memorize a melody easily and can imitate other’s singing.
Traits of People with Musical Intelligence
You can tell if you possess musical intelligence, by checking if you have the following traits.
You can memorize songs easily
If a composition or singing goes off-key, you notice it
You have a good rhythm and are sensitive to sounds
You enjoy different sounds and are good at identifying instruments
You are good at composing music
You are recognizing tones and patterns in music
You are highly passionate about music
Careers for People with Musical Intelligence
People with musical intelligence can pursue any field relating to music like composing, singing, playing a musical instrument, musician, producer, music teacher, choir director or DJ (disc jockey).
Have you seen the craze for sunburn festivals and DJ Snake? He has made a big name for himself as a DJ because of his musical intelligence.
Fields of study that can be of interest
For people with musical intelligence, learning different subjects can be easy if they relate it to music. There are some bachelor degrees or certificate courses that come for the music itself. You can learn it as a performing art or the theory of music. One can also become an expert in different musical instruments.
How to develop Musical Intelligence
Beethoven is a great example here. He has trained his musical intelligence so much that he continued to compose stunning symphonies even after he completely lost his ability to listen. Following this one can always develop musical intelligence as there is always scope for improvement.
If you want to make music your career, it would be useful to improve your musical intelligence. Once your brain is trained in a particular field it performs better with much lesser effort, to do this
Start noticing the sounds around you regularly
Rather than sticking to one type of music, expose yourself to different genres
Learn to play a musical instrument
If you are already playing one, explore different tunes and experiment with it
Give a shot at composing a new piece
