Musical Intelligence Example

She is understood as musical intelligence to the innate ability to interpret and handle music, this ability is commonly recognized as "good ear" or "musical ear".

This phenomenon consists of understanding the rhythms and musical parameters without having carried out further studies. But it should be clarified that even though music intelligence is very strong, it is advisable to encourage the study of music.

This appreciation is commented on by Daniel Goleman and by Howard Gardner (North American Psychologists) who classify them as one of the emotional intelligences.

Among the people recognized as gifted with musical intelligence can be named:

• Mozart
• Beethoven
• Consuelito Velazquez
• Carlos Gardel
• Leonardo Favio
• Jose Alfredo Jimenez
• Agustin Lara
• Fredy Mercury (Real name: Farrokh Bomi Bulsara)

Some of these characters did not study music and played instruments in a self-taught way, such as José Alfredo Jiménez, Carlos Gardel and Agustín Lara.

Example of musical intelligence:

Consuelo Velázquez (Consuelito Velázquez).

The Mrs. Consuelo Velázquez, from a very early age and without prior knowledge, could perfectly emulate the Mexican national anthem on the piano, just by having listened to it; because of this, she was given music classes, which led her to become an excellent pianist, but her ability to compose songs she was stronger still, and one of her titles, “Bésame mucho”, a song that became an informal hymn for the soldiers of the second war world.

The fame of this song was such that it received recognition in countless nations, and even his career artistic was done extensively abroad, although she returned to the country to continue her life particular.