The Characteristics Of Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence

What is Musical Talent? How is Musical Talent defined or tested? Musical Talent is a person having an excellent eye or ear for music and playing or creating music. There are several ways that musical talent can be tested the most known one being Seashore’s Measure test. Which will be explained later on in the paper, however the question is whether Genes cause musical talent or if the person’s environment causes them to be musically talented. This paper is going to be focusing on what causes musical talent, the genetic aspects of musical talent as well as the environmental aspects of what causes musical talent, and some ways that measure musical talent and the reliability and validity of the

Although technique and natural talent are big factors in music performing, it is suggested that a major skill needed for a developing music performer is the ability to sight-read (Paul), which is an important factor in acquiring and expanding music literacy (Gromko). However, music literacy is a compositional ability that requires many different abilities (Gromko, Lehmann and Ericson).

(Sheftel 2002) Music does involve a higher level of thinking even though it doesn’t seem like it. Listening to music uses the right hemisphere. When a student starts reading music and learning the rhythm and pattern of notes they are using the left hemisphere, which is also used in math. (Dickinson 1993) In one college class the Professor played a series of notes and then explained to the students that it was a mathematical progression. “Even at a college level, he said music appreciation classes, and instrument instruction would increase student's ability to learn.” (Sheftel 2002)

Another area is Cognitive Development where the children can learn from books, songs and sequence and finger plays. The books we use can be wordless, have minimum words to help them become familiar with print. These books should be available to the children every day since it is very important to help the build their vocabulary and become successful learners.

In Joanne Lipman’s “A Musical Fix for U.S. Schools”, she describes the benefits music can bring to a student’s IQ that allows them to perform superior in school. Music forces a person to think differently than how they usually may in other classes. This allows for new thinking strategies to form, improving the cognitive side of the mind. This positive difference is shown when a canadian study was done with music training where the results showed an increase in IQ in the group of people children studied (Lipman). With that study, the favorable results of music is clear for children. An IQ measures the intelligence of people, which is related to the cognitive abilities of the mind, and therefore the person. People may think that music may

The music of Mozart has been long praised. His classical sonatas and concertos continue to be recognized as some of the greatest works of music of all time. Since Mozart’s death, many have argued over the relationship between listening to Mozart and intelligence, with many arguing that classical music makes you smarter. Although many myths surrounding the topics of Mozart and intelligence exist, in this paper, I will be addressing the myth in the context that solely listening to the music of Mozart will improve cognitive performance before academic functions such as tests.

Aheadi, Dixon, and Glover were able to identify the benefits of musical training in a study involving the Mozart effect. Aheadi et al. state that, “Evidence suggests musical training can lead to long term enhancement of intelligence” (Aheadi, Dixon, and Glover, 2009, pg. 1). The results in this study showed that musicians had a higher overall performance compared to non-musicians. In a 1998, study completed by Overy, they were able to show that musical training tends to lead to increased intellectual abilities. They extrapolated that musical training improves cognitive functioning in attention, coordination, language, and concentration (Overy,

You can be intelligent by having a musical connection. You can match or hit a note perfectly or sing well. You can create a rhythm to match a song. "Musical discerning sounds their pitch, tone, rhythm, and timbre". In course we had to sing a scale to create harmony.

Learning music positively affects a student's academic career. Brain imaging revealed that musicians have greater activity in their hippocampus and limbic system, which are related to memory retention and emotional processing. With this increase in brain activity, people with music training both develop better communication skills and display more empathy (Source B). Despite the substantial benefit music education has, critics still believe that funding for music education can be used for more advantageous expenditures such as lowering class size or upgrading facilities (Source D). However, these critics overlook the importance music education has on the overall growth of students. Studies in neuroaesthetics discovered profound effects music has on the development of the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for higher level thinking and motor skills. As a result, musicians are "better at drawing comparisons, forming constructive criticism and analyzing alternative viewpoints" (Source B). By providing students with music education, schools can enrich their students with more than what traditional academics

As mentioned in Nedra Floyd-Pautler’s “Playing music keeps your hearing sharp” published on April 2, 2012; due to the brains’ elasticity, instrumentalists and those with musical talent posses the ability to shape their brain to develop positive cognitive skills. In a recent study disclosed by Nina Kraus, PhD, and her team at Northwestern University’s Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory, it was concluded that musical training optimizes the physiology and biology of the human brain. Musicians advance in a selection of advantages allowing them to better articulate speech, language, and emotion. Another being the capability to distinguish time changes in another’s pitch. The positive outcome of a musically trained brain demonstrates a rapid process

Early childhood professionals have understood the importance of language and literacy in young children for quite some time. Early literacy plays a key role in facilitating the kind of early learning experiences that corresponds with academic achievement, reduced grade retention, higher graduation rates and an increase in productivity during their adult life. (Elliott) A child’s journey towards literacy involves learning to speak, listen, read, understand, watch, draw, and write. The building blocks for constructing these skills begin at birth. Throughout this paper, I will explain the components of a well-designed literacy activity, why each piece is important, and how

The first article showed the correlation between third grader, with various degrees of musical experience, who were tested on a battery of auditory processing and reading related tasks. One-hundred eighty four third-grade children from three mainstream public schools were participants in the study. Many of these participants had no previous knowledge of hearing or neurological problems. Of the 184 third-grader 13 failed to complete portions of the testing protocol and 15 failed provide information about their musical history and therefore were excluded. Of the 156 remaining children, 108 took music lessons at time of the study and the other children never participated in any form of formal music lessons. Some children with musical experience had between 1-36 months of experience and were taking music lesson and playing a musical instrument at least once a week. (http://journals.plos.org)

There have been various research studies and debates about how children learn. It started with Webster Spellers and their popular method of reading instruction, which was replaced with alphabetic and phonics methods. The debate soon became about phonics and whole-word method. They found that not one method worked for all children. Soon peoples thinking shifted to learning to read, should be as natural as learning to talk. Current research has found that whole-language and code-focused instruction are important for developing readers. Language helps us navigate through like. Oral language is vital groundwork of literacy instruction. Children with stronger oral communication read more fluently, than those who struggle with oral communication. Language skills identified with reading include vocabulary, metalinguistic awareness, and listening comprehension. Children’s vocabulary is correlational to their literacy skills. Explicit instruction is crucial for proficient literacy to develop in children.

This resource as a result links to the Early Years Foundation Stage, (EYFS) (2008). The area of the EYFS that this creative resource address is Communication and Language development. as it supports and encourages children to develop literacy and language skills. Furthermore, it is widely supported by Gandin, (1995) who has also specified that children are seen as naturally visual learners, and therefore by offering information to them in a

Although many, one positive way music education is beneficial to students is that it has a large impact on brain stem growth. With the incorporation of music in a student’s daily life, the brain stem’s responses become more robust (Brown). Therefore, the amount of brain stem growth correlates with recent musical training. As stated by Brown, an adjunct professor at the University of Baltimore, “student’s that are involved with a large amount of music will see more gains in brain stem growth”. Furthermore, the neural changes that occur in students as adolescents stay with them into adulthood (“Music Matters”). This allows students to be more prepared once they go into the workforce as adults. Along with the brain stem’s responses being more robust, it’s sensitivity to sound increases (“The Benefits” 1). This is abundantly evident from early on, as mother’s sing to their infants to facilitate brain stimulation and development. Enrichment through music, starting at a young age, seems to improve individuals speech sound development and use of more advanced vocabulary. Adolescents’ language also improves with the use of music in a student’s academics (Miller 46). Luehrisen