CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -This theory suggests human intelligence can be differentiated into the following modalities: visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, musical-rhythmic, logical-mathematical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic and bodily-kinesthetic.

Detailed explanation-2: -The musical intelligence is an example of an intelligence which Gardner defined as an ability to produce and appreciate rhythm, pitch and timbre or appreciation of the forms of musical expressiveness.

Detailed explanation-3: -The theory claims that human beings have different ways in which they process data, each being independent. The eight types of intelligence described by Gardner include: musical-rhythmic, visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Musical intelligence is the ability to perceive, distinguish, transform, and express sounds and musical forms. It allows people to create, communicate and understand meaning through sound. This intelligence includes sensitivity to the rhythms, melodies, and tones of a piece of music.

Detailed explanation-5: -In his Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Gardner expanded the concept of intelligence to also include such areas as music, spacial relations, and interpersonal knowledge in addition to mathematical and linguistic ability.