Musical / Rhythmic

The musical learning style, also known as the aural (auditory-musical-rhythmic), is one of nine types of intelligence defined in Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences. Music learning style refers to a person's ability to understand and act on sound and rhythm.

If you are musically intelligent, you are able to:

• Transform

• Perceive

• Express

• Discriminate

Learning Strategies

• People with musical learning styles learn best when taught using spoken instruction and auditory media. They focus on using spoken content in their association and visualization. Musical learning style students have good auditory memory and may respond well to jingles and rhymes to help memorize information they may otherwise struggle to remember. Teachers or students may want to create a rap that covers the material to help them remember it.

• Students with strong aural learning styles would benefit from recording lectures in class. It provides a basis for understanding and helps the individual better visualize the content. These individuals would benefit by creating mnemonics or acrostics to make the most of rhythm and rhyme, to help them best recall the information. Teachers may want to include music and instruments from the time period being covered in a history class or lessons on geography, social sciences, and other cultures.

• Students may find that they like to have background music while studying or working on projects. They enjoy musical games. They may want to add music to presentations. They can enjoy performing in musicals, singing or playing an instrument, or composting or selecting the music to be included.

All kinds of musical forms Possible Careers:

• Song Writer

• Performing Musician

• Piano Tuner

• Singer

• Musical Theater Actor/ Actress

• Studio Engineer

• Instrument Manager