Does my child have Music Talent?
Posted by Holly Kennedy on Mon, Jan 09, 2012 @ 10:48 AM
Most of us in Champaign Urbana have had the experience of oberving a wedding dance where a number of our friends are "getting down" to the music completely off the beat or attending a church service where the loudest singer is proudly singing off pitch. Most adults, when asked if they have musical talent, will say, "No way". However if you ask these same adults if a child they know has musical talent the answer will be a resounding, "yes"! So how do all these musically gifted children become musically inept adults?
Contrary to popular perception, research has shown us that musical talent or aptitude, like other types of intelligence, is distributed normally among the population. This means that 84% of us (children - adults) have average to high musical talent/aptitude leaving only a meager 16% of us with almost none.
So what is the missing piece of the puzzle? How do we enter this world, as babies, with an almost guaranteed musical intelligence of average to high and gradually disintigrate into the adult dancing off beat and singing out of tune, convinced that they have "No musical talent?"
If you want to insure that your child doesn't become "That Adult" or if you are "That Adult" who wants to discover how to tap into your true musical intelligence, stay tuned for a series of 8 weekly blogs that will unveil how to insure that you become "all that you can be" musically!
Additionally, if you would like to learn more about our exciting new music program for Infants - Preschoolers in Champaign Urbana, select the link below. If you are an adult who wants to explore your musical interests and talents, select "Reserve a Complimentary Lesson" button.
