PARENTS & TEACHERS of MUSICALLY GIFTED CHILDREN Musical intelligence was defined by Howard Gardner, author of Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, as "an individual who likes to sing or hum along to music, appreciates music, may play a musical instrument and remembers song melodies." Children who have an extremely high musical intelligence are prodigies. In this series, we will explore what is means to be "musically gifted," what teachers and parents can do t

What is Musical Giftedness? Musical intelligence was defined by Howard Gardner, author of Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, as "an individual who likes to sing or hum along to music, appreciates music, may play a musical instrument and remembers song melodies." Children who have an extremely high musical intelligence are prodigies. In this series, we will explore what is means to be "musically gifted," what teachers and parents can do to foster these gifts

Janae is looking to expand her in-home music lesson studio. She teaches piano, voice, songwriting, composition, and production. She has her Master’s in Computer Music and her BA in music education. Skills are integrated together, such as guitar basics as part of Songwriting 1 (pictured). She currently offers 30-minutes or one-hour lessons. She has experience teaching students kindergarten through adults. However, we at Perennial Music and Arts recommend most children start pi