Today, the city hall was literally »Shaking and moving«. We were talking about musical/rhythmical intelligence. After the demonstration of interesting exercises for getting acquainted with and keeping the rhythm, we clapped and made our own rhythms. After a few tries we actually succeeded. J
Every one of us found his/her rhythm, his/her tone and then we tried to tune in with the rest of the participants to create the rhythm and tone of the group. Can you imagine that? Let me tell you that this is not nearly a simple task if you take into account that we are an international group of people, knowing each other for five days. But we did it!
We went to lunch »in the mood« ;)
After lunch some of the participants presented their own exercises for creating rhythm, listening to various sounds, pointing out false tones etc.
Then we held a debate about what is and what is not a musical intelligence, its connection with other intelligences or even the possibility that it traverses into some, how to use it in educational process. The debate could last until dawn. We concluded the day with composing songs about the seminar, a rap song. I guess you can imagine the laughter following the presentation of our folk-pop-rap masterpieces.
The conclusion of today's seminar was that every one of us has at least a tiny bit of musical and rhythmical intelligence in him/her since this is actually first form of intelligence we come across. A fetus in the womb listens to the beating of mother's heart, voices from outside, vibrations.
It is true that same of us are much more musical than the others, some »think in music« and others like to listen. Rhythm, tone, voices, frequencies, melodies, harmony or not; all this is around us every single day. Life is music and music is life!
Matjaz, Slovenia
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer (H.D. Thoreau)
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