One way to view intelligence is to divide it into three domains: affective, behavioral, and cognitive…
The ABC Model of Intelligence
The Affective Domain is the realm of feeling: emotions, attitudes, values, and motivations.
The Behavioral Domain is the realm doing: bodily actions and skills.
The Cognitive Domain is the realm of thinking: language, definitions, concepts, associations, and calculations.
This “ABC model” validates our intuitive notions of self as consisting of body, mind, and spirit.
Learning Defined
Let’s continue by asking “What is learning?”
Learning is a change in how you feel, think, or act as a result of some kind of experience.
Importantly, Piano-ology is designed to routinely tap into all three of these fundamental, complementary aspects of our being as we acquire new attitudes, skills, and knowledge.