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The purpose of the following article is to present the results of the research on the musical intelligence of candidates for early childhood education teachers. The research was carried out using a standardized test developed by Herbert D. Wing. The author of the paper bases on the assumption that the level of musical intelligence of future teachers in kindergarten and fi rst grades of primary school largely determines the effects of didactic work in the fi eld of music education conducted by academic teachers. The text ends with conclusions and postulates aimed at optimizing teacher education as part of music education.