Music and language learning

Music and languages are connected and how music can help you learn a language

Music and languages Music have a lot in common with languages. Language like music is rhythmic. Your brain will learn by a mnemonic, simply the rhythm of the language. Music and languages a personal experience -A personal experience with rhythm and how it is connected to music and language learning- About 15 years ago I [...]

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Why musicians learn languages This is my personal observation from people I know who study both languages and music in Krakow, Poland. Many people will tell you that musicians have a gift for language, I do not believe it, at least not in a significant way. I have taught too many students to think people [...]

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Classical music and studying a foreign language I am partial because I like classical music. However, I noticed that when I study a foreign language with classical music in the background, I can focus better. I think everyone believes they have a level of ADD (attention deficit disorder) and if you are one of those [...]

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Music – Singing to learn a language Most memory masters will tell you rhythm will help you remember. Further learning a language with music is an excellent method to learn a language, for other reason besides just rhythm, that is, your brain is all about connections and music can open closed gates in your brain. [...]

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Memory systems and language learning I teach and learn languages. I have read countless books on language learning, but more important I have had years of first hand experience with language learning. There are scores of language learning products on the market from books to software to memory masters. What do I think is the best [...]

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Language learning with music videos Music videos are more interesting than traditional pod-casts or in my opinion TV. And if you are into music this can be a way to spark your interest in a language. I think music is perhaps the best way to learn a language. It blends acoustics with rhythm with the [...]

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Learning English with music, understanding music Language learning gear for learning with music When I was growing up I loved languages and I loved to liked to listen to music very much. To combine these two passions I needed gear.  The equipment ‘one-must-have’ was, then, in seventies/eighties, a tape recorder. Cassettes tapes were too new, [...]

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Learning English the old fashion way, with music and hardwork First contact with English music My (Mirek) first contact with English happened when I was 13 and it was rather funny. I could say was initiated to English in a jungle. You must agree when you read the following story. It was a musical jungle. Source of [...]

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Where do babies get words Babies learn from their parents not from TV Babies learn from their parents not from TV.  In fact some accelerated DVD language learning for slows babies progress.  DVDs are good for children and great for adults but for babies, they respond really only to real live humans, in other words, [...]

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Havana Blues for learning Spanish Last night I went to ‘Havana Blues’ at the movies. I watched it in Spanish with Polish subtitles. The film was about two musicians in Havana.  A large part of the movie was music and singing in Spanish.  By the end of the movie I was able to learn a [...]

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