Music and language learning

Singing to learn a language

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

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 way […]

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Learning a language with music videos

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 sound […]

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Learning English with music, from music lyrics to learning

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, rather expensive […]

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Learning English with Music

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 English Music
I always […]

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Babies learn from their parents not from TV

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, their parents.  […]

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The movie Havana Blues and learning Spanish

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 few […]

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Learn a language by ascribing meaning to your learning process

Meaning and learning
Children learn to survive
The reason a child learns so well,  is there is nothing more important and meaningful to a child than to learn.  A child is wire to learn like a child is wired to eat.  This is because nature knows that if a child is to survive in the world it must […]

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Gregorian chants, your brain on Gregorian chants

Gregorian chants
Gregorian chants are in my opinion the most soothing and flowing music there is.  But I grew up listing to Gregorian chants, so perhaps I am partial. Regardless they have a real affect on your brain and can be used to help you learn languages.
Gregorian chants an brainwaves
Many studies have been done on music […]

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Spanish music lyrics

Spanish music lyrics
Find Spanish music lyrics, if you want to learn Spanish.
Learn Spanish music lyrics
The reason music is so effective as a way to learn is simple, it is the rhythm.  When listening to music the rhythm somehow imprints the tones and words in your memory.  You can not listen to any music, the words […]

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