“Music is the universal language of mankind” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1835
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There is some recent research that shows an interesting connection
between music and learning. Fabrice Dossville a researcher at a university in
France did an experiment with 249students of sports psychology. He divided them
into two groups of equal academic ability. Each group listened to a one-hour
lecture on sports psychology. One group listened to classical music in the
background during the lecture. The other group listened to the lecture with no
music. After the lecture, they took a test to see how much they could remember.
The group that listened to classical music did much much better on the test.
They are not sure why listening to classical music had a positive
effect? Would Jazz music also have had a positive effect? Why did their test
scores improve? Did it help the students focus? Did it change their mood to
make them more open to understanding new information? Did it somehow make them
more motivated?
No one is sure why it worked but successful language learners have been
using music to help them improve their English skills for years. Learning the
words to English songs is great for your English. The mixture of melody, rhythm
and the poetry of the words create emotional experiences that affect us deeply.
These deep emotional connections are perfect for learning and remembering what
we learn. Emotional connections help us remember not only the vocabulary of the
songs but also the grammar. And of course, music is full of repetition. And repetition
is the basis for all learning. So what music should you listen to? Well, the
music that touches you is best. The music that makes you feel deeply is best.
Everyone is different. Find the music that you enjoy and search for the lyrics
online. You-tube is also a great place to find songs with the lyrics in the
video. Here’s one of my favorites. Post a song you like in the comments.
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