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Music and Language in Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Margaret Barrett
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There have been a number of links established between music and language. As two of the major symbols systems developed by and specific to humans, music and language share a number of characteristics. For example, in their most natural form – i.e. song and spoken word – music and language share the same vehicle for expression, the voice, with a consequent emphasis on the aural medium; indeed the child's first experiences of music and language are often linked.

This paper reviews a number of the perceived commonalities between music and language and discusses the implications these may have for education. The major concepts of music, those duration, dynamics, pitch, tone-colour and structure, are discussed in connection with the ways in which these may be utilised in order to foster linguistic competency.

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Research Article
Information
British Journal of Music Education , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 1990 , pp. 67 - 73
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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