Researches had revealed that music and language are
interrelated to each other scientifically. According to the article in ScienceDaily, September 28, 2007, music and language
are processed by the same brain systems. In addition, there
is a method which applies music in language learning. A Bulgarian psychologist, Georgi Lozanov (1979) had invented a
method which is called as ‘Suggestopedia’. Music was central
to his method. As this method is concerned, the kind of music that is being used was Baroque music.
I do believe that there will be much more research
on this topic later on; as integrated learning is proven very
helpful in improving the effectiveness of education. Other
than the mechanical aspect of the effectiveness, I do believe
that one should not just learn what he has to learn just the
way it is. It is very good to integrate other related aspects to
the process of learning itself, not just for the effectiveness,
but also to enjoy the process of learning.
For all these times, music is seen as only the entertainment in people’s life. As much as it does make sense, it is
somewhat arguable. Other than entertainment,
there are indeed a lot of other aspects that can
be associated with music; for example language
and the process of learning
“Baroque music
created created the
kind of ‘relaxed
According to Dobrian, 1992, “Music
is not itself a language and therefore is
concentration’ that
not susceptible to precisely the same
of analysis and teaching
led to ‘superlearning ” methodsas verbal
language; so it is almost
certainly futile to attempt to model
music entirely as a language.
Nevertheless, music does in most cases
include the linguistic elements of symbols and
grammar, and it is therefore very likely that linguistic methods
of analysis and education can at least provide some insights
into analogous processes of musical understanding.”
According to Ostrander & Schroeder (1979 : 65
Regardless of any other aspects that lie within this
method, the