music and learning language?
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What an interesting question.  :-)  \n\nMusic, like mathematics, is in many respects considered a language.  I've heard it is true that children who grow up learning to play a musical instrument find mathematics easier than children who do not play an instrument.  \n\nIt's a well documented fact that learning one language exercises portions of the brain making it easier to learn successive languages, with each additional language being easier than the one before it.  So it stands to reason that someone who has become "fluent" in the "language" of music might find it easier to learn a foreign language afterward.
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Buy an audio tape with learn tables to music. It will stick in yer brain easier when you have a tune to memorise them by.
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Between the two of them, I would choose the interactive software.  Most of your interative software includes pictures (which are very helpful) and real life situatiions and provided extra vocabulary .  Most of these programs also include progress quizzes.  Most of these software programs also put the language in a context that you can understand.  The few audio programs I've listened to give you a phrase to listen translate and repeat.  If you are building towards fluency, this is not the way to go.  \nThere's no harm in listening to an audio cd (it gives you a model of the language being spoken), but I wouldn't rely on it solely.\nGood Luck on your language learning!
937677
I don't know of DVDs, but you might want to check out Rosetta Stone software.  It's very photo-based and includes pronunciation, so it would work well for even young children, but you'd have to lead them through it.
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listen to someone else speak it, buy a tape, find a station or movie in french... something that really helped me was watching subtitled movies.  i had a hard time learning french too, and the best way to learn is to always hear it and try to understand what your hearing.  even if at first you only understand a word or two, or just pick out something and are like, hey! i know that word!  the rest tends to fall into place.  as for things like learning to conjugate verbs and what not... i'm afraid my dear, you might just have to study ;)  haha.. but yeah, subtitled movies!!  i highly recommend!  good luck!
732107
Wow.  You're a music person and you want to learn a programming language just for that.  I wouldn't advise it.  Just do a search for music note learning games or something.  I found this one: http://www.happynote.com/ear-training.html.  Probably not exactly what you need, but you could try more searches...
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Living Language is a good company to use. I have Spanish and Japanese learning course. They are very easy to use and to understand. Here is there web site to check out.\n\nhttp://www.randomhouse.com/livinglanguage/
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Hi!\n\nThe BBC website have a very good language section where you will find this two,among many others.They have radio and news,as well,so you can practice reading and listening.\nGood luck!\nHave a nice weekend! :)
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or you could find those language learning CD that teach you the pronunciations.\n\nTo learn a language, not only you need to read and write, but also important to speak well.
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Start with a one-on-one tutor.  Don't assume that because a kid is a "slow learner" in traditional school that he/she will be the same for music.  It might be the environment, the method of teaching, the material, etc.  (Obviously, I don't know your kid, so this is just a for instance)\n\nBut if you're worried, start with private lessons and see how he/she takes to it.  Look for a teacher that can introduce different instruments and is willing to teach technique with or without sheet music (some kids will take well to an instrument but get turned off by learning to read music when they're first starting).
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Hiya, I can recommend you a great site. It's http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish You'll find there a free course of Spanish for beginners. And if you put your speakers on you will be able to hear them pronounce words as well. It's a very good site. If you're interested in other languages as well, then go to www.bbc.co.uk/languages and choose a different language. Good luck with learning Spanish. That's one of the languages that I also would like to learn. As I find it cool.
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an excellent way to learn anything is to study how a master does it.\n\nsince you say 'lyrics' i assume you mean things for singing.\n\nlook at placebo, the shins, the stereophonics (their stuff from a few years ago at least) ...\n\nand some of the older classics.
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Hello,\n\nYes you can. First of all you can use some free stuff from the net. You can even interact with people from your chosen country that you want to learn their language.\n\nTry Pimsleur learning program;its recorded books like conversational which is paced. Every one i know has raved about pimsleur.\n\nTry Rosetta Stone as well ...WWW.BYKI.COM, free download site for your chosen language \n\nGood luck\n\nP.S. If you want to learn for example spanish, you can also listen to their music,film and radio and not to forget reading their books not only will your speaking skills improve,but your vocabulary
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it is good when you can compose a music for you poems/lyrics... is actually as easy as ABC when you know the musical score of course, i did it for my fren for composing music for his lyrics, and it works... just try playing with your guitar or other instrument and someday you will find out that tone is nice and you will try to fit ur poems/lyrics into that music... it works for me actually... mayb you can try it out, good luck
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The bbc.co.uk website is very good at languages. \n\n\nScroll down to "learning"then click on "languages" which is below it.\n\nIts free and it has an audio facility as well.
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u can learn portughese!! it's pretty similar to spanish!! // italian sounds good too/ FRENCH  it's like HARD GURL!! so stick to those 2!!:)
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There is a web called www.teachspanish.com, maybe it can be useful.