What is the 17th letter of the alphabet? Are you singing the alphabet song to find the answer? It’s “Q”. Have you ever wondered why you can recite all the lyrics to an Adele or Cold Play song but can’t remember the equation for the circumference of a circle or the Spanish word for printer? When listening to music, following the lyrics and melody/rhythm requires both sides of our brains to be active, making it easier to remember information that’s simply read. That’s why you often have lines from songs stuck in your head, but you don’t find the same

thing with passages from books.

Learning a new language? You should start by listening to a song; you will get a better sense of words and pronunciation. In addition to all these fabulous benefits, music is excellent to help you remember and recall information. Add to that increased motivation and improved mood, and you have a winning language learning tactic. When using music to learn, you can use your listening, speaking and (if you follow along with the lyrics) your reading skills.

(Adaptado de: T-SKEET, J. Why Learning a Language from Music is Easier. Voxy. 12 jul. 2012. Disponível em: <http://voxy.com/blog/index.php/2012/07/learn-music-language/>. Acesso em: 14 ago. 2012.)