music and language

Thu Nov 15 04:16:29 UTC 2012

There was a short article on an Apache Song and Dance kindergarten program in Teaching Indigenous Languages (see http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/TIL_8.html ), which incidentally  is now back in print.

Jon Reyhner
Professor of Bilingual Multicultural Education
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/
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From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] on behalf of Susan Penfield [susan.penfield at GMAIL.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 6:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [ILAT] music and language

I'm sorry I don't know of any articles, but I have seen this happening in other communities where I work -- I always wish that language classes could be built around the songs so that a connection could be made more clearly. I agree with you totally that further investigation would be of value...

S.

On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 3:10 PM, BSantaMaria <bernisantamaria at gmail.com<mailto:bernisantamaria at gmail.com>> wrote:
Thanks for bringing up this relevant topic--though not in the same vein as use of music to regain voice but use of music to learn a language-- I've observed here on our rez events at which local traditional Apache dancers and singers participate and saw young male singers who do not speak Apache but can sing rather fluently in Apache as do a couple of adult ones who can sing but not speak it. Does anyone on ILAT know of any articles on this type of language phenomenon? Also what would be the proper linguistic terminology to describe this type of language situation?

Interesting topic that could be investigated further for possibilities of enhancement of language acquisition/revitalization activities and use of traditional social or ceremonial native music.

Berni SantaMaria
Consultant, Apache Language/Culture
On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Ewan Pohe <ewan.pohe at vuw.ac.nz<mailto:ewan.pohe at vuw.ac.nz>> wrote:
Thank you for this post Philip.

In New Zealand in the Te Ataarangi system which teaches Māori as an L2 music is used extensively.  From my experience it is useful on a number of levels.

It is not used enough in my view probably as singing is seen to be the preserve of stars.

Ewan Pohe
Research Fellow
Māori Studies, Victoria University Wellington
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On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Phillip E Cash Cash <cashcash at email.arizona.edu<mailto:cashcash at email.arizona.edu>> wrote:
Greetings ILAT,

I recently saw an amazing video showing Gabby Giffords the Arizona Congresswoman recovering from her brain injury stemming from a bullet that passed thru the left side of her brain.  The video describes how she was able to regain her speech thru music thus demonstrating quite effectively the neurological link between music and language learning.

http://youtu.be/ndNn3Ucxt5k

I just wanted to post the video simply to spark some conversation on the topic of music & language.  If it is a new idea or if you simply want to see music being put into action please take a look at the video.  For some of you, I'm sure this will be quite familiar.

Phil
UofA

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