MUSIC IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF LANGUAGE SKILLS

Abstract

The discussion on music education and the learning of language skills will be grossly inadequate without having concise look at the meaning of ‘music’ and ‘music education. Music in its simplest term has been defined as an organized sound which the ears interpret as being pleasant. Music is a phenomenon which is found in every culture, be it traditional or civilized. As a matter of fact, music has been properly diagnosed, scrutinized and critically looked at from divergent perspectives by erudite scholars and music educators who are adepts in the field of music; each coming out with his/her own opinion which cannot be presented in this write up.