Songs

Why Songs?

The Musical Mind By Afon (Mohammad) Khari

A few keywords: Dopamine, responsive, auditory and motor cortices, enhancing focus and cognitive control, infants and enhanced language skills, less clear about syntax and grammar acquisition, rewire the brain, human connection

Stressin’ the Brain: How Songs Supercharge Language Learning

By: Stephen Pottinger

A few keywords: Neurotransmitters- Dopamine, Endorphins, Oxytocin, Serotonin, Adrenaline, Long's Interaction hypothesis, 4 skills, breathing and blood flow, actions, speed of music, selective songs based on forms, relevant, reading and repitition, strategies for pre, during and post listening