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Music and Language: Commonalities in Semiotics, Syllabus, and Classroom Teaching

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Peter Dunbar-Hall
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Music and language are often seen to be similar, and this has led to numerous music education methods based on language models. This paper describes a commonality between music and language at a semiotic level, compares their relevant syllabuses, and discusses a number of possible transfers between language teaching and music education.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 65 - 72
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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