Music, Language and Mind-Dr Gayathri S

Holistic, Multi-disciplinary and integrating art into education are  some of the interesting concepts which are mentioned in   NEP 2020. But  most of the educationists and academicians finding difficult to frame the Curriculum and Content which fits into the ideologies of NEP2020.   Here I am trying to give an example which shows the relationship between  Music and other areas of knowledge.   Music It is not just one subject. Music is not just singing, it's not just playing instruments and not only dealing with emotions but also  related to so many areas. Music can be taught in different dimensions in a class room and can be integrated with different subjects as given below: 1. Mathematics  Component of Taala(Rhthm) is related to counting. 2. Physics Deals with sound, frequency, vibration etc.. 3. Chemistry  Navarasa(nine emotions) increses serotinin levels and chemical activities. 4. Biology Speech organs and other parts o...

  COMMONALITIES BETWEEN MUSIC AND LANGUAGE Music is an art form, whose medium is sound. It is a system of beautiful sounds in orderly fashion. It is the combination of tune, rhythm, emotions and feelings expressed through vocal sounds.   Language is the systematic and conventional use of ‘sounds’ for the purpose of communication or self-expression (Crystal, 1995). There are commonalities between music and language which are shown in the diagram given below.              Both music and language have specific structures and governed by rules. Music is the combination and permutation of various notes result in different tunes, ragas and rhythm. Whereas speech is the result of various vowel and consonant sounds arranged in specific way. The sounds form words and words form sentences. Sound is the medium for both music as well as speech. Nada and Shabda are the synonyms of the word sound in music. “Sounds are systematically organized...

Abstract:     Language education plays an important role in the process of education. Without strong language base students cannot excel in other subjects. Development of better cognitive growth, healthy interpersonal skills and conceptual clarity is possible through strong foundation of language. Hence to thrive academically, socially and cognitively language base is very essential.   NCF2005 states that, “I t is common observation that language teaching is the most neglected area in our schools . The importance of language is undermined by educationists, teachers and parents as they ignore the fact that without strong language base child cannot do justice with learning other subjects as well”.   The article emphasizes the importance of teaching language. The teaching should be    learner centered approach. Artistic forms like Drama, Music, Dance, Folksongs, Painting, etc…can be used to add colors in language teaching and learning. Key words:   ...