Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire language.

Music is a universal language. Or so musicians like to claim. “With music,” they’ll say, “you can communicate across cultural and linguistic boundaries in ways that you can’t with ordinary languages ...

In a statement to the University of Tokyo, Kuniyoshi Sakai, who led the research study, says that “this connection between music and language might explain why everyone can enjoy music even if they ...

FITCHBURG — Faculty from Fitchburg State University have published new textbooks — on music, language, and mathematics — that may be downloaded and reproduced for free, as part of an ongoing project ...

From solo concerts to restaurant gigs to weddings to playing in bands, Larry Zbikowskihad played it all. Yet, 25 years ago, the classically trained guitarist found himself thinking he was just ...

Corresponding left- and right-brain areas that are considered crucial for understanding spoken language also orchestrate the perception of musical passages, according to a study in the May Nature ...

An MIT study done in Beijing shows music may help with spoken language. While many people often consider music a universal language, a recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study done in ...

“What is music?” my friend asked me. I explained how we, as humans, instinctively react to music by moving our bodies in weird ways, just dancing, and that’s universally understood. I thought that was ...

Music is a universal language. Or so musicians like to claim. “With music,” they’ll say, “you can communicate across cultural and linguistic boundaries in ways that you can’t with ordinary languages ...