Category: February 2025 — Music

Zip-Zap! Hip-hop! Rap! Walk the Talk then Dance It! By: David Kluge “We are all dancing as we are living […]. There is a dance of blood and fluid circulating

Teaching Language Through Music: Reflections of a Professional Musician By: Kim Rockell “If music be the food of love, play on” Twelfth Night, Shakespeare Introduction Undissuaded by cognitive psychologist Stephen

Playing the Bass in Discussion Class By: William N. Kumai Introduction I sing and play songs with an electric bass guitar in a university elective discussion class to introduce topics

Be bold, be realistic, and teach about profane language and racial stereotyping using pop music! By: Amanda Gillis-Furutaka Editors’ Note: This article contains strong language. I have been teaching Japanese

Language Teachers’ Music Playlist By: Tim Murphey I did my PhD on the use of songs in language learning over a 7-year period in Switzerland (of course, with a bit

Capturing Lightning – A Novel Approach to Harnessing Creativity By: William Tiley Creativity Creativity is a funny thing. Even after years of playing bass guitar in numerous bands and projects,

Muzak for the Classroom? By: David Kluge An hour and a half into the movie Pretty Woman, the wealthy Edward Lewis has taken lady-of-the-night Vivian to a Verdi opera. She