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by the Bulgarian physician Georgi Lozanov. He revealed that music puts listeners into a state of
relaxed alertness, the alpha state, the ideal state of consciousness for learning, and his tests
were conclusive.
More recently, in the March 2005 issue of the journal Nature researchers at Dartmouth College
in the US reported that they had pinpointed the region of the brain where earworms or catchy
tunes reside, the auditory cortex. They found that the sounds and words that have actually been
heard can be readily recalled from the auditory cortex where the brain can listen to them virtually
again and again. Music it seems is the ideal catalyst to the memorisation of words. (source)
99 Luftballons by Nena
You've no doubt heard this song before, but did you know that it is about a nuclear apocalypse
brought about by accident? Use this catchy pop tune to practice your listening comprehension
skills and learn vocab that will help you discuss the pros and cons of war.
Listen to 99 Luftballons:
Listen to Elke:
Ja by Silbermond
Silbermond hail from Bautzen, Saxony, and they have been playing quiet, emotional pop music
since forming in 1998. Ja will help provide you with vocabulary for talking about feeling down, but
strengthened by a relationship.
Listen to Ja:
Fallshirm by Mia
Mia (not to be confused with Sri Lanken/British performer M.I.A.) writes upbeat, dancey pop
music. The group are from Berlin and having been making music since 1997.
Listen to Fallschirm: