The file can be downloaded here:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/jej84mhg0hezrw7/Western_Musicology_Guide_%28Sept_10th_2016_edit%29.rar

After you download it, you need to open it with Winrar or some similar program. After it is opened, use WORDPAD to view the document (not Microsoft Word).

Here is a list of some of the improvements in the newest ( Read more... )

It isn't quite ready. There are some details that I want to spend more time on. But I will be posting a new download link within a week or so.

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Okay. It's that time again.

There have been many improvements since the previous version.

https://www.mediafire.com/?i58lz775vcxi6ia

Enjoy.

Here are a few of the many songs that have been added in this version. Although if you don't like these, there are also many others of ( Read more... )

I thought that some Russian English learners might find this first video interesting for cultural reasons.

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In this video, Татьяна Веденеева visits a very famous American television show for children. Татьяна Веденеева communicates with Mister Rogers through a translator. Then a few minutes later, a video clip shows and explains how матрёшка are ( Read more... )

I wanted to let everyone know that I'm still working on the next version of my downloadable guide to English language music. It's a never ending battle that I've been at for more than two years now. But it gets better all of the time.

No one ever comments on my blog posts anymore because I barely say anything here. But I know that some people read ( Read more... )

Despite spending a lot of time editing and improving my writing, I never get as much done as I would like. But it's been awhile since my last version, so I figured that it was time to share my writing again.

Here's the new download link:

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"I find that most of the time, uh... when I'm starting a language, one of the most important things to do is to have a lot of audio input. So I generally start out with any sort of series. And I just try to absorb the language as much as possible. I think that by repeating to yourself over and over, it's a really good way to train."

"Watching TV ( Read more... )

The file can be downloaded here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/050sexoa4t8u5tk/Western_Musicology_Guide_%28Dec_4th_2015_edit%29.rar

The text file that lists many of the updates can be found here: http://www.mediafire.com/view/ol73clr439s0cn7/Whats_new_in_this_version_%28Dec_3rd_2015%29.rtf

I just wanted to everyone know that I'm still updating and improving my writing about musicology and English learning. I've been steadily working on it since the last version. But I'm not ready to share the new version yet. I will probably post it online in early December.

I'll also have a list of many of the specific areas that have been updated. ( Read more... )

Here's the list of updates:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/gry6g53m16pnjdo/Whats_new_in_this_version_%28sept_1st_2015_version%29.rtf

Here's the download link of the newest version of the music document:

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