Brick writes: <This is analogous to taking language classes. Not everyone needs classes, some can just "pick it up" on the street. Most adults do better if they learn grammar and vocabulary in a class, so they understand what sorts of things to listen for, and with lots of practice, they get to the point where they don't need to think about the rules anymore.>
Not really. As someone who knows several languages, I think there is a big difference between learning a language, its vocabulary, its rules, etc. and actually speaking it fluidly, especially without an accent. That comes from practicing the speaking. If anything, speaking and sounding like the language you are learning comes from practicing speech, not studying rules. If the rules are so paramount, why are small children able to speak perfectly well long before learning all the grammar and rules? Practicing the speaking is analogous to dancing to the music. That doesn't come from studying musical structure, etc. It comes from listening and dancing. He also wrote: <Understanding the following elements of common song structure is immensely helpful to dancers of any dance. They are present in most Tangos: *8 bar harmonic cadence (sometimes called chord progressions or phrasing) *the resolve at the end of an 8 bar phrase *the fill at the end of an 8 bar phrase (when present) *the "introduction, verse, bridge, verse" structure> If you are doing choreography perhaps this is helpful, but you don't really need to kow this to dance well. Not to be rude, mean or short but your post actually seems to illustrate our point. Charles ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
