Young children are wired for music learning, just as they are for learning language, and the process of learning music is much the same as the process of learning language. Both music acquisition and language acquisition require that children be immersed in the mother tongue, interact with one who can speak the language, babble, imitate, and ultimately make their own meaning.
The prime difference between learning language and learning music is in the language itself. The thinking mind processes words. The musical mind processes rhythm and melody. Words capture the imagination of the thinking mind. Rhythm and tonal capture the imagination of the musical mind. Words interrupt the musical mind. Naked rhythm and tonal speak to the musical mind. Music learning requires that the teacher speak the native language of the musical mind—rhythm and tonal.
