One practical way for English learners to practice their English skills would be with video games that use English.

Here's a scene from a very popular modern video game named Witcher 3. This specific video is a version of the game that uses Russian, but it's also possible to play this game in only English or to use English audio, but to keep the ( Read more... )

This video is a good example of why the rules of English can be inconsistent and illogical. This is a scene from a classic American television series named I Love Lucy. It shows a character who is a native Spanish speaker reading an English book out loud. Notice how the correct pronunciation of various English words can be inconsistent. Some words ( Read more... )

There have been many improvements since the previous version.

The file can be downloaded here:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/pgnk21d702did5l/Western%20Musicology%20Guide%20%28Sept%2012th%202017%20b%29.rar

A small file that lists some of the updates can be found here:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/deegx9ioiu1oema/Whats_new_in_this_version_% ( Read more... )

There are many improvements in the new version. One of the improvements is that I added a list of music from Mexico.

Most of it is in Spanish, but some readers might be interested in it for cultural reasons. Mexico has had a lot of influence on the music culture of the US.

Here are some Spanish language songs from Mexico:

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Here is the download link:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/29rki40cerrxqsu/Western_Musicology_Guide_%28July_3rd_2017%29.rar

I also post this file at another location. But some English learners wander to my page. So I want those people to also be able to download this file if they are interested in it.

I just wanted to let everyone know that I haven't stopped improving my English musicology guide and that I will be posting the newest version of the document within the next week or so.

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Here is a download link to the newest updated version of the file: https://www.mediafire.com/?gn4nhx0zadqoh5r

Here is a small file text that details some of the changes that were made: https://www.mediafire.com/?ilkgw51hgk6o36k

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This one is going to be earlier than expected. The last few versions of my writing were released once every three months. This time, it's only going to be only two months since the previous version. I will try to post it sometime during the first week of February.

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Here are a few of the many new songs that I added:

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The new file can be downloaded here.

A small file with a list of some of the updates in the new version can be found here.

I will be posting the newest update of my musicology guide very soon. Look for it here sometime during the first week of December. I will probably post it on the 1st of the month. But I might post it as late as the 5th.

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