Auditory strategies for learning a dead language?

[shanrina]

I've decided to start learning Classical Greek, but in planning out my studying, I'm running into an issue. For my other languages, a lot of my practice has come from watching movies and listening to music in the target languages (auditory learner here). Obviously I'm going to be mostly reading it rather than speaking it, but has anyone found a

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[mack_the_spoon]

This isn't exactly what you're looking for, but I took Biblical (Koine) Greek in grad school, and apparently if you buy the whole kit by William Mounce it comes with audio - both lessons, and songs to help you learn conjugations, declensions, etc. I was a poor grad student, so I only got the textbook and workbooks. I can say, however, that Mounce is basically the big name for Biblical Greek and that they were pretty good textbooks.

[shanrina]

Thanks!

[eavanmoore]

There are recordings of Latin poetry being recited; I'm sure they exist for Greek as well.

[shanrina]

Thanks! I'll have to keep an eye out for those.

[starryeyedstara]

In my first year university greek class we basically went around the room taking turns to recite a sentence - maybe you can buddy up with someone? If not, I would say read it out loud as much as you can. I know that's not much help but hopefully you find something!

Good luck! I never really continued past that class but it's a beautiful, fascinating language.

[shanrina]

Thanks!

[beluosus]

JACT's Reading Greek book has an audio CD.

[shanrina]

Thanks!