The Phenomenon of Learning Song from Lyrics
Keywords:
Lyrics, suprasegmental, notation, prosody, phonologyAbstract
Learning language through song is commonly found in today’s society and it has been proven by various scientific studies. On the other side, the fact that tremendous singers learn songs based on words seems to have been out of attention. The process that naturally caused by the people’s blindness of notation reveals the existence of both segmental and suprasegmental approaches in the process of acquiring melody. At the same time, it also shows how language, both in written and unwritten forms, has long been united within the society. This article describes the process of learning songs based on lyrics or words. The data is acquired through interviews conducted in a number of choir members across various groups in Manado regarding the methods of learning, understanding and performing songs. Participants were interviewed randomly over a period of time. The obtained data was then classified and described from both music and linguistic perspective. This research is a qualitative study using phenomenological approach to decipher the regular practices in the process of learning song.
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