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Do music skills make you better at Chinese?

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Does a musical background make you better at Chinese? Believe it or not, there is research on this very subject that John and I are going to delve into. Guest interview is with Murray James Morrison, jazz musician, composer, and professor at NYU Shanghai.
Links from the episode:
  • Research Paper | Identification of Mandarin tones by English-speaking musicians and nonmusicians
  • Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Shanghai | New Level 2, 450 Words, Mandarin Companion Graded Reader
  • Sinica Podcast hosted by Kaiser Kuo
  • The China Project | Rebranded name for The China Project
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