PETER BENCE

Peter Bence is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso pianist, recording artist, composer, and producer who holds the Guinness World Record for being the “Fastest Piano Player”. He has taken the Internet by storm with his piano arrangements of Michael Jackson, Queen, and Sia collecting over 800 million video hits and a huge following on YouTube and Facebook over the past 2 years.

 

He has achieved sensational success with his edgy, percussive and expressive playing style that has broken down boundaries between classical and popular music. He takes the piano to a whole new level, which inspires both younger and older generations of musicians and music lovers from everywhere around the world. His live performances are attracting thousands around the world. In the recent two years, he has toured in more than 40 countries on 4 continents and opened 2017’s BBC Proms In The Park in Hyde Park, London for 50,000 people.

 

Can music help you learn English ?

When the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote that, “Music is the universal language of mankind” in 1835.Music is one of life’s simple pleasures, but did you know that it can also help you to learn English? Here’s how music can be an invaluable tool when learning a foreign language.

English pronunciation :
Trying to pronounce new foreign words can be embarrassing and daunting, particularly if you’re a teenage or adult learner. When you’re singing along to a foreign song, you’re concentrating more on the pace and tone than the words themselves, which can help in overcoming self-consciousness.

English word boundaries :
When speaking fluently, we generally don’t pause between words. This can be challenging for a non-native speaker. A recent study discovered that we are able to distinguish between words much quicker when they are set to music.

English vocabulary :
There is a strong link between music and memory – similar areas of the brain are activated when listening to or playing music and speaking or processing language. Research from the University of Edinburgh found that singing words or phrases in a foreign language makes us twice as good at speaking it later.

With this in mind, we wanted to find out what English language learners across the world are listening to. Just under half (48%) of the 6,000 people we surveyed said that the Beatles are the band they listen to help them learn English. We found that those in Mexico and South Korea are particularly fond of The Beatles, who received nearly two thirds (69%) of the vote. In the female artists category, 23% of English learners overall prefer to listen to Adele, with Madonna coming in a close second at 22.1%. However, in Russia Madonna retains her Queen of Pop status – the majority chose her over more current artists such as Rihanna or Katy Perry.