Songs

toc //On this page, you will find songs that can be used to introduce or reinforce cultural concepts, grammatical structures, or vocabulary in a variety of languages.//



=Copyright & Fair Use=

[|Cherice's Copyright Links] - Links to articles on teaching about copyright, fair use charts and guidelines, interactive games, amusing videos, and sources for "copyright friendly" audio, images, and videos user:chericem1


 * Where can I find out about copyright?
 * **[|A Fairy Use Tale - dotSUB.com ~ Any film in any language]** - An brilliantly clever, funny video that uses mashups of Disney films to discuss issues of the history of copyright, current copyright guidelines, fair use, and corporate intimidation. Great as springboard to discussion w/ students and staff user:chericem1
 * **[|A Teacher's Guide to Fair Use]** - The Fair Use Chart is especially helpful user:chericem1
 * [|Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web]
 * **[|Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers]** - A chart that outlines the guidelines user:ckendall
 * [|Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web] user:ckendall
 * **[|Copyright with CyberBee]** - Cute, interactive presentation on copyright user:chericem1
 * **[|NCTE Inbox Blog: Copyright or Copywrong?]** - Lesson plans from Read/Write/Think designed to help students consider issues of copyright from new perspectives user:chericem1
 * [|Creative Commons Video] - Short video that explains the benefits of Creative Commons user:chericem1
 * [|International Student Media Festival] user:ckendall
 * [|Media Festival Resources] user:ckendall
 * **[|TEACH Act Toolkit: Checklist for Understanding Copyright - NCSU Libraries]** - EXTREMELY useful site. Take a look at the 2 checklists--esp. the expanded one . . . could be adapted for use in any institution to help students and instructors determine whether (and how much of a work) falls under fair use guidelines user:chericem1
 * **[|Teaching About Plagiarism in a Digital Age]** - Super article that explores multiple considerations user:chericem1


 * Where can I find material to use?
 * [|Copyright Friendly Images] user:chericem1
 * [|Creative Commons] user:ckendall
 * [|Freesound] (Creative Commons sounds--i.e., not songs) user:chericem1
 * [|Library of Congress] user:ckendall
 * [|Stock Xchng] user:ckendall
 * [|Yotophoto] - Searches Flickr, Stock Xchng, and a variety of other sites for images you can use for free or with minor conditions (like crediting the photographer) user:chericem1
 * How should I cite material I use?
 * [|Son of Citation Machine] user:ckendall

=Examples=


 * [|Amazing Juggling Finale] - Watch without sound, then add sound. A great example of how music changes everything!
 * [|Bazooka Bubblegum Video] Span-Eng video with singing and dancing.
 * [|Evelyn Glennie: How to Listen to Music with Your Whole Body] - A deaf woman whose "aim is to teach the world to listen"
 * [|Foux de Fa Fa] - Music video in French
 * [|"French Horn" Musician] ;-) - A French-speaker who treats his listeners to a unique and amazing array of classical music with his suit of horns
 * [|One Semester of Spanish Love Song] - What does this "example of student work" tell us about what these "students" understand?

=Music Sources=

[|A Kid's Tour of Latin Music Through Google Maps] - A Google Map with links to videos of both folk and popular music from Spanish-speaking countries around the world

[|Latin Grammys] - List of award winning albums, songs, etc. user:chericem1

- List of audio courses and podcasts in a variety of languages, including Spanish & Portuguese

- Excellent grammar practice activities based on culturally authentic multimedia materials



Spanish Music Database

=Presentations=

[|Makin' It Rock] - Packet of activities and PowerPoint from Mindy Roberts's MiWLA 2006 presentation with multiple ideas for using songs user:chericem1

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=Resources for Music=

[|A Kid's Tour of Latin Music Through Google Maps] user:chericem1

- Contains links to popular songs in Spanish, along with music videos, suggestions for which grammar points each one reinforces, downloadable worksheets, etc.

[|Charts All Over the World] - Top 40 charts from countries around the world (Link shared by Anne Fontaine) user:chericem1

[|Cuentos y canciones] - A lengthy list of links for elementary language teachers with songs, rhymes, etc. in Spanish user:chericem1

[|Facing the currently unknown: Using mobiles with year 9] - Quick video re: how a teacher is using cell phones to record songs kids in Spanish class sing to help them learn "ir" user:chericem1

[|iTunes Crosses Language Barrier with Foreign Exchange - Yahoo! News] - New iTunes program to promote international music in US via a unique little "music exchange program" among popular musicians in various countries. They translate and promote the work of someone from another country and vice versa user:chericem1

[|Musical Spanish!] - I know that we are always looking for something new and exciting to do in the foreign language classroom. We have learned so much about contextualization and giving content for what we teach that the task of being new and innovative can become overwhelming. Well, although this website isn't a complete help unless you buy the package, there are some free lessons that help you teach Spanish through music. There is this theory that music helps people memorize things. Even if it doesn't work for everyone, if it helps a few students then I think it would be worth it. And I don't know about anyone else, but I can remember the lyrics to literally thousands of songs from years ago, but I couldn't remember what I read a few weeks ago in a textbook to save my life. Well, I hope this helps someone! user:kristynd

[|Music in the Language Classroom] - A compilation of suggestions from #langchat by CalicoSpanish

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Sing to Learn Wiki - Contains details about each song, relevant ppts and lyrics, and links to mp3s

Spanish Music Database - Available on El Mundo Birch

=Singing Activities=

Stop & Go - Students take turns playing "traffic cop," directing their peers to sing when the sign says "go" and to hum when the sign says "stop." This is a good way to review songs that help students remember grammar rules and is most effective with elementary-aged children.



In order to keep singing the same song over and over again from getting boring, mix up how you sing. For example, imitate animals sounds, like squeaky mice, low and slow cows, growling tigers. For the older kids do things like opera, rap, or even just fast and slow. This way they get the repetition and they don't get bored by singing the same thing. Let the students choose how they want to sing the song and they'll come up with their own creative ways. user:angelajm00

=Songs=

[|ABC Song] (podcast re: the alphabet by Mabry Middle School)

[|Activities for Songs Sung by Justo Lamas for Spanish I, II, & III (free download)]

Alouette - For teaching "doler" with indirect object pronouns and and body parts in Spanish

//La Araña Pequeñita -//Excellent for teaching preterit tense inductively in Spanish

//Body Parts to the Tune of Frere Jacques -// For teaching body parts in Spanish

Contigo- por El Canto del Loco- Great use of the preposition contigo. and also has a lot of infinitives with "quiero+infinitive" great for students in Spanish 1, rather clear and easy to undestand! user:cartierm

//Chuchuá// - Chant for teaching body parts and prepositions of location in Spanish

//Chuchuá// - For teachers to translate into other languages than Spanish user:cartierm

//Colors to the Tune of Frere Jacques -// For teaching colors in Spanish

[|Countries & Capitals Rap Song]

Days of the Week Songs

Song to practice descriptions and especially masculine/feminine endings with adjectives. user:angelajm00

//Direct Object Pronoun Song to the Tune of If You're Happy & You Know It// - Fun way to teach direct object pronouns in Spanish (divide the class and have 1/2 sing the question and the other 1/2 sing the response)

//[|Estar] -// Conjugations and uses to the tune of //The Addams Family// by Teresa Thrasher from FLTEACH user:chericem1

//Estar// - Conjugations of "estar" in Spanish to the tune of the Pink Panther theme

//Etre & Allez to the Tune of The Mexican Hat Dance -// For teaching conjugations of "etre" and "allez" in French



[|Geography Song Video] (Central & South America) user:chericem1

Gustar:
 * Practicing Gustar with "Me Gustas Tu" by Many Chao user:SarahPcat

Fun way to teach Happy Birthday. user:beechlau



Indirect Object Pronouns: Practicing Indirect Object Pronouns (IOP's) user:gutier50




 * Practicing Irregular Preterite Verbs with a Marching Song





[]|La oruga muy hambrienta]] - Song in Spanish set to the tune of "10 Little Indians" that summarizes the children's book by Eric Carle user:chericem1





Present Progressive: ** "Tres" ** - Juanes' new song that has a bunch of present progressives (gerunds) in it. It's a neat song and the music video is appropriate as well.

Preterit: Here are the lyrics to a school appropriate Reggaeton song by Daddy Yankee that it useful for learning past tense verbs. There is a really good music video on yahoo music to it as well! user:Obstinada02

[|La Paga Worksheet/Lyrics] Worksheet I created to teach "you' preterit form and some vocabulary using "La Paga" by Juanes user:decortem



Preterit v. Imperfect:

Imparfait (Imperfecto) Imparfait (Imperfecto) Was/were, verb, plus "ing" Continuous action in the past Interrupted by another thing Oh! Le passé (Preterit) composé (Preterit) I did or I've done Completed action in the past Or a verb that interrupts another one. - By Susan Shelby

Question words user:AmandaGSpanish
 * [|JingleBellsQuestionSong.doc] Questions words to the tune of Jingle Bells user:burgeramy



Que vida la mia, by Reik - practice with Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns and Reflexive Pronouns. user:madisonb02






 * Practicing Reflexive verbs with Y No Hago Mas Na' user:SarahPcat



//Saber/conocer// to the tune of //Have You Ever Seen a Lassie// by Teresa Thrasher from FLTEACH user:chericem1

//Los saludos//

[|Shakira Interpretive Task] (Africa





[|Songs All Spanish Students Need to Know] - List organized by topic and level by Bryce Hedstrom, with links to YouTube videos

Stem-changing Verbs to the tune of //Beethoven's 5th//

E to IE O to UE E to IE, O to UE, and E to I E to IE, O to UE, and E to I E to IE, O to UE, And E to I!



=Strategies for Using Songs=

=Sound Effects=

[|CopyrightFriendlyImages] - Links to copyright free image and music links user:chericem1

[|Creative Commons] user:ckendall

[|Library of Congress] user:ckendall

[|SimplytheBest Sound Effects - MP3 sounds] - Nice list of links to sound files user:chericem1

[|The Recordist - Free Sound Effects] user:chericem1

=Tools=

[|Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder]

[|Broadcast Live] - A well-designed, searchable site that gives you instant access to streaming broadcasts of music, news, radio, sports, and television programs in the language of your choice (including many less commonly taught languages) or take a look at online newspapers from a wide variety of cities throughout the world user:chericem1

[|Jango] - Similar to LastFM, Pandora, & Playlist.com, but works in Europe user:chericem1

[|LastFM] - Streaming audio similar to Jango, Pandora, & Playlist user:chericem1

- Select a language and a song (easy, medium, etc.), and it generates a worksheet with dropdown menus for inputting missing lyrics. You can also use it in karaoke mode. Sometimes it is linked to the YouTube video user:chericem1

- Select a language and a music video, it plays the video with a second screen that highlights the lyrics below the video. When you come to an elipses, you type in the missing characters. It provides correction. user:chericem1

[|Music-Map] - Type in your favorite musician and this site will generate a concept map-like web that shows how their music relates to that of other musicians user:chericem1

[|Musicovery] - An extremely cool website that lets you select the decade, the genre, and the mood (among other things) and then generates a "playable" concept map--just click to listen! user:chericem1

[|Pandora] - A site that allows you to create your own streaming radio stations that play music from around the world. Select a favorite artist or song, and the site will build a custom collection of songs for you that are similar in style to the music you chose (based on the research of the Music Genome Project). This is a great way to try new artists before buying them! user:chericem1

[|Playlist.com] - Create interactive playlists for various songs - embed in websites and wikis. Students can access via pop-out players. The site is careful to try to adhere to copyright laws and students can select the songs they want to hear user:chericem1

[|SoundRoots Global Culture / The Hype Machine] - Click on one of the "listen" links to bring up a player that you can then scroll through in order to click on songs of interest. Nice selection of music from around the world pulled from blogs - no longer maintained - only archived content available user:chericem1

[|Super Duper Music Looper] - Lets you use predetermined instrumental loops to create layers of tracks that make a nice song (requires Flash) user:chericem1

[|Vagalume] - Select a popular song, click print, and then choose specific words to remove and this site will generate a cloze activity for you, or alternatively, click "aprende jugando con la letra" and it will create the cloze activity for you by deleting random words (From Wendy Brownell on FLTEACH)

=Videos=

[|"French Horn" Musician] - A French-speaker who treats his listeners to a unique and amazing array of classical music with his suit of horns [[user: