Music to my ears: Develop creativity and language skills through music

Language World, Saturday 23rd March 2013Isabelle Jones, Head of Languages, The Radclyffe School, Oldham

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A full downloadable copy of the slides used for this workshop including a copy of this hand-out will be available from:

My Languages Blog http://isabellejones.blogspot.com

More resources to develop the use of music in your languages classroom:

http://www.lyricstraining.com/ video and karaoke exercices

http://freeplaymusic.com/ free music to match moods (select by key words/ instrument/ style of music)

http://chansons-fr.com/ blog with French songs-videos and lyrics

http://www.lepointdufle.net/chansons.htm Links to French videos, lyrics and activities

Sites to find lyrics of almost any songs: www.lyrics.com

www.azlyrics.com

www.smartlyrics.com

www.elyricsworld.com

http://ibeat.org/free-rap-beats/ free beats to practice vocabulary

http://www.songsforteaching.com/spanishsongs.htm (made-up songs to learn Spanish, particularly suitable for younger learners) some are free

http://www.los40.com/ top 40 (most popular songs)

http://freemusicarchive.org/ (just music)

http://soundbible.com/ free sound clips and sound effects

http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-resources.html free music resources

http://www.jamendo.com/en/ free music

http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/Musique/p-14241-Musique.htm (for French)

Music to my ears: Develop creativity and language skills through music

Language World, Saturday 23rd March 2013

http://www.musique-de-la-semaine.eu/index.html Keeping up to date with French music

http://formespa.rediris.es/canciones/ Spanish songs, videos and activities

http://www.languagesbysongs.eu/ A European project to learn different languages through songs (Comenius)

http://www.mtv.fr/ the French version of the famous music TV channel

http://www.toujoursdesmots.com/tdm/index.php Francophonie et musique (dictée musicale)

http://www.lacoccinelle.net/index.html lyrics (aimed at the French market)

http://www.frenchteacher.net/using-music-in-mfl-lessons/ generic tips and ideas about using music in languages lesson

http://www.redkaraoke.com/search-language/french/3

http://www.cavilamenligne.com/56 Site with materials for advanced learners

The TES has a collection of resources using song here:http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6066906

More about my rap project for disaffected boys

http://isabellejones.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/img1181.html

Here are some recorded songs and rhymes from the MFL Sunderland site http://www.sunderlandschools.org/mfl-sunderland/resources-sound-files.htm#rs

More ideas and links about using music in the mfl classroom:http://www.sunderlandschools.org/mfl-sunderland/resources/using-music.pdf

http://lewebpedagogique.com/anglais/wp-content/blogs.dir/16/files/musique.pdf Basic music vocabulary in French

http://formespa.rediris.es/canciones/ Resources for more advanced Spanish learners

Some of the videos mentioned:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1bL9yIdAOw le blues de l’instituteur-Grand Corps Malade

Music to my ears: Develop creativity and language skills through music

Language World, Saturday 23rd March 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpvDa0-4sgY Si yo fuera un chico lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZEaZR90vs4 Si yo fuera un chico video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir0FaK757Vw If I were a boy English lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5FFtxl18ck Un verbe: aimer-Grand Corps Malade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNkydsPK6ww Jacques Brel-Ne me quitte pas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQyY8Cak5Ps Soy una pizza

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kWwS1_Kark avoir (Pink Panther)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGgraeRov_E Ma France à moi-Diams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=177-s44MSVQ Shock-Ana Tijoux

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS709ZyZ_YU Flashmob Oficina del empleo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9hij0H8jp0 Language is music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuDo_887kVc Sachet blanc-IAM