Tag Archives: música

MarzodeMusica 2016

Posted on February 23, 2016 by SpanishPlans

March Music Madness 2016 is just around the corner. We are ready for another fun competition where songs go head-to-head to decide a winner. This years bracket features 16 songs and we’ve broken them down to 4 categories: Bachata, Pop, Rock/Urbano, … Continue reading →

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Un Besito Mas

Posted on January 18, 2016 by SpanishPlans

Amor is the most used word in Spanish pop music, followed by vida, día, noche, and corazón. We recently took the lyrics from Jesse and Joy’s new album “Un Besito Más” and found the top 50 words that appeared the … Continue reading →

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Pedacito de Navidad Movietalk

Posted on December 18, 2015 by SpanishPlans

If you are looking for some authentic resources for La Navidad,check out our post with includes: -a template for writing a letter to “Papa Noel” : Carta a Santa requirements -the letter template:  Carta a Santa We like Jesse y … Continue reading →

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English Pop Music in Spanish

Posted on September 8, 2015 by SpanishPlans

What’s better than taking songs that your students already know and enjoy in English and listening to the Spanish version? Your students will be fascinated listening to the Spanish version of Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off or other current popular … Continue reading →

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Music Recommendation

Posted on June 16, 2015 by SpanishPlans

Last week, Raquel Sofia released her first album, Te Quiero Los Domingos. If you are looking for some good music to listen to this summer, then you need to check this out. You may have heard her song “Agridulce” that … Continue reading →

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Lyrics Training

Posted on January 13, 2015 by SpanishPlans

If you like using music in your class as much as I do (13 posts tagged Música), then you may be interested in checking out LyricsTraining.com.  It’s essentially an online cloze activity that uses the music video in the background. … Continue reading →

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Raquel Sofia

Posted on December 13, 2014 by spanishplans

If you have not heard any music by the talented boriqua Raquel Sofia, you are missing out. She has toured as a backup singer to Colombians Juanes and Shakira and is now breaking out onto the scene as a solo … Continue reading →

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Querido Tommy

Posted on August 6, 2012 by spanishplans

Here’s another great song to add to your Spanish class collection. This song is great for early level Spanish class because the pace is slow and very easy to understand. Of course, you can use any authentic media, such as … Continue reading →

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Paul McCartney in Mexico

Posted on May 11, 2012 by spanishplans

I love the Beatles and it was a thrill to see Paul McCartney rock out Chicago last summer at Wrigley Field. Since then, Paul has stopped at a few Hispanic countries including taking his “On the Run” tour to México. … Continue reading →

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De Que Me Sirve La Vida

Posted on April 10, 2012 by spanishplans

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about “Tengo Tu Love,” today we listened to Camila’s song “De que me sirve la vida,” a single from their 2010 album “Dejarte de Amar.” It worked as a great activity for students to … Continue reading →

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