Teaching with Music
Articles about how to use music in teaching English
Sources of songs, lyrics, and videos
Children's songs and rhymes
A teacher-training video about using chants:
Sources of songs, chants, and poems:
Videos of classes using chants:
If you go to http://www.youtube.com/ and search for "ESL chants," "ESL songs," etc., you can also find videos of lots of songs and chants.
- http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/developing-pronunciation-through-songs Developing Pronunciation Through Songs
- http://www.englishclub.com/teaching-tips/music-classroom.htm Using Music in the ESL Classroom
- "Pronunciation and Music": miyake.pdf
- http://www.tuj.ac.jp/newsite/main/tesol/publications/studies/vol_27/labrenz.html Teaching Pronunciation Using Song Lyrics
Sources of songs, lyrics, and videos
- http://lyricstraining.com/ "LyricsTraining is an easy and fun method to learn and improve your foreign languages skills through the music videos and lyrics of your favorite songs."
- http://community.eflclassroom.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=lyrics&xg_source=msg_mes_network EFL Classroom: Videos and lyrics for many songs.
- http://esl-bits.net/Songs/songs.html ESL Listening: Songs in English
- http://www.isabelperez.com/songs.htm Songs and ideas for how to teach them.
- http://lyreach.com/ Lyreach. A website that helps you find a song if you only remember a few of the words.
- http://www.eslvideo.com/index.php ESL videos--Songs and others.
Children's songs and rhymes
A teacher-training video about using chants:
Sources of songs, chants, and poems:
- http://www.caslt.org/resources/english-sl/classroom-resource-links-music-songs_en.php
- http://www.esl-kids.com/
- http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Songs/
- http://community.eflclassroom.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=lyrics&xg_source=msg_mes_network
- http://www.teachchildrenesl.com/songs.htm
- http://genkienglish.net/songs.htm
- http://freesongsforkids.com/
- http://www.supersimplesongs.com/cds.html
- http://www.esl4kids.net/chants.html
- http://www.eslcafe.com/bookstore/jazz.html
Videos of classes using chants:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpDlmakvnF4 "Panic on being late" (young children)
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPj7qoIT3mE "Jellyfish" (young children)
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtBhWt1NkB0 "Rain" (Junior High)
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6wrYYVRAko&NR=1 "The little red hen" (adults)
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT2BI1jt9Bs&feature=related "Watch out" (The video shows the teacher but not the students)
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p56v6EqZf9o Song: "I'm a Little Teapot" (young children)
If you go to http://www.youtube.com/ and search for "ESL chants," "ESL songs," etc., you can also find videos of lots of songs and chants.