Category Archives: Music

3 AM

Posted on December 9, 2016 by bryankandel

 I think you could build an entire Spanish curriculum on the latest Jesse y Joy album.  I probably won’t do that, but here is a three-day lesson based on their song 3 am, which includes vocals from Tommy Torres.  If … Continue reading →

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Sangre Americana

Posted on October 2, 2014 by bryankandel

  We recently completed an embedded reading with the song “Sangre Americana” by Bacilos.  It’s an older song (released in 2004) that tells of the mistreatment of indigenous people throughout the Americas and how, despite the efforts of many, their … Continue reading →

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Amara.org for video subtitles

Posted on May 27, 2014 by bryankandel

We listen to music nearly everyday in class, usually one new song per week.  At some point during the week, I like to show a video for the song.  And on some days, we watch videos of songs from past … Continue reading →

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nunca te olvidaré

Posted on April 3, 2013 by bryankandel

One of our structures this week was “nunca te olvidaré” (I will never forget you).  Today, we will listen to a song by Enrique Iglesias with the same title.  We often listen to music and complete cloze activities, but songs … Continue reading →

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