How to Integrate Music into Your Classroom with Roxxem

Are you looking for new ways to integrate music into your language class? Music not only energizes students but also makes language learning more immersive and enjoyable.

With Roxxem, you have the tools to easily incorporate music into your lessons—from quick activities to full-class projects. Here's how you can use Roxxem to engage your students with real-world music.

Takes 5 Minutes: Spice Up the Classroom with Culturally Relevant Music

Need a quick way to integrate music into your lesson? Whether it's the holidays or a cultural event like Hispanic Heritage Month or Black History Month, playing music that resonates with your students can create an instant connection. Choose from Roxxem's vast collection, which includes hits from contemporary pop stars like Bad Bunny and timeless classics like Edith Piaf. Explore the Roxxem library now.

Playing music that your students already know and love from the Billboard Top 100 can help make language learning fun and relatable. Use Roxxem's music video features to display lyrics and translations, giving students a deeper understanding of both the language and culture.

Madame Hurst, a French teacher in Louisiana, says:

"Roxxem is my favorite I've used in 22 years of teaching because I can quickly fit an engaging activity into a short amount of time. If I have 5 minutes left in class, I can easily set up a live game or play a music video that keeps the students excited. Having subtitles come across the screen is priceless."

Takes 5-10 Minutes: Start or End Your Class with a Roxxem Live Game

Starting or ending your class on a high note is easy with Roxxem's live classroom games. With just a few clicks, you can launch a live classroom game that incorporates a popular song, making learning fun and competitive. It's a great way to incentivize students to show up on time—once the live game starts, latecomers can't join!

Learn more about fun live classroom games like Whac-A-Word now.

Frau Engle, a German teacher in Tennessee, shares:

"We play a new song and music video on Roxxem before every class. Adding music to our routine has made students more excited about class, and I've started to notice they're listening to German music in their personal Spotify and getting more immersed in the language daily."

10-20 Minutes: Use a Song of the Week to Reinforce Grammar or Vocabulary

Want to teach grammar or vocabulary in a more engaging way? Try the “Song of the Week” method! Roxxem allows you to search for songs by grammar point, vocab, or topic, making it easy to find music that fits into your lesson plans.

For example, if you're teaching the present tense in French, search for songs that highlight the tense and pair them with travel-related vocabulary. Play the song at the beginning of the week, then reinforce it with live games or video activities throughout the week.

Roxxem has thousands of songs searchable by topic, grammar, and vocabulary to easily integrate relevant songs into your class. Search the library now.

Señora Bacca, a Spanish teacher in Virginia, says:

"I assign lyrics and games for homework. Since kids are really into music, they're motivated to go home and get it done. Roxxem lets me automatically track accuracy and completion, which is super helpful."

A Full Class Period: Music Wednesdays—Turn Your Lesson into a Musical Journey

Why not dedicate an entire class to exploring a song in depth? On "Music Wednesdays," you can choose a song and dive into the artist's background, cultural context, and language intricacies. Play the music video once without translations, and have students jot down key adjectives or nouns they hear. Then, discuss what they saw and heard.

For more advanced students, challenge them to summarize the song's meaning and dive deeper into specific lyrics using Roxxem's dynamic dictionary. Or print out Roxxem's worksheets and activities for that song to use in class.

Dedicate class time to song lesson assignments for students to learn lyrics and finish the class with a live game, reinforcing the song's key points in a fun, interactive way.

Madame Parks, a French, Spanish, and Japanese teacher in Washington, says:

"On Wednesday Music days, we listen to two songs and compare them. Students write down adjectives they hear and explain what they heard. It's a great way to expose them to music I wouldn't have time to share otherwise."

Start Integrating Music into Your Language Class with Roxxem

Whether you have five minutes or an entire class period, there's always time to teach with music. Music makes language learning more engaging, relevant, and fun. Give these strategies a try with Roxxem now.