Homework Choices – Music

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 RADIO – Listen to Spanish-language radio for 1 hour (music): Pandora or LastFM work and record the names of the artists and songs you heard as well as any words or phrases you understood in each and the main ideas of at least three of your favorites.

 iTUNES LATINO – Explore iTunes Latino store & iTunes essentials for 30 minutes & find 2 albums or 5 songs in Spanish you would like to own. Describe in Spanish what you like about your choices in writing or record a video.

 SPOTIFY – Download Spotify to your computer and open up the Top Lists app. Then change the area for Tracks and Albums from “Everywhere” to a Spanish-speaking country. Create a playlist with at least 10 Spanish language songs. Describe in Spanish what you like about your choices in writing or record a video.

 

 KIDS’ SONG – Record yourself (audio or video) singing a popular kids’ song in Spanish from a Spanish-speaking country; include a description of the main idea of the song in Spanish.

POP SONG – Record yourself (audio or video) singing a song in Spanish by a popular artist or group from a Spanish-speaking country; include a description of the main idea of the song in Spanish.

 DANCE – Find a tutorial video for a popular dance genre (e.g. bachata, cumbia, reggaeton, duranguense) from a Spanish-speaking country and record yourself (video) following along with the video instructions.

 

 THEME – Create a playlist of at least 10 songs in Spanish on Spotify or YouTube that center around the same theme (e.g. breakups, inspirational, community, justice).  Describe in Spanish what you like about your choices in writing (with a link to the playlist) or record a video (with samples of the playlist).

 REGION – Create a playlist of at least 10 songs in Spanish by 10 different artists on Spotify or YouTube that represent one country or region (e.g. Caribbean, Central America, South America). Be sure to title your playlist with the name of the country or region you’re representing. Describe in Spanish what you like about your choices in writing (with a link to the playlist) or record a video (with samples of the playlist).

 SOUNDTRACK – Create a playlist of at least 10 songs in Spanish on Spotify or YouTube to serve as a soundtrack for key scenes from a popular movie. Be sure to title your playlist with the name of the movie and put the songs in the order of the scenes you want them to align with. Describe in Spanish what you like about your choices in writing (with a link to the playlist) or record a video (with samples of the playlist).