HOW DO I IMPROVE

ENGLISH WITH MUSIC?

By: Fernanda Hérnandez & Jakelinne Molina

Music can help us to have more

vocabulary and pronunciation

These are some steps for improve your English

1. SET A SMALL OBJECTIVE FOR YOURSELF

WHAT IS THE MAIN AREA YOU WANT TO IMPROVE?

FOR EXAMPLE:

2. SELECT THE RIGHT MUSIC

THINK ABOUT YOUR COMPREHENSIVE

LEVEL.

THE STYLE OF MUSIC YOU ENJOY

LISTENING TO.

3. LISTEN TO AS MUCH MUSIC AS YOU CAN.

LISTEN TROUGHOUT THE DAY. LISTEN AS MANY PLACES YOU CAN.

4. PAY ATTENTION TO NEW WORDS YOU DON’T KNOW

SLANG WORDS OR IDIOMS. LISTEN FIRST AND THEN USE THE LYRICS.

5. SIGN ALONG WITH MUSIC AND PRACTICE PRONUNCIATION.

LISTEN FOR THE SOUNDS SING OUT LOUD.

6. REPETITION IS THE KEY

USE THE LANGUAGE BE CAREFUL WITH THE

CONTRACTIONS

7. USE THE WRITTEN LYRICS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.

WRITE THEM DOWN, READ AND CHECK LOOK THE NEW WORDS AND CHECK IN

THE DICTIONARY.

8. USE AND ENJOY MUSIC IN A SOCIAL CONTEXT.

SING KARAOKE LEARN TO PLAY A SONG

9. ALWAYS REPEAT THE PROCESS.

TIPS

Keep a list.

Visualize what you hear.

Relate the stories in songs to other experiences.

Find out about and talk about the culture.