La musique, c'est très importante!

In French class, we listen to a lot of music.  It's a great and fun way of exposing the students to different accents, cultures, and ideas.  I thought today I'd post three songs that the kids really enjoy listening to.  By request, these ones most often make an appearance during seat work, and it's not unusual to hear the class singing along.

The first song is J'aime la vie, by Billy Obam.  We first listened to this song last year, right before March Break.  It's come to mean quite a lot to the students, and its positive message of what is really important in life definitely struck a chord with them.  So much so, that I emailed M. Obam to let him know how much we enjoyed his music in class, and he emailed back - twice!

The second song has a retro feel, and the the students (and the Grade Six class in particular) enjoy Soulman, by Ben L'Oncle Soul.  The video itself is also very cool, but we don't watch it often, as the students are usually working while they are listening!

The third song I am posting today is our most recent addition to our class playlist - the French version of Party Rock Anthem by PA Beaudoin.  I will admit that there is a lot of singing (and perhaps a bit of dancing) accomplished when this one makes the rotation!