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Learning a Language through music?

VOX Cultural Digest, Issue N.12

What are the best ways to improve pronunciation in your target language and why does it matter?

Developing your pronunciation will strengthen your identity in the new language. And at the same time, it will improve the native speakers’ perception of you. 

Pronunciation can be thought of as the melody of your personality. Languages are like music styles. A rocker would always find an understanding with a rocker, a person who loves classical music will also find something to talk about with another classical music buff. 

Songs are a great way to improve your pronunciation.  That’s why we have compiled a list of songs from all over the world to help you out. We have included a variety of languages including Spanish, French, and German. 

Songs in German:
Lieder, Adel Tawil
Asche im Wind, SEVEN
Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind, Marlene Dietrich
Songs in Swiss German:
Hemmige, Mani Matter
W. Nuss vo Bümpliz Patent Ochsner
Alperose, Polo Hofer & die Schmetterband 
Songs in English:
My Way, Frank Sinatra
Imagine, John Lennon
Englishman in New York, Sting
Songs in French:
Champs Elysées Lyrics, Joe Dassin
Dernière Danse, Indila
Sous Le Ciel De Paris, Yves Montand
Songs in Italian:
Nada, Amore Disperato
Bella, Jovanotti
Bambina Impertinente, Carmen Consoli
Songs in Portuguese:
Catendè, Vinicius de Moraes and Maria Creuza
O fado da Manela, Beatriz
The Girl from Ipanema, Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto and Stan Getz
Songs in Spanish:
Agua, Jarabe de Palo
Qué Será de Ti, Roberto Carlos 
¿Por qué no puedo ser del Jet-Set?, Soda Stereo
Songs in Russian:
Привет, Секрет 
Место для шага вперед, Кино
Ведьмаку заплатите чеканной монетой, written for the Witcher by Sonia Belousova 
Thank you for taking the time to read this issue of the VOX Cultural Digest.
Have fun singing and learning foreign languages!

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