Canzoni a tema

LEARN ITALIAN THROUGH SONGS SET TO A THEME

Deepen your knowledge of the Italian language and culture through themed songs. The themes reflect aspects of Italian life e.g. travel, food, iconic landmarks, and the people.

This course is a fun way to perfect your pronunciation, intonation and speed speaking while enhancing your vocabulary.

Activity worksheets and spoken drills will kick start spontaneity, rhythm and flow while having fun!

Tone deaf? That’s fine! You don’t need to be a singer to do this quick, flash-course!

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Absolutely not, you just need to love music! Canzoni a Tema is not a choir, during the sessions we analyze songs from different angles, listening and reflecting on the lyrics.

By memorising lyrics students learn full phrases and idioms that can be used in everyday life situations. Listening and singing along is also a great way to improve pronunciation; an aspect tricky to master when learning a phonetic language like Italian. Lastly, learning songs helps enrich one’s vocabulary and is an easy way to remember words.

Yes, everyone is welcome. Canzoni a Tema is a short course designed for people who can’t commit to a full semester as well as avid students who just can’t get enough of learning Italian! This unique learning approach is also an opportunity to expose students to aspects of Italian culture in a way not found in a textbook or an app.

The lesson starts with an association of ideas (we call this exercise brainstorming); after that, it’s time to listen to the song and reflect on the lyrics as well as the musical aspects. This is when the use of language and grammar is discussed in more depth. At the end of each class it all comes together and those who wish are welcome to sing along or just listen to the lyrics and perform their best lip-sync!

By participating in this short course students will improve their pronunciation, widen their vocabulary, experience a glimpse of modern Italian culture and of course, make some new AMICI!