Language lessons: practise listening with real songs
Songs are real language. A music game gives your language class a reason to listen closely, guess and then explain their choice in the language they are learning.
Free to try. The teacher who starts the game logs in with an email code, no password. Pupils need no account: they join with a code or QR in their browser.
After each reveal, ask a question in the target language: what do you think the song is about, which word did you hear, what does the title mean? A short answer on the spot is more useful than a worksheet.
The songs come in many languages. Pick a deck with English songs for an English class, or a deck in another language for a different one.
Teacher quick start
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Open a room on the big screen
Go to the host page on your smartboard, projector or teacher laptop, pick a deck and a game, and a room code and QR code appear.
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Pupils join in their browser
Each pupil, or each pair, opens the page on a laptop, Chromebook, tablet or phone and types the code or scans the QR. They choose a nickname. Nothing to install.
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Play from the board
The song plays through the classroom speakers, pupils answer on their own screens, and the board shows the reveal and the scores.
The timeline in one look
A timeline is a row of songs in release order. Pupils hear a new song, never its year, and decide where it fits. Every round is a small lesson in how music changed over the decades.
Tips for the classroom
Ask one question per song
Keep it to one question in the target language, so the game keeps its pace.
Collect new words
Write the words the class hears on the board and use them in the next lesson.
Let pupils choose songs
Pupils pick a song they like and explain it in the target language.
Why it works in a classroom
No accounts for pupils
Pupils only type a code and pick a nickname. No email address, no sign-up, no school login.
Nothing to install
It runs in the browser, so it works on the school laptops and Chromebooks you already have.
A whole class at once
The open game modes have no player limit, so the whole class plays together instead of waiting for a turn.
Prefer real cards?
Make your own card game: paste a playlist, print the PDF at home or order the printed cards.
Frequently asked questions
Does the game show the lyrics?
No. It plays a 30 second preview and shows the title, artist and year after the answer. Lyrics are a separate task for your lesson.
Can I make a deck for my class?
Yes. Turn a playlist into your own deck, with songs chosen for the topic you teach.
What does it cost?
Popular public decks are free to play. If you turn your own playlist into a deck, the first hundred cards of that deck are free. Pupils never pay or sign up.
Do pupils need an account?
No. Pupils join with a room code or QR code and pick a nickname. Only the teacher who starts the game logs in, with an email code and no password.
Ready for the first song?
Open a room on the board, let the class join and start the first round within a few minutes.
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