A couple of weekends ago I attended the Association for Language Learning Online Conference and was reminded of Suno, the AI app which will create songs for you.
Suno has the potential to be a game changer for language teachers. We know how well songs can work to fix language in students' memory in a fun way, but it's often hard to find a suitable song that practises the language that we want to practise.
With Suno, all you have to do is to type in your lyrics, decide on the genre of song that you would like it to create, and click on the Create button. Each time it will create two different songs. You are given 50 credits each day, and each pair of songs costs 10 credits.
I have tried creating lyrics in ChatGPT, with some success. It's difficult to get lyrics that are simple enough for primary learners. In the Spanish planets song, for example, ChatGPT created the lists of planets and their descriptions, but I created the chorus myself. Also as a chorister/musician myself, I am quite picky about the songs that I eventually choose!
I have downloaded the songs as mp3s, and then converted them to mp4s in Canva, using an image file with the lyrics as the background. I have uploaded them to my YouTube channel, where they are in the playlists Spanish songs and French songs.
The children at my schools have enjoyed the songs so far. Year 6, usually too cool to sing in hymn practice, loved the Spanish planets song!
If you'd like to create your own songs, I'd recommend using a small pot of vocabulary and making them repetitive. Putting question forms in is also a good opportunity to practise those.
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