How to Talk About Music in Spanish - Learn Spanish Music (2024)

Different Musical Styles in Spanish

• El rock alternativo&nbsp=Alternative rock

  

• El heavy metal&nbsp=Heavy metal

  

• El rock nacional&nbsp=National rock

  

• La música pop&nbsp=Pop music

  

  Spanish General Music Vocabulary

  

  So as to spice up a conversation, Spanish speaking students need to know basic music related vocabulary such as músicosor musicians, lugar de eventos or venue, tipos degrupos musicales or types of musical groups. You can use these vocabulary in short sentences such as Rosalía es una cantanteor Rosalía is a singer, La Oreja de Van Gogh es una banda or La Oreja de Van Gogh is a band, El concierto es mañana or The concert is tomorrow. In every example, the noun is in the singular form, so the verb that matches the 3rd person in singular is esor is.

  1	La canción	A song
  2	La banda	A band
  3	El concierto	The concert
  4	El escenario	The stage
  5	La letra	The lyrics
  6	El músico	The musician
  7	El/La solista	The soloist
  8	El duo	The duet
  9	El cuarteto	The quarter
  10	Concierto acústico	Acoustic concert
  11	El coro	The chorus
  12	El/la canta-autor	The songwriter
  13	La audiencia	the audience

  • La/El artista&nbsp=The Artist

    

  • El/la cantante&nbsp=The singer

    

  • El/La vocalista&nbsp=The vocalist

    

  • Voz&nbsp=Voice

    

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    Spanish Music Verbs

    

    Once Spanish speaking students are familiar with basic vocabulary related to music, it is important to learn some verbs so as to form coherent sentences. The most common verbs are aplaudir, cantar, tocar, interpretar, escuchar or to clap, sing, play, interpret, listen to. When you go to un concierto people tend to aplaudirat the end of it. La vocalista canta rock nacionalor the vocalist sings national rock. La banda interpreta una canción en español or the band interprets a song in spanish. La audiencia escucha música heavy metal or the audience listens to heavy metal music.

    1	Interpretar una canción/música/ una sinfonía	To perform a song/ music/ a symphony
    2	Ensayar una canción	To rehearse a song
    3	Escuchar una canción/ música/ un CD/Jazz/ grabación	To listen to a song/music/ a CD/ Jazz music/ a recording
    4	Sonar una nota/ la trompeta	To sound a note/ the trumpet

    • Aplaudir&nbsp=To Clap

      

    • Cantar una canción/rock &nbsp=To Sing a song/rock music

      

    • Componer- La cantante compone sus canciones&nbsp=To compose- The singer composes her own songs

      

    • Tocar un instrumento musical&nbsp=To play a musical instrument

      

      Spanish Musical Instruments

      

      When talking about musical instruments you simply use the verb tocarwhich means to play a musical instrument. It is important that the name of any musical instrument is followed by this verb since, otherwise, it literally means to touch. You simply say Yo toco la guitarraor I play the guitar.

      1	El piano	The piano
      2	El violín	The violin
      3	El saxofón	The saxophone
      4	Las castañuelas	The castanets
      5	La trompeta	The trumpet
      6	El violonchelo	The violoncello

      • La guitarra&nbsp=A Guitar

        

      • La batería&nbsp=The drums

        

      • El bajo&nbsp=The bass guitar

        

      • El teclado&nbsp=The keyboard

        

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        To Give an Opinion on Music in Spanish

        

        1	Esta música es muy buena	This song is really good
        2	Rosalía canta muy bien	Rosalía canta muy bien
        3	Este cantante tiene una voz muy grave	This singer has a throaty voice
        4	Esta banda toca muy bien	This band plays very well
        5	El concierto es espectacular	The concert is spectacular
        6	El espectáculo es genial	The show is great
        7	El espectáculo es pésimo	The show sucks

        • La música está demasiado fuerte&nbsp=The music is too loud

          

        • La cantante tiene una voz increible&nbsp=The singer has an incredible voice

          

        • Es una canción hermosa&nbsp=It’s a beautiful song

          

        • Creo que no es tan buena esta canción&nbsp=I think it’s not a great song

          

          Spanish Music Conversation Starters

          

          Music is considered to be a good conversation starter. When you are learning Spanish, it is useful to have a few topics of conversation in mind so as to get involved in a chat in Spanish. If you run out of topics, talking about músicosor musicians, cancionesor songs will help you practice your speaking skills.

          1	No puedo creer que aun no hayas escuchado a Alejandro Sanz	I can’t believe you haven’t heard Alejandro Sanz yet.
          2	Ayer fui a un concierto de David Bisbal y me encantó	I went to a David Bisbal’s concert yesterday and I really enjoyed it.
          3	Escucha la letra de esta canción. Tiene un mensaje muy profundo	Listen to this song’s lyrics. It has a very profound message
          4	Cierto. La letra en realmente muy buena	It 's true. The lyrics are really good
          5	¿Qué piensas de Ricardo Arjona?	What do you think of Ricardo Arjona?
          6	La verdad es que tiene un estilo muy personal	To be honest, he has a very personal style
          7	¿Conoces esta canción?	Do you know this song?
          8	No. ¿Quién es el/la cantante?	No. Who 's the singer?
          9	¿Cómo se llama esta canción?	What’s this song’s name?
          10	No sé como se llama	I don’t know its name
          11	¿Quién toca?	Who 's playing?
          12	¿Quién canta?	Who 's singing?
          13	¿Conoces esta banda?	Do you know this band?
          14	¿Cuál es el nombre de esta banda?	What’s the name of this band?

          • ¿Has escuchado la nueva canción de Sabina?&nbsp=Have you listened to Sabinas’ new release?

            

          • No. ¿Cuál es?&nbsp=No. Which one is it?

            

          • ¿Vas a ir al concierto de La Oreja de Van Gogh la semana que viene?&nbsp=Are you going to La Oreja de Van Gogh’s concert next week?

            

          • Si. Aún no compré la entrada&nbsp=Yes. I haven’t bought the ticket

            

            Conclusion

            

            Learning music related vocabulary will massively improve your vocabulary and grammar. Talking about the music you like or listen to in Spanish will help you develop your communication skills and raise cultural awareness about the Spanish speaking culture. It is also highly important to recognize a wide range of adjectives to give an opinion on different musical styles or particular singers or bands.

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