Teaching Japanese through music
Teach Japanese using songs, music, lyrics and music videos. Specific songs or music for a particular teaching topic can be found by clicking on "Topic Search" below:
Dancing to music
Dance moves
Teach language through dance moves with simple songs. http://sensei.jpf-sydney.org/summer07/sensei_01.htm |
Songs to teach
Aisatsu song
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Atama hiza kata ashi
Head shoulders knees and toes in Japanese, practising body parts. Donated by M Iinuma http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98rDSRw7sv0 |
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Counting things in Japanese SONG |
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Donna Iro ga suki Song
Practice colours and saying likes with this fun song. Created by I Foley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk1WlHc3paY&feature=related |
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Greetings SONG |
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Happy birthday in Japanese
Otanjoobi omedeto - song in Japanese with Romaji subtitles.
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Hiragana SONG |
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Japanese national anthem |
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Itomakimaki no uta
Song used to teach children how to tie their shoelaces. Donated by J Thompson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44h-I-mj3TM |
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Kira Kira Boshi
Twinkle Twinkle in Japanese. Donated by H Obrien. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIxxw06YhlE |
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Lady Gaga Telephone Cover
Team Kozan perform Lady Gaga's Telephone using Koto and Shakuhachi. Performed with dancers in Kimono's in front of the Suga Shrine in Shinjuku. Use this video to introduce students to the topic of Japanese traditional instruments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ06aVZpGYA |
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Merii san no hitsuji
Mary had a little lamb song with minibooklet to practise other animals in Japanese. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNHitUDJ1zo |
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Moshi Moshi ano ne song
The Japanese telephone song is an easy song to learn and is sung to the tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down”. The word document can be displayed on an electronic white board for easy viewing or enlarged and laminated for display in the classroom. It can also be used as a take home and practise sheet. (Youtube song is an example only and may not be suitable for student viewing.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa2_-LGUkvQ |
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Musunde Hiraite
Nursery rhyme practising hand movements using basic Japanese commands. Donated by J Thompson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUgbZhgLcFo&feature=related |
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Ookina kuri no ki no shita de
The big old chestnut tree nursery rhyme. Donated by J Thompson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGRSqQlzlP8 |
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Sekai no Owari's RPG
Students listen to the song by Sekai no Owari and answer questions about the song. Donated by J Veen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi9uNu35Gmk |
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Silent night - Kiyoshi kono yoru
Silent night lyrics in Japanese and English with vocabulary. Donated by C Dudley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ctyO4rRgsM |
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Spring has come
Lyrics in Japanese and English. Donated by M Back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2AsZUQbqm4 |
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Various songs - song sheet
Songs for use in the primary class room: 1. Onamae wa (based on Higgity piggity Bumble bee tune). The song is sung in a circle and then the teacher points to a student who must then say their name in Japanese. 2. Suwarimashou song (based on London Bridge is falling down). 3. Sayounara song (based on Here we go round the Mulberry Bush). 4. Colours song Created by I Foley
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Games
Music game |
Websites
Children songs
http://www.mamalisa.com/world/japan.html List of traditional folk songs including koinobori, hinamatsuri, cherry blossum, sakura etc. Includes MP3, lyrics and sheet music. |
HMV Music Store Japan
http://www.hmv.co.jp/?lang=ja What are the Top 10 J-pop songs? Check out HMV in Japan. |
Idea Book - songs
Music from the ideas book is available for free download, including body parts, greetings, dates, days of the month, etc. http://www.hirokoliston.com/kyozai/?page_id=83 |
J Pop Lyrics
Alphabetically listed lyrics for a large range of JPop in romaji and English. http://www.animelyrics.com/jpop/ |
Genki Japan Language songs http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/learnjapanesenumbers.htm You-Tube songs on numbers, when/where/who/what song, days of the week, months, hiragana and katakana songs, adjectives, weather, mary had a little lamb |
NHK songs for kids
http://www.nhk.or.jp/kids/okaa/ New song each month includes lyrics and singing. Children games too. |
Nursery rhyme lyrics
http://www.mahoroba.ne.jp/~gonbe007/hog/shouka/00_songs.html List of 100s of famous Japanese nursery rhyme lyrics (without MP3). |
Songs by grammar
http://www3.u-toyama.ac.jp/niho/song/song_jplevel_e.html Lenghty list of songs listed by grammar point including lyrics, MP3 with singing or no singing |
Tower Records Japan |