Talk About Music In Spanish

A good way to start a conversation is talking about the music you like the most. To do so, you simply use  

If you want to ask someone else about their music preferences, you simply use question words such as

Talking about estilos de música or music styles is really simple for any Spanish speaking student since most of them remain the same in both languages. You need to remember that nouns in the Spanish language are preceded by a definite article: masculine (El) or femenine (La). In order to know which one to use, you have to pay attention to the ending of the noun: La cumbia, La salsa or El rock alternativo. 

Types of Spanish Music

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 aplaudir at the end of it. La vocalista canta rock nacional or 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. 

When talking about musical instruments you simply use the verb tocar which 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 guitarra or I play the guitar. 

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 músicos or musicians, canciones or songs will help you practice your speaking skills. 

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.