People who have learned German during the 1970s may have come across the German singer Udo Lindenberg. Born on the 17th May 1946 he started singing in the 60s in English, which wasn’t successful, but when he started singing in German in the 70s things changed. 40 years later I read in a magazine that not only … Read more
I always find it interesting to hear what inspires students to learn German. This weeks blog post is from a student, who wishes to remain anonymous, but has complained to me that whenever there is a blog post about the ‘Top 10 German singers’, the sites never mention Sandra. As I only remember Sandra … Read more
I was looking for something on YouTube today and a few hours later I’ve got nice German videos for Easter, but not what I was looking for in the first place 😀 Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Anyway, if you’d like to waste spend some time watching, listening, singing, here they are: Please don’t blame me … Read more
In autumn lots of people think they would like to do some evening classes, get fit again, join the gym or learn something new, maybe a new language, maybe German. So they look around to see what’s available and then find they can’t decide: What shall I do, keep fit or learn German? Why not … Read more
So, Tokio Hotel appeals to the teens, the Wise Guys are good for adult education, which leaves primary school children. Is there any good music to use with them?There are a lot of good traditional songs which are still great to sing nowadays. My favourites are ‘Mein Hut, der hat 3 Ecken’ or ‘Laurentia, liebe … Read more
Today was the first day I ever heard some songs from Tokio Hotel! I always thought their music was just for teens but, from what I heard, the lyrics and the melodies were actually quite good. But what does this have to do with learning or teaching German? Tokio Hotel is a German band and … Read more
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