Music

   

Listening Practice

Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf was a French cabaret singer and international star. Learn about her and listen to a few of her classic songs.

   

   

Holidays and Celebrations

Fête de la musique

Fête de la musique
Le 21 juin est une journée musicale à travers la France (et apparemment dans beaucoup d'autres pays aussi). Ce festival gratis en plein air regroupe tous genres de musique dans toutes ses formes.

   

   

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Holidays and Celebrations

La Marseillaise

La Marseillaise
La Marseillaise fut composée en 1792 par Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle et fut déclarée « hymne national français » en 1795. Voici les paroles en français et une traduction en anglais.

   

Music

Music

French music terms
Celebrate France's annual music festival with some French music terms.

Fun with French

Music for French Mastery

French musicResearch shows that singing foreign language phrases helps you remember them longer. Whether you like rock, rap, or country music, there are bound to be French-speaking artists creating songs you'll enjoying singing along to in order to improve your French!

Music

The Flow of French

The Flow of French
The Flow of French is a music-based pronunciation training course that combines the flexibility of the internet with personalized feedback.

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Listening Practice

Vive Henri IV ! Vive la France !

Vive Henri IV ! Vive la France !
This popular French song, also called Marche Henri IV and Vive le roi Henri, was written in the late 16th century to celebrate Le Bon Roi Henri (Good King Henry), who ended the Huguenot Wars and restored peace to France.

   

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