Learn English with songs

Learn English with songs: 28 clips with the words on screen and word by word timing. English pronunciation practice on lyrics you already know by heart.

Clips in this collection

How to learn English with songs and lyrics

A melody holds a phrase in memory long after a drill has gone, which is why a chorus learned at fifteen is still there. Used carefully, songs are pronunciation practice.

  • Learn one verse properly instead of the whole song badly.
  • Say the line before you sing it. The melody hides how the English words are actually joined.
  • Do not copy the vowels of a singer holding a note. Copy the consonants.
  • Use the words on screen. Guessing lyrics by ear teaches the wrong words.

What these song clips give you

Each clip carries the words on screen with word by word timing, so every line is readable while it plays.

  • Rhythm and stress, exaggerated enough to hear clearly.
  • Everyday phrases and idioms that repeat across a chorus.
  • Material you will replay voluntarily, which matters more than any method.

Practise these clips out loud

Open any clip to shadow it line by line in the browser. The app adds the pronunciation score, the vocabulary and your streak.

Free: 15 lines a day, the full catalogue and bilingual subtitles. Pro removes the limit.

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iPhone only for now. Android is not out yet.