Inside: Ideas to use music in Spanish class. Teach Spanish with music. Tips for bringing Spanish songs into your classroom using Roxxem in Spanish class.
Author – Allison Wienhold
Published – November 4, 2025.
Music in Spanish Class from Mis Clases Locas
If you’ve been reading Mis Clases Locas, you know I love using authentic music to teach Spanish. I created Música miércoles and Baile viernes, which have become weekly staples in many Spanish classrooms. Spanish class routines quickly become student favorites.
I have posted many Spanish Class Music Ideas over the years. My Hispanic Heritage Month Music Bracket & mania musical – March Music Madness have been hits as well.
But what if you want to bring even more excitement and learning to your Spanish class? Enter Roxxem, an app that’s about to make it even easier to teach Spanish with music. For full transparency, Roxxem approached me to share my opinions on their site.
So, What is Roxxem?
Roxxem is a brand-new app designed to help teachers turn any song into an interactive Spanish lesson. It’s perfect for adding a little musical flair to your lessons without the prep. Think of it as a great companion to Música miércoles, with ready-made activities that make using music in Spanish class a breeze.
How to Use Roxxem in Your Spanish Class
Roxxem gives you so many ways to incorporate music into your lessons. Here are a few favorites:
- Search by Grammar, Vocab, or Topic: Need to teach a specific tense such as the preterite? Just search “Preterite,” and Roxxem will pull up songs that demonstrate the tense in context.
- Interactive Lyrics and Videos: Play a music video with subtitles, translations, and interactive lyrics. Let students stop and review each word in real time.
- Live Classroom Games: Turn songs into classroom games where students race to fill in missing lyrics with live leaderboards. Many students love competing with each other!
- Assign Lyric Lessons as Homework: With Roxxem’s Pro Teacher version, you can assign homework and track student progress. Even though I Got Rid of Homework in Spanish Class I know many teachers are required to give outside practice. Roxxem works for Choice Homework in Spanish Class. Better yet, use Roxxem as a no prep Sub Plan for Spanish class.
How Roxxem Works – Teach Spanish with Music
It’s simple to use. Just search for a song by grammar point or topic, like “Greetings,” and you’ll find dozens of songs ready to go. For example, select “Soy Yo” by Bomba Estéreo. (This fits perfectly with day 1 of my High-Frequency Verb Unit to Start Spanish 1 featuring Soy yo).
You can watch the video with subtitles and even pause to analyze the lyrics in detail. It is a great way to expose students to new vocabulary and phrases through authentic music. For example, below is a great addition to your Selena unit!
The Roxxem Live Games – A Class Favorite!
This is where it gets really fun! You know I love Fun Spanish Classroom Games.
Roxxem turns songs into interactive games where students can fill in missing lyrics, compete on leaderboards, and more. Whether you’re teaching vocabulary or just giving students a chance to practice listening skills, these games are a hit.
Free Features and Pro Teacher Option
Most of Roxxem’s features are free, but if you want even more tools, you can upgrade to Roxxem Pro Teacher for $59.99 per year (or $44.99 with my code MISCLASESLOCAS).
Pro Teacher lets you create classes, add students, and assign homework that goes beyond the basics—think flashcards, spaced repetition, and custom games. Your students will love the extra activities, and you’ll love the data tracking! (Or maybe you hate data, but at least this makes tracking and grading easier for you).
Ready to Try Roxxem?
Roxxem is an easy way to teach Spanish with music, blending culture, grammar, and vocabulary into one engaging platform. Ready to give it a go? You can start with a two-week free trial, and if you decide to upgrade, use my code MISCLASESLOCAS for 25% off the Pro Teacher plan.
Roxxem FAQs:
- What languages does Roxxem support?
Currently, Roxxem is focused on Spanish but plans to expand to other languages in the future.
- How many songs does Roxxem have?
Roxxem has around 1,000 songs, with an Editor feature that allows teachers to upload any song using AI.
- Is this an app or a web program?
Both. There is an app if your school uses iPad or tablet. Or you can use the site on a computer. Students could also choose to use the app on their phone at home.
- How much does Roxxem cost?
The app is free to use, but you can upgrade to Pro Teacher for $44.99 per year with my code (MISCLASESLOCAS).
Ready to transform your Spanish classes with music? Check out Roxxem today, and get started with your free trial!
My Roxxem Review
Honestly, I am pretty impressed with Roxxem. Spanish teachers could use it instead of LyricsTraining. (Especially if you used my Distance Super 7 Verb Unit) But, compared to LyricsTraining only Spanish is available at the moment.
There are a lot of my favorite songs in Spanish available to use. Just on the first page, I see tons of songs that I have used in past mania musical & Hispanic Heritage Month Music Brackets.
I think Roxxem would be a great emergency Sub Plans or fast finisher option for Differentiation & Extension. Tech games like this are great with headphones while other students are doing Speaking Assessments. I would not want to use it weekly, as with anything, too much gets stale.
I know that when I pick songs to use in my music resources, I spend hours vetting their appropriateness. Even then teachers in certain school cultures find things they would not want to use with their students in songs. I do not know what kind of vetting process these lyrics, songs, and videos go through to be included. I do like how the songs have a G, PG, or PG-13 rating to better inform teachers.
So, as always, you would want to preview any song and video before playing them for students. You are the expert on your exact situation, classes, and school.
I can see the value in the Pro Account for the extra features such as classes with easy tracking. It is similar to the tracking in Sr. Wooly. I can see the value that these are authentic songs in Spanish. But, at the same time, these songs are not meant to be comprehensible, so this site would be better for High School Spanish levels 2+. If you only teach super novices, this might not be the best fit.
Finally, I would for sure try out Roxxem with students. It provides authentic listening comprehension practice for students while giving teachers a break from being the ones providing the input.
Use Music in Spanish Class More Blog Posts
Over the past few years, I have curated multiple posts with authentic songs in Spanish for specific themes.
- NEW Spanish Thanksgiving Songs – focusing on gratitude
- Afro-Latino Music in Spanish Class
- 10 Spanish Class Love Songs
- Día de Muertos Songs for Spanish class
- Spanish Class Christmas Songs
- Spanish Songs for Hanukkah
- Happy Birthday Songs Spanish Class
- Days of the Week songs
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