Inside: Música miércoles in Spanish class. What is música miércoles, why to do música miércoles, and ready to go música miércoles resources for Spanish class. New authentic music for Spanish class music bell ringers.
My first popular post on this blog was about baile viernes, our routine of starting every Friday dancing to a Spanish song. So, I decided to go into more detail with baile viernes‘ older sister – música miércoles.
This is a routine that I created during my first year of teaching in 2012-2013. Since then it has become a staple in Middle School Spanish, High School Spanish & higher education. Yes, I know the name is not correct, but it was created by my students that year and stuck.
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More themed days for your lesson plans.
- Monday – Weekend Chat
- Tuesday – Mapa del martes
- Wednesday – Música miércoles
- Thursday – Jaja jueves
- Friday – Baile viernes or alternate – future weekend chat
What is Música miércoles?
Música miércoles (music Wednesday) is starting class by watching a music video of an authentic song in Spanish. It can then include answering questions or talking about the song in Spanish. Spanish culture warm ups with culture-filled songs in Spanish.
Years ago I started a música miércoles Youtube playlist to keep class favorites organized, and it is now huge! There are many other playlists on my YouTube now as well.
First, música miércoles started by each week I picked either a favorite song of mine or one from Billboard Latino Top 100. At the time I taught high school 9th grade -12th grade Spanish. I’ve now learned better to curate better music than just the top Latin billboard. Especially since top songs often have inappropriate videos. (Another choice is to play a lyrics video, but then you have to carefully screen the words since they will be projected).
I am always on the lookout for new music on social media as well. Especially current and relevant Spanish music, such as an upcoming World Cup or popular film. I also like to mix in a classic song in Spanish.
Then these videos get inserted into an editable Google Slideshow, along with the artist, title, and a couple of discussion questions. Now I have Spanish class music google slides bell ringers all put together in editable slides.
No Prep Música miércoles
I used to scramble each Wednesday morning trying to find a new song to add to my slides. But over the years I started putting together many at the start of the semester, to you know be a little more prepared. 🙂 The first paid resource I ever posted was the OG Música miércoles.
Now you can see I have dozens of ready to go music resources.
If I was starting this year I would get the new 2025 Música miércoles. Or the same new 2025 Música miércoles in my website store.
Or if you teach younger students I have a new Middle School Música miércoles. These young Spanish bell ringers are prefect for middle school Spanish, 6th grade – 8th grade World languages. Or if you teach at a more conservative school the middle school version can be a better option.
If you want TONS of options Música miércoles Growing BUNDLE.
Why do Música miércoles?
In my first year of teaching, one of my biggest successes was música miércoles. Because of this tradition, many students’ favorite day of the week became Wednesday, as shared in their Friday feedback.
Week after week students would enter saying “Yeah, we get to listen to music today!” “Whooo, música miércoles!” I think this is because many students enjoy listening to music, and think they get to “waste” class time doing so. What they do not realize is this “waste” has the following benefits to them.
Benefits of Música miércoles
- Listening to the Spanish language through song
- Exposing them to new genres and artists of Spanish-speaking music
- Learning the geography of where the artists are from
- Hearing different accents and slang from various parts of the world
- Getting catchy music stuck in their head
- A classroom management routine to give students a task right away
- Cultivating an interest in new music, enough to start their own Spanish Pandora station at home
- Bringing up cultural similarities and differences
- Making learning Spanish fun
- Having students excited to come to Spanish class
How to take music in Spanish class even further?
The students enjoyed doing activities surrounding music so much during my first year that sometimes the entire class period was dedicated to music on Wednesday. (Especially since due to Wednesday’s short class period that year due to Mass, homeroom, and early release all fall on this day meaning around 27-minute class periods. After watching a video and talking about a little, there would barely be any time to do anything else anyway, so why not go deeper into the music?)
If you are going to spend the whole class period on a song each week, work to plan songs that would go with each level’s unit of study. Typically, I pick one song each week (for ease & planning’s sake) to show all levels and vary the questions I ask each class. Also, check out What to do with a song in Spanish class & Ways to Use Authentic Music in Spanish Class
Chat about the music in Spanish
*Update – now have music question cards to help support students chatting about music. It includes 56 different questions related to music. The music task cards include the following types of questions.
- General personalized questions chatting about music.
- Basic questions to discuss any song in Spanish.
- Questions to compare songs for a music bracket. (See below for links)
- Intermediate-level questions to discuss any song in Spanish.
Or chat about music using the Music Find Someone Who!
Read more! Talk About Music in Spanish Class
More Ways to Mix it Up with Music in Spanish Class
Spanish Class Music Brackets
- **Try Hispanic Heritage Music Madness Fall Music Bracket using NEW Hispanic Heritage Month #10 2025 (A part of the Hispanic Heritage Month Song Bundle) Or the NEW Young 1 song from each Spanish speaking place bracket
- **Or try a Spring March Music Bracket using the new 2025 Music Bracket (for HS) or for Middle/Elementary School Music bracket for YOUNGER Spanish class 2025 or the growing Music Brackets for Spanish Class – March Growing Bundle
Intentionally diversify your representation
- Afro-latinx – BUNDLE
- NEW 2025 Afro-latino del día, Afro-Latinx Music 2024, Afro-latino del día 3
- Indigenous Peoples in Spanish class – music resource focusing on Native Americans
Dance in Spanish Class!
- Baile viernes Bundle, the newest Baile viernes 2025
Other Music resources from Mis Clases Locas you might enjoy
All are editable Google Slideshows.
- For younger students or more conservative schools, I have Música for middle school & Música for Elementary Spanish
Need more Spanish Music Ideas? Read below
Video 1 – Music in Spanish Class – Why Use Music & How to Find it
Video 2 Music Weekly Routines – How to do música miércoles & baile viernes
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– Allison
Música miércoles was originally posted June 25, 2014 and the original idea of Allison Wienhold & most recently updated on September 4, 2025.
