We’ve loved French songs - la Chanson Française - for a good number of years - since the 70s. Besides being a great way to practice language, many are individual works of art: combinations of lyrics, music and interpretation that make them worthy of appreciation, whether one is fluent with the language or not.

So, this class will be open to anyone who’s curious to learn why they’re special. We’ll choose someone like Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour,  Jacques Brel, Francis Cabrel, Maxime Le Forestier, or Brassens…there are many artists to choose from! We’ll use Google Translate to get the meaning out of the way, and then we’ll focus on the text, in English or in French, as appropriate. Discussion will be in English, or French, as the group prefers, and when it’s time to sing along, we’ll raise our voices.… Our hope is that by presenting la Chanson in this fashion, folks will wind up loving the songs as much as we do, and leave the class wanting to listen and sing along at home. 

Can you imagine yourself in the shower, singing in your loudest voice “Quand il me prend dans ces bras, et me parle tout bas, je vois la vie en Rooo…se.”?