But, this problem can be solved by having students bring their own favorite songs to the class but the teacher may want to have time to listen
and try to understand the lyrics because some songs may deal with issues and language which the teacher is not keen to work with.
The other solution is by using older songs, and to ask the students whether they think they still have merit despite their antiquity. Teachers
can then choose songs which they like or which are appropriate in terms of topic and subject matter, and which they themselves think pass the test of
time.
e. Types of Rock Songs
Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as rock and roll in 1950s America and developed into a range of different styles in
the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and United States. Rock itself has some kinds as explained below.
1 Garage Rock
Garage rock was a from of amateurish rock music, particularly prevalent in Nort America in the mid-1960s and so called because
of the perception that it was rehearsed in a suburban family garage.the lyric and delivery were more aggressive that was
common at the time, often with growled or shouted vocals. 2
Punk Rock Punk Rock rooted in garaged rock and other form of what is now
known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the
perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They created fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down
instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. 3
Glam Rock Glam rock emerged out of the English psychedelic and art rock
scenes of the late 1960s and can be seen as both an extension of and reaction.
4 Alternative Rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely
popular by the 1990s. the ‗alternative‘ definition refers to the genre‘s distinction from mainstream rock music, expressed
primarily in a distorted guitar sound, transgressive lyrics and generally nonchalant, defiant attitude.
B. Review of Relevant Research Studies
This part deals with the previous related studies. Based on the theoretical review, the researcher would use music Alternative Rock to be Specified to
improve the students‘ speaking skills. Music has been proven to improve students speaking skill in the context of English teaching and learning. Several studies
about using music in teaching speaking have been conducted by some researchers. Smith 2002 stated that the use of songs in the foreign language classroom
may aid memory of text. The results evidenced that the occurrence of the din is
