Based on the statements above, it shows that song or music is a manifestation of culture and has been used in classes in many ways and for
different reasons, through music which creates a relaxed learning environment for students. In general, songs and music affect our emotions;
many people can be moved to tears or other strong emotions by music, song can acquire strong emotional associations with people, events and
places.
4. YouTube and Songs
YouTube is a free video-hosting website that permits people who are the member of YouTube to upload and download video content
freely.
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This uses Adobe Flash Video technology to display a wide variety of user-generated content such as video blogging and short original videos.
Unregistered users can watch the videos for free, while registered users are permitted to upload an unlimited number of videos.
Figure 2.1: The overview of YouTube Website
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Margaret Rouse, YouTube, t.t.,www.techtarget.com. The title of Video
YouTube is also famously known as the largest video sharing site on the web.
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It is because most of the videos found on YouTube are created by professional film maker until amateurs. They use YouTube to
share their work. Virtually all types and genres of video content such as songs, homemade music, tutorials, films, CCTV records, and many more
are posted on the site. In this case, songs provided in YouTube have a good place because
when you search songs in YouTube and find it in different case, you can choose one, two, or three of them according to what you need; official
video of songs with or without lyrics, video of songs with lyrics on the screen, etc.
From the discussion above, YouTube and songs have a relationship each other. YouTube serves songs in much kind of case. Hence, we can
choose the appropriate songs which we need from YouTube.
5. Teaching Vocabulary Through Song
Using songs in the classroom is a special thing. Songs provide the material in English that students want to understand. They want to be able
to sing the song and understand them . It is become teacher’s responsibility
to provide an appropriate song. In choosing the appropriate song, Griffee lists four categories:
1. The class, it is including the total number of the students and
their age, the time of the day, the language level of the students, and their musical interest
2. The teacher, it is including the teacher’s age and musical interest,
the classroom supp ort to convey the songs, and teacher’s
purpose. 3.
Classroom opportunities, it is including the teacher’s level of independence in determining the material of curriculum, free
class time, and lesson supplement.
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Cory Janssen, What does YouTube mean?, t.t., www.techopedia.com.
