Ritchie Valens

"La Bamba"

(The Bamba)

Lyric Snippet:

"Para bailar la Bamba,

Para bailar la Bamba,

Se necesita una poca de gracia.

Una poca de gracia para mí, para tí,

Ya arriba, ya arriba,

Ya arriba, ya arriba,

Por tí seré, por tí seré, por tí seré"

(To dance the Bamba,

to dance the Bamba,

one needs a bit of grace.

A bit of grace for me, for you,

now come on, come on,

now come on, come on,

for you I'll be, for you I'll be, for you I'll be.)

Activities:

• Watch lyric video. Learn the Spanish vocabulary in the song. Learn the musical chords and notation of the song.

• Create your own instruments (drum, maraca, ect) out of materials in the classroom.