musica, maestro!

This is a whole website with text, videos, images, traditional activities (to be done on paper) and digital activities (to be done on screen).

It's a way to learn or revise Italian though the world of music and opera.

It's a journey with Federica and Giada through the Venetian calli towards Teatro La Fenice, stopping by un bacaro for an aperitif and some cicchetti.

It's an excuse to learn the name of musical instruments, Italian theatres and their cities, and even cocktails related to music.

It's a great tool to practise and consolidate phonetics by pronouncing the names of composers, opera singers, titles of works and even two famous arias.

It's even an opportunity to learn some idioms related to music - come on, relax! Don't be as tense as a violin string!

The musical theme permeates the whole course: from the titles of each chapter, ordered in an ascending progression (Pianissimo, Mezzo Piano, Crescendo, Forte and Rinforzando), to the references to the world of opera, from the work on the text of famous arias to idiomatic phrases that refer to the semantic musical universe.

Music to your ears? We knew that!

• Format: Website.

• Recommended Level: Lower-Intermediate, Intermediate.

• Also beneficial for: False Beginners, Upper-Intermediate (if interested in the city of Venice and the world of music and opera).

• Number of digital chapters: Five, each divided into six digital sections. The digital course includes 67 videos of dialogues, sketches, correction of exercises and feedback. It also includes 52 exercises in total, of which 44 digital.

• Structure: Each digital activity is introduced, explained and corrected through a feedback video.

• Language: Italian and English.

• Availability: From Mon 28th Sep 2020. You will have access to the digital course for 6 months from that date.

• What you need: An Internet connection, a laptop or a tablet (digital activities are not mobile-friendly), a Gmail address (if you don't have one, you can get one here for free).