Yes, no problem at all! You can join our challenge at any time up until the new year. All the previous discussions and tasks will be available for you to catch up at your own pace, for at least one month after.

The Easy Spanish 10-Song Challenge is an intensive 2-week community event, based around listening to 10 different Spanish-language songs and engaging with them in different ways.

To join the challenge, you'll need to become a member of Easy Spanish in any membership level for the duration of the challenge. Once you're a member, you'll get access to our Discord server, where our discussions and writing tasks will be conducted.

To receive the additional bonus podcast episodes, you'll need to sign up for the Podcast Membership level or higher.

To participate in the weekly conversation sessions on Zoom, you'll need to sign up for the Conversation Membership.

Each of the 10 songs will be revealed during the course of the challenge on our Discord platform. We’ll simply provide a link to the song on Youtube, and you’ll be able to find it on your favourite music listening platform. At the end of each week we’ll provide a round up of the songs and course materials via patreon (and e-mail).

Membership is necessary as it helps us run and support the Easy Spanish community. This includes managing the Discord community, providing weekly tasks, producing additional podcast episodes for certain membership tiers, and coordinating Zoom calls. It also helps us continue creating quality content for everyone in the Easy Spanish community.

The cost of the Easy Spanish membership depends on the membership level you select.

If you’re already an Easy Spanish member, there is no additional cost.

Absolutely! We offer a monthly subscription option that you can cancel at any time. This allows you to participate in the challenge and also experience other benefits of being an Easy Spanish member for a month or two.

Discord is a free chat app that you can use on your computer and phone. We use it to communicate and chat with our members. To join, you'll need to link your Patreon account to your Discord account — it takes less than 5 minutes and we have a tutorial on how to do this here.

Once you're in, you'll see a variety of text channels where you can chat about everything from everyday life to philosophical topics in Spanish.

You'll also see a section called "10-Song Challenge" — this is where we'll leave you our listening and writing tasks.

Yes! The 10-Song Challenge is open to learners of all levels.

We have chosen the songs based on their musical and cultural merit, but also with Spanish learners in mind: we’ve made sure the lyrics are both interesting and not too challenging to actually hear in the song.

Each week involves listening to a song a few times, participating in a forum discussion, and completing a writing task.

The listening should only take a short amount of time, perhaps 5-10.

You can spend as much or as little time as you like on the discussions and the writing task, and take them at your own pace. For someone wanting to participate each day in an intensive way, we recommend investing at least 20-30 minutes per day.

The discussions are conducted in a forum on Discord. After listening to each day’s song, members can share their thoughts, ask questions, or respond to others' insights about the songs. The atmosphere is friendly and open, with everyone encouraged to participate as much or as little as they feel comfortable.

Each day, we’ll provide a vocab and/or writing task related to the song of the day. The tasks vary and might involve giving a personal response, completing a vocabulary or listening exercise, or something creative. These tasks are designed to help take you from passively listening into actively using the language.

Yes, part of the learning process is sharing your work and receiving feedback from your peers. After completing each writing task, you can post it on Discord. Other members can then provide constructive comments, creating an interactive and collaborative learning experience.

Note that the Easy Spanish team cannot provide individual feedback on your writing or correct specific mistakes as part of the challenge. If this is important to you, consider working with a tutor or tandem partner who can help you correct the writing you produce while participating in the challenge.

If you’re in the Podcast Membership or a higher membership level, you will receive a bonus podcast episode in your private podcast feed every Saturday, including an interactive transcript and our vocab helper. Here's a tutorial on how to subscribe to your private podcast feed.

These bonus episodes provide further insights into the week's story, with discussions between Pau and Carla about their thoughts and feelings about the songs (as well as many digressions into other topics). Each episode is between 10 and 20 minutes long and will be released in addition to our regular Easy Spanish podcast episodes.

If you're a Conversation Member, you're invited to an additional weekly Zoom call for the duration of the Book Club.

The call takes place every Friday at 6 p.m. CEST (see your local timezone here). You'll find the Zoom link to join on Discord.

During the calls, we discuss the week's songs in more depth, and you’ll have a chance to practice your spoken Spanish in a friendly and supportive environment. Depending on the size of the group, we'll split into smaller breakout rooms, so everyone gets a chance to share their thoughts.

Don't worry: We never put anyone on the spot and you can always switch to English if you're missing a word.

If you are already a member and want to upgrade your membership to access additional benefits like bonus podcast episodes or Zoom calls, you can do so through the membership settings on Patreon.

That's completely fine. The Song Challenge is self-paced, so if you miss a week or fall behind, you can always catch up later. The important thing is to enjoy the process and learn at a pace that's comfortable for you.

Perhaps! Please let us know how you found the experience and if you have any ideas for future improvements. You can also suggest songs that might be a good choice for future editions of the program.

If you have a question that we didn't cover in these FAQs, feel free to reach out to us through our contact form or ask in the Discord community. We're here to help!