Abstract
Currently there is a great variety of musical styles that coexist in our society. We can access music in very different ways and with immediacy never before imagined. For teenagers, music is a key element in defining their identity, socializing and taking refuge in their inner world. 
 
 This communication focuses on the analysis of songs from the Reggaeton music genre and the way in which students receive them. The co-educational proposal carried out in a private secondary school in Barcelona will be explained. Its main objectives will be, on the one hand, to foster a critical spirit in the students towards these types of songs and, on the other hand, to offer an education in terms of equality that deconstructs myths and stereotypes.
Highlights
Music occupies a very important space in the lives of adolescents due to the multiple functions it plays
A clear example is the messages that song lyrics of certain popular urban music contain, which will be key in the transmission, assertion or breakdown of the different stereotypes linked to a certain society and culture
Fostering a critical spirit in adolescents is very important when facing the social changes that are necessary if we want to talk about education in terms of equality
Summary
Music occupies a very important space in the lives of adolescents due to the multiple functions it plays. Song lyrics convey potentially negative messages in which the female sex is treated as inferior and submissive Such lyrics are of particular concern in the current environment as they pose serious and unprecedented threats to social relations among adolescents. Music is a key socio-emotional element in every adolescent’s life due to its multi-functionality: it helps them to shape their identity, to relate to their peers, to self-regulate their state of mind For all these reasons, the messages transmitted (directly and indirectly) by commercial songs such as trap, hip-hop, reggaeton music can have a great impact on the behaviour, experimentation and regulation of their emotions. Following Contreras and Trujillo ideas (2014), it is necessary to carry out gender studies that allow us to discover and question the stereotypes and, to propose possible co-educational solutions that can be extrapolated to everyday life
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