A library of 150+ folk songs organized by solfège set, grade level, and musical concept — every one demonstrated on video with real students, exactly the way Kodály teachers need.
See the library →The Kodály teacher's problem
You have a carefully built scope and sequence. You know the solfège set you're introducing this week. But hunting through books, binders, and YouTube to find a song that's the right pitch set, the right grade, and actually demonstrated well — that takes far longer than it should.
The Singing Classroom organizes its entire library by solfège syllable set, grade level, and musical concept. Search for what you need and find it in minutes, not an evening.
"I've been teaching Kodály for twelve years and this is the first online library that's actually organized the way I think. I search by solfège set and get exactly what I need."
Browse by solfège sequence
Select a solfège set to see songs from the library — with grade level, game type, and concept tags so you can find what fits your sequence immediately.
The foundational pitch set — falling minor third. Songs that establish the singing voice and introduce inner hearing through play.
A circle passing game in 2/4 — one of the earliest and most natural sol-mi songs. Simple enough for the very first lesson.
A circle movement game extending the sol-mi set with la. Students experience the new pitch through action before analyzing it.
A fingerplay song on la-sol-mi with a clear melodic shape — ideal for inner hearing work with the very youngest students.
A body percussion game with call and response — keeps the sol-mi set fresh for older students revisiting fundamentals.
Extending the pitch set upward and downward — songs that introduce la above and prepare for the full pentatonic vocabulary.
A ball-bouncing circle game introducing la — accelerando built in, works at every grade, one of the most versatile songs in the library.
A hand-clapping partner game on la — Do-pentatonic scale with la clearly outlined. Clean melodic contour for inner hearing work.
A simple counting song that gives la a clear tonal context. Strong for early inner hearing and melodic dictation preparation.
A circle game in 6/8 on the Do-pentatonic scale — introduces compound meter and la in the same song.
The complete pentatonic scale — songs that establish Do and give students the full five-note vocabulary through games and folk music.
A longways set dance on the full Do-pentatonic scale — phrase structure felt through folk dance before it's ever read on the staff.
A circle game introducing re in a pentatonic context — solo singing moments make re immediately audible and meaningful.
A guessing circle game ending on Do — ideal for establishing tonal center with young students through play, not explanation.
A cumulative Irish folk song introducing low sol. One of the most beloved songs in the library — students ask for it every week.
La-based pentatonic — folk songs with a darker, more modal feel that prepare students for minor tonality without leaving the pentatonic world.
A rhythm stick passing game on the la-pentatonic scale — students hear the tonal shift from Do-pentatonic immediately.
An African-American folk song on la-pentatonic with call and response and solo singing — rich for part work preparation.
A Chinese folk song on la-pentatonic — introduces world music repertoire in the pentatonic context students already know.
A Japanese picture-drawing song with rounds available — extends la-pentatonic into part work naturally.
Beyond pentatonic — folk songs in Dorian, Mixolydian, and Aeolian that extend students into modal harmony and full minor tonality.
A circle dance in Dorian mode — one of the clearest and most musical introductions to modal harmony in any repertoire collection.
An American folk song in Mixolydian — students immediately notice the flattened seventh even before they can name it.
A Jewish farewell song in natural minor — also a round, so it introduces harmonic minor color through part singing.
An English folk song in natural minor in 3/4 — sophisticated enough for older students, accessible enough to teach in one lesson.
Rounds and canons — the natural bridge to part singing and harmonic awareness. Every round in the library is demonstrated with real students singing the parts.
The classic four-part canon — students hear the harmony they create before they understand why it works. Body percussion version also available.
A 3-part round in Aeolian minor — introduces part singing and modal harmony at the same time.
A gentle round with a wide grade range — one of the few rounds that works beautifully from kindergarten through 6th grade.
A Thanksgiving round for upper elementary — simple to prepare, genuinely beautiful when students sing it in parts.
The sequence at a glance
The library doesn't prescribe a sequence — but it's organized so your sequence drives the search. Here's how the solfège tags map to a typical K–6 progression.
What's included
Every song in the library comes with a full set of teaching materials built around Kodály principles.
Every song is demonstrated step-by-step — from introduction through the game or activity — so you know exactly how to teach it before you walk in.
Sheet music with solfège syllables, Curwen hand sign reference, and rhythm syllables included for every song.
Filter the entire library by solfège syllables — sol-mi, la-sol-mi, do-pentatonic, la-pentatonic, modal — to find songs that fit your sequence immediately.
Song cards, posters, manipulatives, and teaching notes ready to print — including materials for substitutes who don't know the Kodály approach.
Every song is tagged with grade level, musical concepts, game type, cultural origin, and standards alignment so you can find what fits your plan in seconds.
The library grows throughout the school year. Members are notified when new songs are added — no extra cost, ever.
Why The Singing Classroom
How it compares to the other ways Kodály teachers find songs.
| Feature | Books & OAKE resources | The Singing Classroom |
|---|---|---|
| Searchable by solfège set | ✕ | ✓ |
| Video demonstration for every song | ✕ | ✓ Every song |
| Filtered by grade level | ✕ | ✓ |
| Solfège & hand sign notation included | Sometimes | ✓ |
| Printable materials included | Sometimes | ✓ Every song |
| Also covers Orff & Dalcroze | ✕ | ✓ |
| New material added throughout the year | ✕ | ✓ |
| Time to find a song for a specific solfège set | 20–40 minutes | Under 2 minutes |
From Kodály teachers
"I can search by solfège set and find every song in the library that works for what I'm teaching this week. That alone saves me hours. The videos make it even better."
"I was skeptical at first — I have a lot of books. But the searchability and the videos are genuinely different. I use it every week alongside my Kodály sequence."
"The sequence chart alone told me this was built by someone who actually teaches Kodály. Everything is organized the way I need it — not the way a publisher decided to organize it."
Questions
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