Every song in your hands. Every lesson on video. Step into your new arts position on Monday with total confidence — no music degree required.
Prop 28, the Arts and Music in Schools Funding Guarantee, now sends roughly 1% of California's Prop 98 funding directly to K-12 schools for arts education. Districts with 500 or more students are required to spend 80% of those funds employing arts educators. The result: thousands of new and expanded music positions across California — many filled by teachers brought in mid-career, mid-credential, or directly from classroom teaching backgrounds.
If you're one of them, you know the situation: the funding came fast, the hiring came fast, and now you're standing in front of an elementary class three days a week with the words "music teacher" on your door — and not a lot of training to back it up.
That's not a personal failing. That's what happens when policy moves faster than teacher preparation. The Singing Classroom was built to bridge that exact gap.
"I just subscribed and I LOVE it. I am a regular classroom teacher who now teaches music to grades K–3. I have been so nervous about it — but I am getting really excited."
"For the first time I feel like I'm actually teaching music properly and the children are experiencing a real music curriculum."
"The helpful videos make it so much easier to learn new material before teaching it."
No prep time. No music degree required. Just follow the lesson and let the songs do the work.
Browse by grade level (Kindergarten through 5th), by musical concept, or by song name. Every song includes a full teaching video shot in a real classroom.
See exactly how to introduce the song, run the game, and develop the musical concept. Every gesture, every cue — demonstrated with real children. You know what to do before you walk in.
You're not improvising. You're not hoping it'll work. You've seen it work. Your class sings, plays, and learns — and you're the teacher who made it happen.
Every song in the library comes with a full classroom video. Here are three examples.
The Singing Classroom includes 150+ folk songs and singing games — sequenced for musical development, demonstrated on video, ready to teach in your classroom.
Every song links to its own full lesson page with lyrics, game instructions, and teaching guide. All songs are pedagogically sequenced and Kodály-aligned — supporting the four California Arts Standards artistic processes (Creating, Performing, Responding, Connecting) at every elementary grade.
Song structures and musical games give students natural entry points to improvise, vary, and create musical ideas — without requiring notation knowledge.
Singing games and folk songs are participation-first by design — every student performs, develops pitch and rhythm, and grows musical confidence.
Active listening, cultural context, and reflection are built into every lesson. The folk repertoire connects students to American, European, and global musical traditions.
Kodály methodology puts the singing voice first — which means it's the most natural approach for a teacher with no instrumental background. You don't need to play piano. You don't need to read music. You need to sing with your class, and we show you exactly how.
The songs are sequenced for musical development, not just enjoyment. Each one builds specific skills — steady beat, pitch matching, rhythmic awareness, form — in an order that makes sense for how children learn and aligns with the developmental progression the California Arts Standards expect.
Master's degree in Choral Music (University of Illinois). Kodály certified. Orff and Dalcroze trained. 30+ years teaching music to children from Pre-K through 8th grade.
"I just subscribed and I LOVE it. I am a regular classroom teacher who now teaches music to grades K–3. I have been so nervous about it — but I am getting really excited after less than an hour of looking at your site!"
"I've been searching for a subscription to refresh my music curriculum and this has surpassed my expectations. The helpful videos are brilliant and make it so much easier to learn new material before teaching it."
"This is the BEST website I've ever used for songs, singing games, Orff extensions, and general music curriculum. My students LOVE the music and the demonstration videos are helpful for both teacher and students."
Every song demonstrated in a real classroom with real children. Watch Deborah teach it from start to finish — including how to handle the moments when students need redirecting.
Sheet music, lyric sheets, classroom posters, and manipulatives — all printable. Every resource you need to run the lesson is included.
Build your unit plan with drag-and-drop simplicity. Organize songs by grade level, musical concept, or theme. Print it or access it on any device in the classroom.
Find the right song for your lesson in seconds. Search by grade level (K–5), musical concept, or song title.
Full access to the entire library — all songs, all videos, all printables, the lesson planner — for a fraction of what your district would spend on a single in-service training day.
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