Every song in your hands. Every lesson on video. Step in front of your class on Monday with total confidence — no musical training required.
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Irish primary teachers are required to deliver the music curriculum — listening and responding, performance, composition — across every class level, every year.
But there's no specialist. It's you. And if you didn't grow up playing an instrument or singing in a choir, standing in front of 30 children and leading a music lesson can feel completely daunting.
That's not a personal failing. It's a structural gap in how teachers are prepared. And it's exactly what The Singing Classroom was built to fix.
"I have a closed mind to it. Music is something I'm never going to teach well."
"For the first time in my career I feel like I'm actually teaching music properly and the children are experiencing a real music curriculum."
"The problem is that most of us think of music as a specialist area for professional musicians. Not true. Music is there for everyone."
No preparation time. No musical expertise required. Just follow the lesson and let the songs do the work.
Browse by class level (Junior Infants through 6th), 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 Irish folk songs and singing games alongside the wider traditional repertoire — all demonstrated on video, all ready to teach.
🇮🇪 Irish origin 🏴️ British Isles origin · Every song links to its own full lesson page with lyrics, game instructions, and teaching guide. All songs are pedagogically sequenced and Kodály-aligned.
Every lesson begins with active listening. Children respond to music through movement, discussion, and reflection before they perform.
Singing games, folk songs, and chants develop pitch, rhythm, and musical confidence through active participation — not passive instruction.
Song structures and musical games create natural entry points for children to create and vary their own musical ideas — no notation required.
Kodály methodology puts the singing voice first — which means it's the most natural approach for a classroom 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.
Master's degree in Choral Music (University of Illinois). Kodály certified. Orff and Dalcroze trained. 20+ years teaching music to children from Pre-K through 8th grade.
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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 children need redirecting.
Sheet music, lyric sheets, classroom posters, and manipulatives — all printable. Every resource you need to run the lesson is included.
Build your term plan with drag-and-drop simplicity. Organise songs by class, 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 (Junior Infants through 6th), musical concept, or song title.
Full access to the entire library — all songs, all videos, all printables, the lesson planner — for less than the cost of one set of photocopied worksheets a week.
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