Every song in your hands. Every lesson on video. Walk into your music block on Monday with total confidence — no music degree required.
It's not optional. It's not a "specials" add-on. The Texas Education Agency requires districts to provide TEKS-based instruction in music as a condition of accreditation, and instructional materials must cover 100% of the music TEKS at every grade level.
For many Texas elementary teachers — especially in smaller districts, charter schools, and private schools — that means the classroom teacher is teaching music. With no specialist support. With no music degree. With one prep period and 30 kids waiting to sing something.
That's not a failing on your part. It's a structural reality of how Texas elementary schools are staffed. The Singing Classroom was built to make that reality manageable — and even joyful — for the teachers carrying it.
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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 — making them perfectly suited to TEKS Music for elementary grades.
Steady beat, rhythm, melody, pitch, form. Every song is sequenced to build these foundational skills in the order Texas elementary students are expected to develop them.
Singing, playing, moving — students participate actively in music rather than just hearing about it. Folk songs and singing games are the most natural vehicle for elementary creative expression.
The folk song repertoire connects students to American and global musical traditions — supporting TEKS expectations around music as cultural and historical expression.
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 and aligns with what Texas elementary music TEKS 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.
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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 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 less than the cost of one set of photocopied worksheets a week.
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