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Collection of 428 folk songs organized by categories (origin, subject, grade level, melodic, elements, sequence of concepts, etc.) The songs follow Kodály Method sequence of introducing music concepts/elements. Excellent resource for elementary teacher.

A database of folk songs catalogued for the Kodaly methodology. Songs are searchable by elements of music, name, and more.

This is the entire American Folk Song collection. This excellent resource can be used by educators to print out folk songs to use to teach their students specific music skills such as singing, audiating, pitch, and rhythm. The website even gives activity ideas to use for each specific song.

This website provides an extensive collection of folk music from Britain, Ireland, and America. It provides free MIDIs of folk songs, lyrics, and information about each piece. This site is great for students to explore folk music.

Mainly Music is a compilation of resources for the elementary music teacher. In addition to folk song resources, there is a separate list with folk dancing resources.

Mainly Music is a compilation of resources for the elementary music teacher. In addition to folk song resources, there is a separate list with folk dancing resources.

This provides a large collection of folk songs that you can use in your classroom. It provides sheet music and audio recordings of all songs as well as a detailed analysis. It allows you to search for songs by title, origin, region, age group, etc.

This provides a large collection of folk songs that you can use in your classroom. It provides sheet music and audio recordings of all songs as well as a detailed analysis. It allows you to search for songs by title, origin, region, age group, etc.

Folk Song Collection that may be used to help find songs for teaching almost any musical concept. Primary and Secondary Sources with authentic notation and referenced material.

This is a great resource for teachers looking to incorporate folk songs from around the world.  The site provides audio files of the songs so that you can hear the proper pronunciation of the lyrics.  

This is a great elementary music resource for teachers looking to add folk music from around the world into their curriculum. Simple children's songs are sung in different languages

This website provides browsers with a database of songs for children from a wealth of different cultures and different languages. Recordings of songs are also provided.

Folk Song Collection that may be used to help find songs for teaching almost any musical concept. Primary and Secondary Sources with authentic notation and referenced material.

The American Folk Song Collection is a website that music educators can use to search for hundreds of folk songs. Each song includes a PDF of lyrics, melody, game/dance directions, song analysis, rhythms, and original source (some also include recordings). The website also includes basic information about the Kodaly approach.

The Kodaly Center website is a valuable resource for all music teachers and especially those teaching elementary general music. The website contains videos about the history and philosophy of Kodaly, as well as recent news and upcoming events being held at the center. The most impressive feature of this site is the pubic domain library of songs and the precise ways they are categorized. Songs can be searched and categorized by: Origin, region, state, subject, song type, grade level, tonal center, scale, tone set, melodic range, melodic element, melodic motive, rhythmic element, meter, form, formal analysis and game type. Once you find a song you can see all of this detailed information as well as (in most cases) listen to the song, often sung by a child or group of children.

Arts Edge provides a list of 5 traditional Folk Dances appropriate for grades K-3. The directions are simple and easy to follow. No dance experience needed!

Arts Edge provides a list of 5 traditional Folk Dances appropriate for grades K-3. The directions are simple and easy to follow. No dance experience needed!

Users can search by element in this folk song index to find specific songs for their needs. Songs have a traditional Kodaly analysis sheet music.

This is a good resource for folk melodies from Europe. It's an open-source site with an extensive written database.

The Library of Congress has a plethora of information and media related to music education. Within the archives of the Library of Congress are recordings of folk songs, articles about music in America, and podcasts. One of these podcast collections is about Music and the Brain where research related to music and how it affects the brain is reviewed and discussed. This is an excellent resource for music advocacy. It is also a great resource for better understanding music learning.

These are short and humorous videos by the folks at Music K-8 that help reinforce a few music concepts. When my younger students have earned a little reward, or when it's flue season and my voice needs a bit of a break, we sometimes take a moment to watch a couple of these concept videos

This is the professional organization that represents and advocates for the use of Kodaly concepts in music classrooms. Typically General Music and choir but may include instrumental pedagogy.

This website is a must use for any general music or choral teacher. It contains information regarding conferences and certification courses, as well as resources. Kodaly is a wonderful method with an emphasis on singing, music literacy, and folk songs. In the Kodaly method, teachers learn to prepare, present and practice concepts with students. Teachers also discover the importance of developing their own musicianship

Class recorder method by Texas music educator, Jo Lynn Cookus. The method is based on common American folk songs that are commonly taught in elementary settings, and therefore integrates well with common curricular models including Kodaly and Orff. It is a lesser-known alternative to common recorder methods including Recorder Express, Recorder Karate, etc. The author is a seasoned music educator with 30+ years of music education experience teaching elementary education, choir, and band.

This is a collection of authentic field recordings around the world. These recordings can be used to give teachers and students a deeper understanding of a folk song's musical and cultural context.

a short description of Komitas the song collector that inspired Johnnie Vinson's Armenian Rhapsody

Though the songs found on this blog are public domain, she posts them directly here to cut out the leg work of finding them and also tells exactly what she does with each song and what concepts she teaches!  Perfect resource for any general music teacher.

This is a wonderful teacher blog with tons of teaching resources and curriculum. This blog has a huge bank of songs by grade level or activity type and feature activities to accompany the songs.

This is a great resource for discovering new songs to teach. The site allows users to search for short transcriptions by category (ie recorder music, Orff arrangements), alphabetical, or by genre (ie: folk, popular). Music can be saved as .pdf's.

This site includes lessons and music from numerous countries.  This is a great resource for teaching multi-cultural music.

Great resource for music listening activities in class. Contains information about different cultures and traditions, audio files, videos, podcasts, lesson plans etc.

This site offers links to many music files. There are many folk and ethnic songs as well as traditional ensemble music. Everything on this site is free.

8notes.com provides an incredible variety of free and subscription based printable music for instrumentalists and vocalists. The site categorizes the music by instrument, composer, level of difficulty, etc. This is a great resource to share with students who are looking for solo or ensemble repertoire ideas, in addition to rock/pop, jazz, and world music selections for personal enrichment and entertainment purposes. 

This website provides information regarding how to run a barn dance as well as information about the dances and tunes.

This website provides information regarding how to run a barn dance as well as information about the dances and tunes.