The song library

History you can sing.

Professionally produced songs for the history your students already study, organized by era so teachers find the right song quickly.

Four eras

One catalog, organized the way you teach history.

The first catalog follows the four eras most classical schools teach. Inside each era, songs are tagged by unit and topic so they line up with your lesson plans.

Era I

The Ancient World

Creation to the fall of Rome: the patriarchs, Egypt, Israel, Greece, and the empires of the ancient Near East.

Era II

The Medieval World

The early church to the Renaissance: monasteries, kingdoms, crusades, and the great cathedrals.

Era III

The Early Modern World

Renaissance and Reformation, exploration, and revolution, from Luther's theses to the founding of America.

Era IV

The Modern World

Industry, invention, and the world wars through the twentieth century.

Tap any song on the timeline to hear a preview.

  1. Roman Roads and Citiesc. 27 BC – AD 476
  2. The Tang Dynasty618 – 907
  3. CharlemagneCrowned 800
  4. Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons793 – 1066
  5. William the Conqueror and Richard the Lionheart1066 – 1199
  6. The Crusades1095 – 1291
  7. Joan of Arc1429
  8. The End of the Middle Agesc. 1450
  9. The Renaissancec. 1400 – 1600
  10. Columbus, da Gama, Magellan, and Elcano1492 – 1522
  11. The Protestant Reformation1517
  12. Modern WorldSongs in production

Dates are approximate and the timeline isn't to scale.

Listen

Hear the first songs.

Thirty-second previews of every song in the current pitch set, written and produced by Nic Kozushko. Subscribers stream the full songs inside the teacher library.

  • Roman Roads and CitiesThe Ancient World · The Roman Empire
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  • The Tang DynastyThe Medieval World · Tang China
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  • CharlemagneThe Medieval World · The Frankish kingdom
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  • Vikings and the Anglo-SaxonsThe Medieval World · Early medieval Britain
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  • The CrusadesThe Medieval World · The Crusades
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  • William the Conqueror and Richard the LionheartThe Medieval World · Medieval England
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  • Joan of ArcThe Medieval World · The Hundred Years' War
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  • The End of the Middle AgesThe Medieval World · Close of the medieval era
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  • The RenaissanceThe Early Modern World · The Renaissance
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  • The Protestant ReformationThe Early Modern World · The Reformation
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  • Columbus, da Gama, Magellan, and ElcanoThe Early Modern World · The Age of Exploration
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  • The Timeline SongAll eras · The whole history cycle
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Song titles are working titles. The Modern World songs are in production.

Curriculum alignment

Every song comes with what a teacher needs.

Each song carries its era, unit, people, places, and dates, plus a short note on using it in class. Here's what one entry looks like.

The Early Modern World · The Age of Exploration

Columbus, da Gama, Magellan, and Elcano

People
Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Juan Sebastián Elcano
Places & dates
Caribbean 1492 · India 1498 · around the globe 1519–1522
Length
1:58
Credits
Words & music by Nic Kozushko
Sail away, sail away,
Discovering the world across the waves.
Sail away, sail away,
Spain and Portugal would lead the way.
  • Columbus, da Gama, Magellan, and ElcanoThe Early Modern World · The Age of Exploration
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Classroom note Teach the chorus first, then add one explorer's verse each day.

Movement idea Make waves with your arms on "sail away," and point to each route on a classroom map.

Example entry. Final labels, lyrics, and metadata are set during the catalog audit.

Planned additions: ScriptureCatechismHymnsGeographyScienceGrammar

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