{"id":1568,"date":"2010-09-07T05:06:23","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T12:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/?p=1568"},"modified":"2010-09-06T15:43:35","modified_gmt":"2010-09-06T22:43:35","slug":"150-positive-songs-for-use-in-the-catholic-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/150-positive-songs-for-use-in-the-catholic-classroom","title":{"rendered":"150 Positive Songs for Use in the Catholic Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Guitar\"<\/a>I’ve been a Catholic school teacher for over twenty years, and I’d like to share one of my secrets with you: music. I’m a music fanatic, and I love having a song playing as students enter the classroom. The right song helps students come into class feeling good about life and ready to learn. An opening song is also a great signal device to start class. I sometimes have an entry task on the overhead, and my students know that it needs to be completed by the time the song ends.<\/p>\n

But the music is not just for my students–it’s for me, too. In fact, I don’t think I could have made it these last two decades without the energy, enthusiasm and life-giving joy that music provides.<\/p>\n

The following list of songs is from my personal “Affirmations” playlist. It’s not every song, but it’s most of them. Of course, it’s highly subjective. That’s why I’m hoping you’ll share some of your own favorites in the comments section at the end of the list. Here we go…<\/p>\n

Nick’s Positive Songs for Use in the Catholic Classroom<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first thing you need to know is that my absolute favorite song of all time is “Over the Rainbow<\/a>,” so I play that song quite a bit. I have over one hundred covers of the song, from country to alternative to dance remix versions, and everything in between. I think it’s the greatest song ever written. Period.<\/p>\n

Second, there are several Catholic artists below that I want to draw your attention to: Matt Maher, Popple, Ceili Rain and Joe Hand. These artists are some of the best Catholic musicians working today, and I highly recommend any of their albums.<\/p>\n

Finally, clicking on a song will take you to a page at Amazon.com where you can listen to a sample or purchase the song. All purchases help support the work of Catholic School Chronicle.<\/p>\n

Ace of Base<\/p>\n