Subject Guide: Music Education: How to Find Children's Songs and Music

To find children's songs and music on your theme:
Go to the library web page (www.mnstate.edu/library) and select Curriculum Materials Center on the drop-down menu next to the Dragon OneSearch search box. 

To search for children's songs

• Enter name of song
• Examples: If You’re are Happy and You Know It; I Know an Old Lady; Old MacDonald Had a Farm; or Knick-Knack Paddywhack.
• On the results page, limit to Audio under “Resource Type" on the left side of the screen to get songs on CD.

OR

• Enter unit topic or theme
• Examples: colors, ants, farming, bubbles, or friends
• On the results page, limit to Audio under “Resource Type" on the left side of the screen to get songs on CD.

For hard to find songs, use these song indexes.

• Index to Children's Songs (CURR. Ref. 016.7846 P485i) to find songs in books. See "Broad Topic Guide" beginning on page 163.
• Children's Song Index (CURR. Ref. 016.7846 C536) or Children's Jukebox (CURR. Ref. 016.7842 R357c) for songs on CD.