Have you ever wondered what teachers listen to during class? Well here are some of the songs that teachers listen to. Some of these teachers do requests from students. They play music during class to add some background music and to entertain students while they are working on projects, worksheets, study guides, etc. 

Erin Moore

Oldies & 80’s hits 

It’s soul music, hopeful, and about the realities of life and how to overcome struggle. 

Top song: Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson  –

Dana Campfield 

Heather Somers – English Teacher

 “I play smooth Jazz for the first semester. It’s smoothing and classy. Then for the Second semester, I played a selection of student requests from during the pandemic. Since it’s older, most of the kids are familiar with it and enjoy it.”

Top Song : Disney – Let it Go –

John Hinkleman – History Teacher

“As you may know, I am a big music fan and I enjoy playing some of my favorite songs during class. I believe that it helps with the general climate of a classroom and actually helps the pace/rhythm of a class. At heart I am a huge fan of classic rock music. That said, in class I tend to play yacht (soft) rock music as it leads itself more to background music.”

The top song on the playlist is either Father and Son by Cat Stevens or Heart to Heart by Kenny Loggins.

Arthur Smith

“I will listen to something with a good beat and follow along like… Let’s Groove by Earth, Wind & Fire / A Night to Remember by Shalamar, Love comes Down by Evelyn King

Top song right now is Don’t You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds. A lot of mixed feelings going on at the moment

Other Teachers’

1) Rap/R&B/Metal/80s/girl stuff gwen,cardigans, etc, Music exposure knowledge for students, Lovefool: the Cardigans

2) Various lo fi stations on YouTube, It is relaxing and allows the students to concentrate

3) Jazz or Lofi, It’s instrumental so there’s no distracting lyrics and it brings a nice vibe to the classroom. I use “Snoopy Jazz” you tube videos