Songs about learning (school)

[broadwaytbay]

Posted: 11/24/16 at 9:20am

Hey folks, I am having a hell of a time finding songs about the act of learning/teaching, as in school, not learning life lessons etc. Any help you can give me would be very much appreciated.

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 11/24/16 at 10:32am

Possibly "Getting To Know You" from The King & I or "Do Re Mi" from The Sound of Music?

"Blood In The Water" from Legally Blonde is sung by a professor and his grad students. 

"Revolting Children" from Matilda is about students who hate their teacher. 

 

I hope this helps, I am struggling to think of songs that literally take place in a classroom while a teacher is teaching. 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 11/24/16 at 10:34am

You've got to be carefully taught - South Pacific

[hork]

Posted: 11/24/16 at 10:36am

"Edgar Allan Poe" from Snoopy the Musical. Although that's more about being quizzed by a teacher.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 11/24/16 at 10:41am

And Biok Report  from Charlie Brown ! (Is that th he title?)

[bluetuna]

Posted: 11/24/16 at 10:58am

"All that's Known" and "The Bitch of Living" from "Spring Awakening" are set in a classroom, but I don't know if they're on point with what you need.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 11/24/16 at 11:12am

The Best of All Possible Worlds  CANDIDE
The Rain in Spain MY FAIR LADY
A Wonderful Game (Called Reading) MISS MOFFAT
And in small part:
Take A Break (Phillip's French lesson) HAMILTON
Piano Lesson (Amarillus's piano lesson and Marian's mission to, if you will, teach River City about literature and culture) THE MUSIC MAN
 

Also Nothing A CHORUS LINE

Updated On: 11/24/16 at 11:12 AM

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 11/24/16 at 1:28pm

dramamama611 said: "And Biok Report  from Charlie Brown ! (Is that th he title?)

 

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That's just what I was thinking 

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 11/26/16 at 3:44am

"The Things I Learned In High School" by Craig Carnelia.

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 11/27/16 at 6:36pm

Not even kidding, the first thing to pop into my head was "I Never Met a Wolf Who Didn't Love to Howl." Aka, the song in Bombshell that grates on me the most...

[kdogg36]

Posted: 11/27/16 at 8:08pm

I don't know if you need songs that actually take place in a school, but two songs from The Most Happy Fella - "Happy to Make Your Acquaintance" and "How Beautiful the Days" - involve the two leads giving little language lessons to each other.

Posted: 11/27/16 at 8:14pm

There's a song called "Sixth Grade" by a singer/songwriter named Fred Arcoleo -- this is the only contact I could find for him.It's a quirky song that gets under your skin -- 

http://reverbnation.com/fredarcoleo

[Dfgtoronto]

Posted: 11/27/16 at 10:22pm

I like this question.

How about:

Music Man:  Piano Lesson

Carousel:  Graduation Sermon/You'll Never Walk Alone

Billy Elliot: Shine

Babe's in Toyland:  I Can't Do the Sum

Wicked:  Dear Old Shiz

I'll keep thinking...

All the best.

Updated On: 11/27/16 at 10:22 PM

[PatrickDC]

Posted: 11/28/16 at 1:39am

AVENUE Q has two: "What Do You Do with a BA in English" and "I Wish I Could Go Back to College"

[The Josh]

Posted: 11/28/16 at 2:13am

"You're in the Band" from School of Rock is a bit of a stretch, but I think it fits 

[jessepp]

Posted: 11/28/16 at 2:22am

After School Special (from Personals)

[adam.peterson44]

Posted: 11/29/16 at 2:10pm

Everything I Know from In The Heights is not set in a classroom, but talks about the neighbourhood grandma making sure the kids did their school homework and going over it with them.

[Kemp3]

Posted: 2/28/20 at 1:37am

CathyCathy said: "Any songs about school homework or problem solving? I need a couple of songs about intelligence for middle school students. My task so far is to create a lesson plan and do my essay project. I volunteer with a group of school teachers in poor districts and we organized the GED program."

 

Take Another Look at Your Toughest Problems by Ben Stiefel or Homework First, Playtime Second! by Ben and Elizabeth Stiefel. The full list of songs for teaching (using music in the classroom to encourage and promote learning) >>
Songs That Teach Study Skills and Test-Taking Strategies category:

https://www.songsforteaching.com/studytesttakingskills/index.htm

Updated On: 2/28/20 at 01:37 AM

[Loopin’theloop]

Posted: 2/28/20 at 3:52am

I Can’t Do The Sum (Babes in Toyland)

Rules Regulation & Respect (Zombie Prom)

[ScarletSongs]

Posted: 2/28/20 at 7:01am

There are some songs in "Daddy Long Legs" where a girl writes letters about her studies:
Freshman Year Studies
Things I didn't know
Graduation Day

There's "I speak six languages" from 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Also, from a teacher's perspective:
Only one from Elegies
I see the children from Fame

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 2/28/20 at 8:30am

"Chip On My Shoulder" features tutoring

[ggersten]

Posted: 2/28/20 at 10:11am

There is a musical version of The Education of H*Y*M*A*N* K*A*P*L*A*N, which may have a song about learning.   I don't know the show at all. Wikipedia says there's a song called OOOOO-EEEEwhich has the students and a song called A Dedicated Teacher.   

And while you would think a song titled "An English Teacher" might be about learning, it's not.  (Bye Bye Birdie)

"How To…" from How To Succeed is about learning, but not in school

[starcatchers]

Posted: 2/28/20 at 11:32am

The School Song (if that’s what it’s called?) from Matilda. The one where they go through the alphabet.

[Soozie]

Posted: 2/28/20 at 1:26pm

Nothing....from A Chorus Line  

[John Adams]

Posted: 2/28/20 at 3:04pm

google "Tom Lehrer" and "Joe Roposo". Not exactly sure what fits your bill, but those are the two that came to mind first...