Can a whole class make one song?

Yes. Pick three moments the whole class shares and put them in the brief.

Should I use Ms. or their first name?

Use what the students call them, typed exactly as you want it sung.

How do I give it to a teacher?

Send the private link with a note from the class, or play it in class with the school's permission. For a teacher appreciation slideshow, the free photo video sets class photos to the song with the lyrics on screen, and the lyric sheet can go inside the card.

Is a song an appropriate gift for a teacher?

Check your school's gift policy if you are unsure. A song is personal rather than costly, which is usually the kind of thank-you teachers keep.

For a teacher

One teacher saw something in your kid before anyone else did. A mug does not say that.

A song for a teacher, to say what the year meant

A mug says thanks; a song about what a teacher actually did says it properly. Tell us the lesson, the patience or the one conversation that changed things, and we write a short song with their name in it.

Hear the second a name lands

Oh Xiomara, you finally made it through.

You wrote“Finished nursing school at night while working the morning shift at the bakery.”

The song singsYou worked the morning shift on Fifth Street, then studied through the quiet night-time hours.

From a real song made here: “Sweet Xiomara”, for Xiomara, from what her best friend typed.

The moment you give it

The classroom is half packed into boxes. They press play at their desk, hear their name and then the one afternoon your kid still talks about, and sit there a while before taking the posters down.

Last day of school

To: the one who stayed after the bell

From: Room 12, and one very grateful family

Play it after the kids have gone.

Start with one memory

Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.

Thank-you songs for a teacher

Songs classes and parents pick for the last day of school or a retirement.

Song	Artist	Good for
To Sir with Love	Lulu	The classic teacher thank-you
Teach Your Children	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	What gets passed on
The Climb	Miley Cyrus	A tough year, finished
Hall of Fame	The Script ft. will.i.am	Big encouragement for a class
You Raise Me Up	Josh Groban	Thanking the person who pushed you

Closest sample: a song about effort and pride

"Sweet Xiomara" celebrates finishing school; a teacher song looks at the same story from the other side.

Sweet Xiomara

for Xiomara · friend · Graduation · R&B / soul

Xiomara just finished nursing school at night while working the morning shift at the bakery on 5th Street. She sends voice notes at 2 am and remembers everyone’s birthday. Proudest friend alive.

1:55

The Best Driver in the Passenger Seat

for Marcus · friend · Birthday · Hip-hop / rap

Marcus failed his driving test three times and still calls himself the best driver in the group. He orders the hottest wings on the menu and cries every single time. He calls everyone "bro-ski", even his grandma.

1:55

What you get for $12.99

You hear it first, free. You pay once, only if you keep it.

Free preview: The first 60 seconds, ready in about two minutes after you enter your email. No card.
The song: The full song, about two minutes long, as an MP3 to download and keep.
Lyrics: Every line is on the preview page before you pay. Unlocking adds the lyric sheet, to print or save as a PDF.
Their link: A private link that plays the whole song without an account, with your name and a short note. Switch it off any time.
Photo video: Free: a vertical 9:16 photo video of your photos with the lyrics on screen, plus 15- and 30-second cuts. Made in your browser.
The name: Unusual name? Type how to say it (SEER-sha for Saoirse) and the singer says it that way.
Re-record: One free re-record per song: change a line, the style or the voice and record it again.
Name sung wrong?: After you pay, a free remake with the name fixed, once per song.
Languages: Sung in English, German, French, Spanish or Japanese.
Teaser: Before you pay, a 15-second teaser link that tells them a song is on its way.
For this song: One link for everyone: it plays without an account, so a whole class or team can hear it from one group email.
: For a party or school slideshow: the photo video sets your photos to the song, or download the MP3 and use it under your own.

What to thank them for

A subject they made you, or your child, fall in love with.
A day they stayed late, or noticed something nobody else did.
A phrase they repeated in class until everyone knew it.
A project, play or field trip they organized.
Where you or your child are now because of them.

From a parent or from a student

Parents can write it on behalf of a young child, keeping the child's voice in the lines. Older students can write their own. Either way, use the name the class used, like Ms. Rivera or Mr. Cole.

For example

Those are the details a teacher keeps.

For a teacher who is retiring, one line about how many students passed through their room makes a fine opening, and the retirement song page has more ideas.

Mrs. Patel let my son read in the reading corner every lunch when he was new.
She taught the whole class to fold paper cranes before the spring concert.
He finally loves school, and it started in her room.

Good moments to give it

The last week of school.
Teacher Appreciation Week.
A retirement party.
A reunion, years later.

Teachers by grade

Teacher	What to focus on
Preschool and kindergarten	First days, patience, the songs and games they taught
Elementary school	A subject, a classroom tradition, kindness to a shy child
Middle and high school	A turning point, a recommendation letter, a push to try harder
College or music teachers	Mentorship, honest feedback, a career that started in their room