The bicinia in this collection were inspired by the work of Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer and educator. Using Kodaly educational ideas, the books in this collection use American folk songs written in two parts to teach students the musical understanding of each whole composition. Songs in Book 1: Imussee; Ring Around the Rosey; Who's That Tapping at the Window?; Bye Baby Bunting; White Sails on the Sea; Fuzzy Wuzzy; Polly, Pretty Polly; My Old Grey Mare; Cajun Folk Song; Fiddle Dee Dee; Deedle, Deedle Dumpling; Sally Go 'Round the Sun; Madame, I Have Gold and Silver; What'll We Do with the Baby; Going Down to Cairo; Soldier, Soldier; Go Tell Aunt Rhody; Putman's Hill; Betty Ann; Buttermilk Hill; Johnny Works with One Hammer; Whistle, Daughter, Whistle; One Morning in May; Black Sheep; A la Rueda de San Miguel.

Songs in Book 2: Quaker, Quaker; There Was a Crooked Man; Star Light, Star Bright; Burny Bee; Sleep, Baby Sleep; Old Mister Rabbit; Lucy Locket; Little Sally Rand; I Climbed up the Apple Tree; Wee Willie Winkie; Grandma Grunts; Frog in the Mudhole; Houn' Dog; Bought Me a Cat; Rocky Mountain; Great Big House in New Orleans; Blue; Oh, Watch the Stars; B'm Bye; Shady Grove; Haul on the Bowlin'.