CHARACTER COUNTS! 4.0 Music Playlist

CHARACTER COUNTS! 4.0 is a comprehensive, values-based system for school improvement and student development. Music is an effective tool that can be used to foster these efforts. Music is a mood-changer, and it draws in people from across cultures and ages. The CHARACTER COUNTS! 4.0 Music Playlist is an easy- access resource you can rely on for songs to create positive atmospheres for various purposes. The suggested songs are organized by the following categories: Motivational and Energizing, Invigorating Classical, Reflective, and Closing.

Motivational and Energizing  “You Get What You Give,” New  “Stronger,” Kelly Clarkson Radicals  “The Rising,” Bruce Springsteen  “Right Now,” Van Halen  “Mercy,” Dave Matthews Band  “Celebration,” Sly  “Fighter,” Christina Aguilera  “All Star,” Smashmouth  “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim  “We are Family,” Sistersledge McGraw  “Three Little Birds,” Bob Marley  “Fireworks,” Katy Perry  “We are the Champions,” Queen  “Everyday People,” Sly and the Family Stone  “Learning to Fly,” Tom Petty  “We’re All in This Together,” High School Musical  “Hey Hey Hey,” Michael Franti & Invigorating Classical Spearhead  Divertimenti, Wolfgang Amadeus  “Hall of Fame,” will.i.am Mozart  “Gonna Fly Now,” Bill Conte  “The Blue Danube,” Johann  “Hold on to What You Believe,” Strauss II Mumford & Sons  The Grand March from “Aida,”  “If Today Was Your Last Day,” Giuseppe Verdi Nickelback  “Fanfare for the Common Man,”  “I Want You Back,” Jackson 5 Aaron Copland  “Beautiful Day,” U2  Piano Concerto No. 5, Ludwig  “Never Give Up,” Popstars van Beethoven  “All I Got,” MC Hush  “Swan Lake,” Pyotr Tchaikovsky  “Dreaming,” Scribe  Études, Frédéric Chopin  “Just Stand Up,” various artists  “Clair de Lune,” Claude Debussy  “Reach,” Gloria  Piano Concerto No. 26, Wolfgang  “Stand,” Rascal Flatts Amadeus Mozart  “Soar,” Christina Aguilera  Piano Concerto No. 27, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  “Lose Yourself,” Eminem  “Bolero,” Maurice Ravel  “Love Train,” the O’Jays  “My Wish for You,” Rascal Flatts Reflective  “Do I Make You Proud," Taylor  “Thank You,” Led Zepplin Hicks  “Times Are a Changing,” Bob Dylan Closing  “What's Going On,” Marvin Gaye  “What a Wonderful World,” Louis  “Imagine,” John Lennon Armstrong  “I’ll Stand by You,” The  “Time to move on,” Tom Petty Pretenders  “Happy Trails to You,” Roy  “When You See a Chance Take Rogers It,” Steve Winwood  “End of the Line,” The Traveling  “Unwritten,” Natasha Bedingfield Wilburys  “True Colors,” Cindi Lauper  “Bye Bye Bye,” *NSYNC  “I Hope You Dance,” Lee Ann  “Happy Days” theme song Womack  “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him  “Little Wonders,” Rob Thomas Goodbye,” Steam  “Don’t Give Up,” Peter Gabriel  “Don't Stop Believin,'” Journey and Kate Bush  “Thank You for Being a Friend,”  “Lean on Me,” Bill Withers Andrew Gold  “Keep Holding On,” Avril Lavigne  “I’ll be Missing You,” Puff Daddy  “Roots Before Branches,” Room and Faith Evans for Two Performed by Glee Cast  “We Are Going to be Friends,”  “Below My Feet,” Mumford and Jack Johnson Sons  “So Long, Farewell” (Sound of  “My Oh My,” Macklemore Music)  “Breakaway,” Kelly Clarkson  “Graduation Song,” Vitamin C  “I Believe I Can Fly,” R Kelly  “In My Life,” The Beatles  “Better Days,” the Goo Goo Dolls  “Fly Like an Eagle,” Steve Miller  “Good Riddance,” Green Day Band  “When I Look to the Sky,” Train  “Don't Stop Thinking About  “This is Your Life,” Switchfoot Tomorrow,” Fleetwood Mac