A didactic song is one that has a teaching element to it. It is created to convey a message or a moral lesson to the listener. While didactic songs are still popular, there are many synonyms that can be used to describe them. These include instructional songs, moral songs, pedagogical songs, educative songs, and informative songs. Each of these words can be used to describe a song that has been created to teach listeners something new. Didactic songs are still regularly used today to teach children new ideas, values and concepts, and the synonyms above can all be used interchangeably to describe them.