Students discuss pop culture, pop culture icons, and female composers.

Students examine female artists who perform in the genres of rhythm & blues, jazz, soul, and hip-hop/rap. They compose lyrics and melody in one of these genres.

Students demonstrate knowledge of musical instruments and the families of the orchestra. They acknowledge different voice types found in opera. Students interpret emotional expressions through listening. They compose sounds to express...

Gustav Holst's The Planets provide young musicians an opportunity to examine how composers can create a suite: a collection of smaller pieces grouped to explore a single topic. After listening to "Jupiter," they examine "Mars" in...

Portraiture, artistic expression, romanticism, and androgyny are discussed in a thought-provoking lesson. Upper graders first discuss and examine the history of portraiture and the elements common to the Romantic style. Then they turn...

Students analyze the genres of folk and country music and the importance of the singer/songwriter. They compose their own lyrics based on an inspiring event.

Seventh graders create a simple melody using the Solfedge syllables. In this melody lesson, 7th graders watch the movie The Sound of Music and focus on the "Do Re Mi" clip. Students examine solfege syllables and create a melody...

A paragraph of biographical information on Antonio Bembo, a female composer of the Early Baroque period.

This is the official resource of Deana Carter, country singer-songwriter. Includes bio, discography, and more.

Biographies of more than forty women composers whose works, if not their fame, rival men composers of the same time period. Biographies are generally accompanied by a list of some works by the composer, with brief descriptions. Of...

This site contains an article on the singer and composer Alberta Hunter. It also includes audio clips of some of her most famous songs. Excellent resource.

Provides biographical information about the Rennaisance composer, Francesca Caccini.

At this site read about Tania Leon, the Cuban born composer and conductor. This article focuses mainly on her works.

This page has everything you would want to know about Carly Simon. It is her official web site with links on: news, music, books, store, timeline, audio/images, and more. Click link to find out.

This resource provides information about Katharine Lee Bates.

Links to a couple of biography pages, discography, photos and more.

A biography of Dolly Parton in a timeline format. Also includes many links to photos and other information about this country music artist.

Provides biographical information about Rosa Giacinta Badalla, a composer of the Early Baroque Period.

Biographical information about Koko Taylor. Links to pages with information about each of her albums.

Article and interview first published in Clockwork Review about Koko Taylor's, "Queen of the Blues", career.

A paragraph of biographical information about Chiara Margarita Cozzolani.

A paragraph of biographical information about Donna Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana.

A discography of Bingen's work accompanied by a brief biography.

Highlights quotes from a few poems from Meg Bogin's book The Female Troubadours. There is also a very brief paragraph about women troubadours.