Music students rarely see the value or have any interest in music other than their favorite popular artist or group. By showing connections and similarities between current music and 'classical' music, the teacher begins to break down...

This short biography focuses on Lucy Stone's leadership in the suffrage movement and her role in attracting Susan B. Anthony to the movement.

Stories about four legendary pitchers from baseball's early days: Cy Young, Chief Bender, Adrian Joss, and Miner Brown.

This resource provides information about Chuck Berry.

This resource provides information about Antoine Fats Domino.

This resource provides information about Buddy Holly.

Learn about American songwriter Woody Guthrie. This resource features a biography, a discography, and a photo gallery.

Country music singer and songwriter Dolly Parton has had many hits during her career. Learn more about her and her music through this site which offers a biography, discography and an audio clip.

This resource provides information about Bruce Springsteen.

This resource provides information about Sting and his contributions to the music industry.

This resource provides information about Katharine Lee Bates.

This resource provides information about W.C. Handy.

This resource provides information about John Philip Sousa.

This resource provides information about Billy Strayhorn.

This resource provides information about Leonard Bernstein.

This resource provides information about Hoagy Carmichael.

This resource provides information about Duke Ellington.

This resource provides information about Julia Ward Howe.

Explore relationship between music and poetry in this African-American history activity on Langston Hughes, the Harlem Renaissance, and other artists such as Bessie Smith, John Hammond, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones.

Michael Jackson has had a very successful musical career that began when he was only 10 years old while singing with his brothers in the group The Jackson Five. Learn more about his music at this site which features a brief biography,...

This lesson plan provides ideas for exploring Woodie Guthrie's music while reading John Steinbeck's book The Grapes of Wrath.

This lesson focuses on Maya Angelou and her poem "On the Pulse of Morning." It features links to Angelou's biography, her official website, National Women's Hall of Fame, and her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" in text and in audio.

Invent Now Hall of Fame explores the life and career of the "father of television", Philo Taylor Farnsworth. In 1983, he was honored with a postage stamp bearing his picture.

An excellent collection of profiles of notable female hockey players from Canada.