Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What's the Story Behind the World's Oldest Piano?
In this video [2:14] join Sasha, age 10, as she reports from the Musical Instruments galleries to get the inside scoop on an instrument that changed music history.
PBS
Pbs: Early America: Yankee Doodle Dandy
Saxton's Cornet Band, a musical ensemble that recreates the sound and appearance of early brass bands, performs "Yankee Doodle Variations." Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [4:56]
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Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Adapting History Into Musical Theater
Experience Lin-Manuel Miranda's writing process for the song "My Shot" from the hit musical Hamilton, followed by a conversation with Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman about "wrestling history to the stage" & remarks by President...
A&E Television
History.com: Woodstock Almost Never Happened
Woodstock, the iconic music festival, brought huge crowds and groundbreaking performances. But it almost never happened. Watch this video [1:01] to see why.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Reconciling History: The Founding Fathers
Explore the legacy of the Founding Fathers George Washington and Thomas Jefferson in this clip from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." In weighing their contributions and flaws -- especially given that both men were slave holders...
Other
Reading Through History: History Brief: Big Bands & Swing Music in the 1930s
Video provides a brief introduction to "big band music" or "swing music", including a few of the major figures of the genre, as well as dances and slang terms associated with the music. [4:14]
Crash Course
Crash Course Film History #14: World Cinema Part 1
This video focuses on World Cinema from Asia including Japanese films from anime to horror and period dramas to Kaiju films are still popular around the globe. It explains films from mainland China's epics and Hong Cong's martial arts...
Crash Course
Crash Course World History Ep. #21: Columbus, De Gama, Zheng He! 15th Century
In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about the beginning of the so-called Age of Discovery. You've probably heard of Christopher Columbus, who "discovered" America in 1492, but what about Vasco da Gama? How about Zheng He?...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Wassily Kandinsky: Composition Vii
Comprehensive discussion of Kandinsky's "Composition VII," which touches on a number of themes and elements of Kandinsky's art, such as its relation to music and his use of color. [11:19]
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Reading Through History: Daily Life and Popular Culture in the 1970s
This video [8:43] provides a brief introduction to daily life in the 1970s, as well as exploring some of the trends in popular culture, such as television shows, music, and movies.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course World History: Columbus, De Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners
John Green teaches you about the beginning of the so-called Age of Discovery. You've probably heard of Christopher Columbus, who "discovered" America in 1492, but what about Vasco da Gama? How about Zheng He? Columbus gets a bad rap from...
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Harvest ***Singing History Teachers:
Educational music parodies by teachers and students. Covers history, economics, current events, science, art, music, grammar, literature, math, numbers, geometry etc.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The History of Rock and Roll
Enjoy this short video outlining historical significance in Rock and Roll music. [2:48]
Crash Course
Crash Course World History #22: The Renaissance Was It a Thing?
In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about the European Renaissance. European learning changed the world in the 15th and 16th century, but was it a cultural revolution, or an evolution? We'd argue that any cultural shift...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Revolutionary War Songs
These songs of the Revolutionary War are performed in costume by members of the United States military.
PBS
Pbs: African/african American Culture: Plantation Dance/ring Shout
The Plantation Dance/Ring Shout represents a style of dance and music found in African slave communities on plantations in the southern United States, Caribbean Islands, and other locations. Included are teaching tips and additional...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Lin Manuel Miranda, Shakespeare, Hip Hop
Explore the inspiration behind Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical Hamilton, Miranda's connection to Shakespeare, and the influence of hip hop in Miranda's storytelling in this media galley from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." [3:48]
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Apwh Period 5 Preview
Preview of AP World History course material, Period 5, Industrialization and Global Integration, 1750-1900. Video created by Katie Hollerbach cleverly uses pictures and music in presentation. [2:09]
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Apwh Period 2, Preview
Preview video set to music uses pictures and maps for a brief overview of AP World History, Period 2, Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies. [2:53]
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Apwh Period 3 Preview
Video previewing the big picture of ideas found in Period 3 of AP World History. A montage of maps, pictures and text set to music encapsulates the era of Regional and Transregional Interactions between 600-1450 C.E. [2:01]
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Yaser: Technology Evolution Timeline
Watch this timeline video showing the evolution of technology in different fields. The video is accompanied by music with no narration. Technologies highlighted in the video include transportation, electricity, telecommunication, media,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, Parthenon Metopes
This video [6:12] depicts the Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, Parthenon Metopes set to music, south flank, marble, c. 440 B.C.E., Classical Period (British Museum, London).
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Caravaggio, Paintings in the Contarelli Chapel (Manortiz)
This is a video [8:51] of the Caravaggio paintings in The Contarelli Chapel in San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome set to music. It includes three paintings by Caravaggio on the subject of St. Matthew - The Calling of St. Matthew, The...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: An Immigrant's Story
Learn about Alexander Hamilton's upbringing, his journey as an immigrant from the Caribbean to North America, and observe how it is portrayed in the musical Hamilton in this clip from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." Students...
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