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Sheryl Crow Brandi Carlile Dolly Parton Olivia Rodrigo & Pink Backstage

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: (L-R) Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Dolly Parton, Olivia Rodrigo and P!nk attend the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on November 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California....

12/05/2023

Roots of Rock: Blues Short Guide

Looking for a starting point with your students on the blues as a root of rock & roll? The Rock Hall EDU’s short guide series summarizes various topics and musical styles commonly covered in rock history courses (including the Rock...

12/05/2023

Root Country Short Guide

Looking for a starting point with your students on country music as a root of rock & roll? The Rock Hall EDU’s short guide series summarizes various topics and musical styles commonly covered in rock history courses (including the Rock...

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Early Soul Short Guide

Looking for a starting point with your students on early soul music? The Rock Hall EDU’s short guide series summarizes various topics and musical styles commonly covered in rock history courses (including the Rock Hall’s course with Ohio’s Cuyahoga Community...

12/05/2023

Prog Rock Short Guide

Looking for a starting point with your students on prog rock? The Rock Hall EDU’s short guide series summarizes various topics and musical styles commonly covered in rock history courses (including the Rock Hall’s course with Ohio’s Cuyahoga Community College)....

12/05/2023

MTV in the 1980s Short Guide

Looking for a starting point with your students on 1980s MTV and music videos? The Rock Hall EDU’s short guide series summarizes various topics and musical styles commonly covered in rock history courses (including the Rock Hall’s course with Ohio’s...

12/05/2023

Punk’s Beginnings Short Guide

Looking for a starting point with your students on punk’s beginnings? The Rock Hall EDU’s short guide series summarizes various topics and musical styles commonly covered in rock history courses (including the Rock Hall’s course with Ohio’s Cuyahoga Community College)....

12/05/2023

Psychedelic Rock Short Guide

Looking for a starting point with your students on psychedelic rock? The Rock Hall EDU’s short guide series summarizes various topics and musical styles commonly covered in rock history courses (including the Rock Hall’s course with Ohio’s Cuyahoga Community College)....

12/05/2023

Early “Old School” Hip Hop Short Guide

Looking for a starting point with your students on early “old school” hip hop? The Rock Hall EDU’s short guide series summarizes various topics and musical styles commonly covered in rock history courses (including the Rock Hall’s course with Ohio’s...

12/05/2023

Grunge Short Guide

Looking for a starting point with your students on 1990’s grunge music? The Rock Hall EDU’s short guide series summarizes various topics and musical styles commonly covered in rock history courses (including the Rock Hall’s course with Ohio’s Cuyahoga Community...

12/04/2023

An Introduction to Rock Drumming with Max Weinberg

Inductee Max Weinberg of the E Street Band talks about the role of the drummer in the rock band and demonstrates at the drum set.

12/04/2023

Disco Short Guide

Looking for a starting point with your students on 1970s disco? The Rock Hall EDU’s short guide series summarizes various topics and musical styles commonly covered in rock history courses (including the Rock Hall’s course with Ohio’s Cuyahoga Community College)....

12/04/2023

The British Invasion Short Guide

Looking for a starting point with your students on the 1960s British Invasion? The Rock Hall EDU’s short guide series summarizes various topics and musical styles commonly covered in rock history courses (including the Rock Hall’s course with Ohio’s Cuyahoga...

12/04/2023

Billy Preston and The Beatles Collaboration Activity

2021 Inductee Billy Preston forged a career out of collaborating as a touring musician, session musician, and songwriter. He is known as the “Fifth Beatle” and has been an active, collaborative musical team player his whole life. Some of his collaboration...

10/18/2023

Beyoncé Super Bowl XLVII and L Halftime Shows Artist Spotlight

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Beck Playlist

Endlessly creative and prolific, Beck designed innovative, ambitious, and boundary-expanding music. Throughout the past three decades, his category-defying catalog encompassed a kaleidoscopic array of styles and genres from folk, soul, funk, hip-hop, electronic, country, and Latin music. Beck Hansen began...

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Mama’s Voice: The Lasting Influence of Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton

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The Weeknd and David Bowie Activity Pack

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Close Reading of Charley Patton’s “A Spoonful Blues” (excerpt)

In this essay, Mandy Smith (Director of Education at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) digs into the musical sounds of Charley Patton, the “Father of the Delta Blues.” She offers a close reading of his “A Spoonful Blues”...

10/18/2023

ABBA Playlist

ABBA formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972. The band got their name by using the first initials of the four members – Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA bridges pop, rock and disco-influence all together. Their...

10/18/2023

Clarence Avant Essay

Clarence Avant, the Godfather of Black Music, is cool, savvy, confident, and fearless – someone who makes the impossible possible. He’s served a variety of roles during his illustrious career, including manager, label owner, concert organizer, event producer, political fundraiser,...

10/18/2023

Ukulele in Pop Music Playlist

Although attributed to the Hawaiian Islands, the ukulele’s roots can be traced to 19th-century traders from the Portuguese island of Madeira. Over the years, the ukulele grew into a staple of Hawaiian culture and music and integrated into many popular...

10/18/2023

Toddler Rock’s Movin’ and Groovin’ Playlist

Whether singing along, jamming on an instrument, dancing to the beat, or listening to the story of our favorite song, music inspires us all in different ways. This playlist is specifically curated to highlight Inductees of the Rock & Roll...

10/18/2023

Folk Influences on Rock Vocals Infographic

Artists who were famous for singing music classified as “folk” had a large influence on the way rock musicians sang. This infographic provides students with an overview of some of the important artists (including the Carter Family; the Everly Brothers; Peter, Paul...

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Infographic: Crosby Stills Nash & Young

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I.M. Pei Spotlight

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Christmas in the Jungle Activity Pack

The Vietnam War sparked numerous protest songs throughout the year but artists notably wrote and performed holiday songs to convey their messages of peace, justice, and equality. Explore several Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees and holiday songs they performed...

10/18/2023

I.M. Pei Spotlight

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Duran Duran Playlist

Too starry eyed for punk, but too in your face for new wave — Duran Duran charted a new path of delicious dichotomies, or contrasting ideas, using their eccentricity for blending musical styles, art mediums, and unique sound. They brought...

10/18/2023

Gil Scott-Heron Playlist

Gil Scott-Heron fused jazz, blues, soul, and funk into his sound as he challenged the status quo with biting satire, unapologetic social commentary, and confrontational poetry. His career was unconventional, and this mirrored his nonconformist approach to music as he...

10/18/2023

Laura Jane Grace Artifact Analysis Prompt

Laura Jane Grace founded the band Against Me! in 1997 and came out publically as transgender in 2012. She is a vocal advocate for transgender awareness and rights. During her 2015 North American Tour, she wore a shirt with the...

10/18/2023

David Bowie Playlist

As an artist, David Bowie never wanted to limit himself. He found ways to push and combine artistic mediums like music, theater, film, and fashion. This innovative media mix allowed him to push the comfort zones of audiences at the...

10/18/2023

Eurythmics Playlist

In 1980, former bandmates Annie Lennox and David Stewart came together as the genre- and gender-fluid duo Eurythmics. Employing the mechanistic funk of krautrock emerging from Germany, the grit of gospel rooted in the American Deep South, and the strangeness...

10/18/2023

Link Wray Biography

Link Wray introduced power rock chords to the world with this 1959 song “Rumble” which sent shock waves throughout the globe and became the only instrumental song banned from radio play in the United States. Wray, who is of Shawnee...

10/18/2023

Dolly Parton Playlist

From her humble beginnings in a one-room cabin in Tennessee to her status as an internationally-acclaimed star and household name, Dolly Parton has inspired generations of artists with her life and music. Spanning six decades, her career has included more...

10/18/2023

John Mellencamp Playlist

John Mellencamp is an artist with no artifice and no affectation. Originally from Seymore, Indiana, his music gives a voice to rural, midwestern Americans through his blend of garage- and folk-rock. In addition to his music, Mellencamp is known for...

10/18/2023

Kraftwerk Writing Prompt

Kraftwerk pioneered modern electronic music. When they first came on the scene, people didn’t know how to react and were amazed at all the different sounds coming from a keyboard synthesizer. This look of an entire band standing in front of...

10/18/2023

Kendrick Lamar and The Notorious B.I.G. Activity Pack

10/18/2023

Iron Maiden Cover Art Activity Pack

This activity invites you to examine three sets of artwork by Iron Maiden which feature Eddie, the band’s long-time mascot. For each album, a single has also been selected as a means of comparison. Reflect on the various roles that...

10/18/2023

PowerPoint Presentation

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The Killers and Depeche Mode Activity Pack

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NIN playlist

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Bill Withers Playlist

Use this playlist to introduce students to Inductee Bill Withers, a leading figure in the Black singer-songwriter movement. A masterful lyricist and brilliant vocalist, Withers made emotional connections with listeners on friendship, family, and vulnerability. His timeless songs have been...

10/18/2023

The Notorious B.I.G. Playlist

Born Christopher Wallace in Brooklyn, New York, The Notorious B.I.G., AKA Biggie Smalls, was celebrated as the king of East Coast hip-hop. His music ranged from smooth R&B samples to hard-hitting beats. Whether Biggie was recounting the hardships of his...

10/18/2023

Randy Rhoads Playlist

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Pat Benatar Playlist

Pat Benatar is a singer and songwriter from humble beginnings who built a style and persona that would influence generations of women in rock. When asked about her career Benatar has said, “I wanted to make music, but I wanted...

10/18/2023

Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney Activity Pack

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U2 Super Bowl XXXVI Halftime Show Artist Spotlight

10/18/2023

Nina Simone Playlist

Nina Simone was a musical and intellectual force of nature. Her unapologetic rage and accusatory voice named names and took no prisoners in the African American struggle for equality in the early 1960s and into the 1970s. Her triumphant voice sang...

10/18/2023

Michael Jackson Playlist

Michael Jackson was a creative visionary and gifted performer who redefined what pop music could—or should—sound and even look like. In the 1980s Jackson leveraged the new medium of music videos becoming beloved around the world. His smash hit “Billie...

10/18/2023

Elements of Afrofuturism

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Kraftwerk Playlist

Kraftwerk are the foundation upon which all synthesizer-based rock and electronic dance music is built. Founded in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider, the group was part of a new wave of musicians in Germany exploring the...

10/18/2023

Gospel and the Civil Rights Movement

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Judas Priest Playlist

Wielding a powerful force of dual guitar attacks, driving riffs and soaring operatic vocals, Judas Priest took the molten steel forged by Black Sabbath and Deep Purple creating the mold for all future heavy metal. The roots of the band...

10/18/2023

Rock N’ Learn: The Letter Y

Use this two-page activity sheet to help younger students practice using the letter “Y” while learning about Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Yes. Color, count, read, and write together while listening along to one of Yes’s greatest hits.

10/18/2023

Rock N’ Learn: The Letter G

Use this two-page activity sheet to help younger students practice using the letter “G” while learning about Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee The Go-Gos. Color, count, read, and write together while listening along to one of The Go-Go’s...

10/18/2023

Rock N’ Learn: The Letter F

Use this two-page activity sheet to help younger students practice using the letter “F” while learning about Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee the Foo Fighters. Color, count, read, and write together while listening along to one of the...

10/18/2023

Books That Sing Reading List

There are numerous books “that sing” and pair with music that learners can sing, clap, or dance along with. Perfect for augmenting any music program, these books are full of engaging, adaptable content. They are filled with illustrations and words...

10/18/2023

Shakira and Jennifer Lopez Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Artist Spotlight

On February 2, 2020, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez performed a career-spanning, show-stopping, Latin-culture-affirming Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show. This Artist Halftime Show Spotlight showcases both artists, stand-out moments from the performance, journalist review quotes, and discussion questions for reflection. Use this...

10/18/2023

Punk Rock in the 1970s and 1980s Playlist

Use this playlist to introduce students to the rebellious spirit of early punk rock. Punk rock originated in New York City in the mid-1970s, where musicians like the Ramones (“Blitzkrieg Bop”) and the New York Dolls (“Personality Crisis”) pushed the...

10/18/2023

Fantasy in Rock and Literature Playlist

Fantasy is a genre of fiction writing that became popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and has its literary roots in myth and folklore. Two prominent examples of the modern style were also some of the most...

10/18/2023

Tina Turner Elements of Dance Activity Pack

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PowerPoint Presentation

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BTS and The Beatles Activity Pack

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Beach Boys Playlist

Perfect waves, fast cars, a warm sun, and sweet tunes set the stage. In their hit songs, the Beach Boys captured the idyllic impressions of life in Hawthorne, Los Angeles in Southern California. The Wilson brothers—Brian, Dennis, and Carl—teamed up...

10/18/2023

The Beach Boys Bio

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Make a Harmonica

This activity is part of the virtual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fam Jam series presented by the John P. Murphy Foundation and hosted in partnership with The Cleveland Public Library, The Beck Center for the Arts, and The Children’s Museum of...

10/18/2023

Music and Social Justice

Music, and rock and roll in particular, has a long history of responding to instances of injustice and inequality. From the protests and activism of the 1960s and 70s up through today, many musicians have recognized their ability to amplify...

10/18/2023

Making a Kazoo

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MC5 Playlist

As the Vietnam War raged on overseas, an unstable force of nature with a massive sound and words to be heard unleashed upon the nightclubs of Detroit. MC5 (short for Motor City 5) performed with an in-your-face sound and overdriven...

10/18/2023

Bands That Started in High School Playlist

Several notable career bands and girl groups started as early as middle school and high school: Green Day, The Supremes, The O’Jays, Boyz II Men, and The Beach Boys. While the story might look a little different for each group,...

10/18/2023

Analyze a Written Document Worksheet

Documents of all types are a key resource in music studies. Use this worksheet to organize thoughts when analyzing different documents from Rock Hall EDU or other sources. Examine what the document is presenting, the context around it, and interpret possible meanings.

10/18/2023

Kanye West and Jay-Z Activity Pack

10/18/2023

Design Your Own Halftime Show

The Super Bowl Halftime Show is an electrifying showcase of musical artists nestled between two intense halves of the biggest football matchup of the season. One of the most important pieces of these performances is the stage and its design. Each stage is different, and...

10/18/2023

Instructions for Making a Harmonica

10/18/2023

Smashed Guitar Writing Prompt

Rock and roll artists have been known to break a guitar or two during a performance. Why would they do that? Is it part of the art? Use this writing prompt to examine the smashed guitar of 2017 Inductee Pearl Jam...

10/18/2023

Winter Holiday Activity Pack

“The weather outside is frightful” but the winter holiday activities are so delightful! Use this activity pack to get younger students exploring some holiday songs. Draw your own sleigh while listening to the Beach Boys’ “Little Saint Nick” or describe your...

10/18/2023

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Playlist

Classic, yet innovative. Average Joes, yet heroes. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are America’s band. These quintessential American individualists sang about ordinary struggles in an extraordinary way. They wrote of everyday struggles and frustrations while offering redemption through tough-minded, big-hearted,...

10/18/2023

Lauran Woolley Playlist

Mrs. Lauran Woolley’s 5th grade class collaborated on a “rock and roll wax museum” lesson where the students researched Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees through the Rock Hall’s website and additional sources. This playlist is the collaborative compilation...

10/18/2023

Miley Cyrus and Nine Inch Nails Activity Pack

10/18/2023

Learning Your First Ukulele Chords

The ukulele is a popular instrument for casual and professional musicians alike. It is an iconic Hawaiian instrument heard in traditional Hawaiian music and in popular music throughout the 20th century. Using this presentation, beginners on the ukulele can learn the parts of the ukulele, the tuned notes of the strings, and...

10/18/2023

Shakespeare and Rock & Roll

Rock and roll musicians have written many songs about themes addressed in Shakespeare’s plays, such as falling in love, struggling with power, being loyal to one’s family and self, and striving to belong. Use this playlist to introduce students to...

10/18/2023

John Mellencamp “Small Town” Song Analysis Activity

John Mellencamp is a singer, songwriter, and philanthropist. His song “Small Town” expresses the experience of growing up in rural America. Use this activity to lead students through a guided analysis of “Small Town.” Our related Perspectives Activity in Rock...

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