MUSIC HISTORY HALL
Teach American Music and Cultural History
Arts Education + Cultural Studies
Enrich your school with an innovative high-quality elective exploring the history of American music in the context of historical events as students build a timeline of American music.
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Inspire critical thinking, cultural understanding, and music appreciation as students learn to recognize different genres of American music and understand important contributions to American culture from diverse music pioneers throughout history.
​Beautifully designed on the Canvas platform, the course is complete with teacher guides, specific learning objectives, project-based learning activities, and higher-order thinking questions for discussion.
Our content-rich curriculum is in line with California State Standards for history-social studies and arts providing historical and cultural context and the ethnic studies model curriculum. ​
Why Districts Choose Music History Hall
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UC A–G “F” approved and Quality Matters certified
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Canvas plug-and-play integration
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Meets both Arts and History/Social Science standards
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Fully asynchronous and teacher-friendly
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Proven success in district and charter programs
"The American Music History course incorporates a variety of historical viewpoints that are culturally relevant and accurate reflecting a diverse perspective that is free from bias."
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Alaina Musick
Subject Matter Expert at Quality Matters
Innovative
Arts + Ethnic Studies Course
Built for middle school, high school, and introductory college courses, this curriculum guides students through the history and cultural significance of American music. Through engaging lectures, music playlists, video content, artwork, activities, and discussion, students trace the evolution of blues, jazz, country, rock and roll, soul, rap, punk, and more.​
Licensed like a textbook. Built for the digital classroom.
When your district or school purchases American Music History, you receive the complete, ready-to-teach Canvas course including all lessons, assessments, rubrics, pacing guides, and multimedia resources.
Once imported into your Canvas LMS, the course is ready to launch immediately.
One-time license. No per-student fees. Fully customizable.
How It Works:
1. Purchase the course license — just like a digital textbook.
2. Import the complete Canvas course into your LMS.
3. Assign it to teachers or students — ready to teach tomorrow.
(Optional onboarding and PD support available.)
"Building the American Music History course timeline with students is so helpful."
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Susan Ryoo
Education Advisor at
Sage Oak Charter Schools
Full Course Adoption (Canvas)
The complete 30-lesson course is available for school and district implementation through Canvas. Licensing is structured based on the size of the school or district.
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Pilot Program (Canvas)
Many schools begin with a pilot implementation before adopting the full course.
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9-week pilot: $1,500
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18-week pilot: $2,500
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​Curriculum Units (PDF Edition)
For schools not using Canvas, structured curriculum units are available in PDF format.
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Schools interested in implementing the course may contact Music History Hall to discuss licensing options and pilot programs.
