MUSIC HISTORY HALL
Teach American Music and Cultural History
Arts Education + Cultural Studies
Enrich your classroom with an innovative high-quality curriculum 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. ​
"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
Quality Matters Subject Matter Expert
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
Innovative
Arts + Ethnic Studies Course
Discover the history and cultural significance of American music through engaging lectures, music playlists, video content, artwork, activities, and discussion as students trace the history of blues, jazz, country, rock and roll, soul, rap, punk, and more in this innovative and fun course!
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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.)
"I could not love this course more!"
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Lisa Meyers
Teacher at Saddleback Valley Unified School District Virtual Academy
Access our American Music History Course for Your Students.
Principals, teachers, curriculum directors, and VAPA coordinators may request a review of our online curriculum -- to learn how our American Music History course can benefit your students.
Homeschool students may access the online course materials directly from Music History Hall. Charter school students should submit a P.O. through their school.