Curated OER
Musical Cares
Students explore ways in which music can relay messages of peace and how popular songs can be interpreted as commentary on current issues and themes.
Other
Parlor Songs Academy: Music as Propaganda in World War I
Scroll through the history of the use of popular music as propaganda until reaching the lengthy section about how music was used, not just in the United States, but throughout the world as propaganda in World War I. Find the lyrics and...
University of Oxford (UK)
University of Oxford: Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads
At this website, access over 30,000 ballads from various periods in literary history. Explore the ballads through primary texts, sound files, and images. Click on "Browse/Search," in the left frame of the website to either browse the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Lyrical Legacy: 400 Years of American Song and Poetry
Explore eighteen American songs and poems each represented by an original primary source document, along with historical background information and, in many cases, sound recordings and alternate versions.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: B. J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper for Art and Music
The art and music subsection of the popular homework helper site from Discovery Education. Contains links to museums, art history, music theory, and other arts-related sites thought to be helpful for completing homework assignments by...