British Library
British Library: Explore the World's Knowledge
The United Kingdom's British Library is the largest library in the world. It's collections include cultural artifacts from around the world on topics such as art, music and literature. Explore virtual reproductions of classic works of...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Slavery & the Making of America
Using primary documents, oral histories, and other historical resources, discover how the arts of Africa, Europe, and pre-Civil War America influenced the culture of enslaved African Americans.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Music of India
A complete, undergraduate level online class on the topic of modern music in the 1900s. Includes course assignments.
PBS
Pbs: Culture Shock: The Devil's Music: 1920s Jazz
The story of how jazz swept through America and the world and how it "left delight and controversy in its wake."
Other
Medieval: China's Classical Music
Contains general information regarding music created by the Chinese. Also contains links to information needed to purchase from a host of CDs demonstrating Chinese classical music.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Mexican Music: A Christmas Tradition
Learn about the Mexican Christmas tradition La Posada in this activity. Provided is the music and lyrics to a traditional posada song. The lyrics are available in both Spanish and English.
Other
Puertorico Guide: Puerto Rico Culture
Diverse cultures and peoples have contributed to the culture of Puerto Rico, ranging from the early Taino indigenous tribe to the slave trade and the coming of the Europeans, to immigrants from around the world.
Other
African Music Encyclopedia: Glossary of African Music
This glossary gives a description of different styles of African music.
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: The Tudors Their Music
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource focuses on the music of the Tudor era including harpsichords and drums. Students listen to various pieces of music and try to copy them.
Other
Canadian Music and the World
Become acquainted with famous Canadian musicians and learn how Canada has contributed to the World Music scene. Highlighted are the music scenes in Quebec and the Canadian Maritimes both of which have a unique musical culture.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet World Guide: Slovenia
A concise overview of the culture of Slovenia is found here. Mentioned in the article are the language, literature, music, art, and cuisine of Slovenia.
Other
Flamenco World: Mundo Flamenco
A pioneer bilingual flamenco site that offers services and daily information on flamenco, music, and culture. Some of the features are: introduction to flamenco, festivals, guitar, dance, as well as online store, artist's encyclopedia,...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Global Popular Culture
This unit embraces the development of popular culture, more widespread than ever, due to globalization.
PBS
Pbs: Geography of Music: Age of Emerging Modernism, 1885 1920
See where and when composers interacted and were influenced by one another in this interactive world map. The map highlights the relationships among the various composers as well as the connection between music to history.
Other
African Australian Online Resource
This site offers dozens of reviews of African recordings, new and re-released. Well-known musicians Zap Mama and Femi Kuti, as well as up and coming ones, are reviewed. Links to individual Web sites and audio files are also featured here.
George Mason University
Chnm: World History Sources: Music
An overview of how music has influenced history throughout time. Choose links from common questions to music resources.
Other
Westminster Library: Homework Help
This library resource offers homework help for elementary school students from kindergarten through fifth grade. Topics include geology, literacy, art, music, world culture, current events and many others.
Other
Arts Journal: Music Page
The ArtsJournal website provides a daily summary of arts and cultural journalism from the English-language press around the world, with links to complete articles for further reading. The music page collects links on a wide range of...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Jazz and Ww Ii: A Rally to Resistance, a Catalyst for Victory
Lesson plan that teaches the roles that jazz music and jazz musicians played in the war effort and that demonstrates the effect that the war had on jazz in America.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Teacher Tools: African Arts and Music Lesson Plans
Explore the world of African Art and Music when you check out this lesson plan. This site features learning objectives, activities and more.
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Take Me There Greece
Fall in love with the bright colors, rhythmic music, delicious food, and fascinating people of Greece as you begin to discover another culture. Studying other cultures cultivates a sense of respect and pride for self and others and...
Other
Saudi Aramco World: New Voices: New Afghanistan
With the fall of the Taliban in 2001, many Afghans believed that, after 23 years of war, their country would be at peace again. Although recent increases in violence have dampened that spirit, there is nonetheless a small population of...
Other
Roots World: African Music Reviews Volume 3
Brief reviews of many African music CDs from a variety of artists and cultures.
Other
Dayton Art Institute an African Slit Gong
Art and music are very much related. In fact, the African culture often times designed fun looking instruments like the gong on this website. Includes directions on how to make your own gong.