Songs
National Anthems
Folk Music
Instruments
Music History
100

This is the name of America's national anthem

What is The Star-Spangled Banner

100
This is what the words to America's National Anthem was before it became a song.
What is a poem
100
The method in which folk songs are passed from generation to generation
What is Oral tradition
100

This instrument is known by two names, and you will find it in cajun music and bluegrass

What is a violin

100
People who study music from around the world.
Who are ethnomusicologists
200

A revolutionary war-era tune that evoled into a national symbol

What is Yankee Doodle

200
This is the name of Canada's National Anthem
What is O Canada
200

He was a famous folksong composer and singer known for protest music i.e., If I had a hammer, Which Side Are you on. Was in a co ed folk group.

Who is Pete Seeger

200

This instrument is found in mountain music. It is the largest of the stringed instruments

What is an upright bass

200
The term used for singing without instrumental accompaniment
What is a cappella
300

Celebrates the American flag and the nation’s enduring spirit

You're A Grand Old Flag

300
He wrote the poem that was used to compose America's National Anthem
Who is Francis Scott Key
300
She composed America, the Beautiful
Who is Katherine Lee Bates
300
This stringed lap instrument evolved from Scottland and became popular in the Appalacia mountains.
What is a dulcimer
300
Work songs or chants that were sung on sailing ships.
What are sea chanteys
400

This is Woody Guthrie's famous folksong about his love for America

What is This Land is Your Land

400
They were holding Francis Scott Key captive during the war of 1812
Who are the British
400
These French Settlers moved from Acadia to Louisiana, and their music became known as
What is Cajun Music
400
This instrument is an aerophone, and is used in Klezmer music
What is a clarinet
400

American settlers who traveled by pack horse and on foot to discover new lands sang these songs.

What is explorer songs

500
This song tells about the beauty of America, and the values on which it was founded.
What is America, the Beautiful
500
He composed the music for the Star Spangled Banner
Who is John Stafford Smith
500

an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement when it was released by Pete Seeger in 1947. To this day, it still remains a cult favorite.

What is We Shall Overcome

500
This instrument has a small keyboard and stretches to fill with air to create sound. It is used in cajun and klezmer music.
What is an Accordian
500

A dance that originated from Scotland, and was adopted by England, and made its way to one of the original 13 colonies for which it is named.

What is the Virginia Reel

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