American Instruments
This instrument is the same shape as a guitar, but only has 4 thick strings.
This song talks about a woman who rides six white horses and wears red pajamas when she comes.
What is "She'll be coming around the mountain"?
This artist is known as the King of Pop
Michael Jackson
This rapper, born Marshall Mathers, is well known for his songs Not Afriad, Rap God, and Lose yourself.
Who is Eminem?
This style of music started in the 1970's in New York and has become one of the most popular styles of music in America.
What is Rap?
This instrument comes from Hawaii and has 4 strings.
What is a Ukulele?
This folk song talks about a canal in New York and a low bridge
Erie Canal
This famous American artist is known for his trumpet playing and raspy voice.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This country star became famous at an early age and continues to be one of the leading contemporary recording artists. Known for songs like Love Story, Look What you Made Me do, and Shake It Off.
Who Is Taylor Swift?
This style of music was born in New Orleans about 100 years ago. Famous artists include Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and John Coltrane.
What is Jazz?
This instrument is shaped like a guitar and is commonly heard in country and folk music.
What is a Banjo?
This song talks about how this land was made for you and me.
This land is your land.
This famous american artist is known as the King of Rock
Who is Elvis Presley?
This female artist is originally from the group Destiny's Child.
Who is Beyonce?
This style of music started in the 1920s and took its roots from folk music. Also known as Western music
What is Country?
This instrument was originally used to wash clothes in rural parts of america, but can be played by scraping it with a stick.
What is a washboard?
This song asks "how many roads must a man walk down?" and "How many years can a mountain exist?"
Blowing in The Wind - Bob Dylan
This famous american artist is known for his piano playing, despite being blind.
Who is Ray Charles?
This rapper has struggled with mental illness in recent years and is famous for interrupting Taylor Swift at the VMA in 2009
Who is Kanye West?
This style of music is known for its instrumental interplay between banjos, fiddles, guitars, mandolins, and string bass.
What is BlueGrass?
This instrument is tuned like a violin, but played like a small guitar
What is a Mandolin?
This song is about a snow covered mountain where a man lost his lover.
On Top of Old Smokey.
This famous american musician is known for his country music including walk the line, ring of fire, and folsom prison blues
who is Johnny Cash?
This female singer was born Katheryn Hudson but is better known by her stage name which sounds like her cat's name Kitty Purry.
Who is Katy Perry?
This style of music is often performed in a quartet of male singers. It is known for its tight harmonies and story telling.
What is Barbershop?