Songs
National Anthems
Folk Music
Instruments
Music History
100
A song, such as a national anthem, that expresses love and pride for a country.
What is Patriotic Song
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 two of these instruments in cajun music
What is a violin
100
People who study music from around the world.
Who are ethnomusicologists
200
These songs express feelings. It describes the beauty of a place or its people.
What are Sentimental Songs.
200
This is the name of Canada's National Anthem
What is O Canada
200
He was a famous folksong composer and singer. His most famous song, he composed out of his love for America.
Who is Woody Guthrie
200
This instrument is found in mountain music. It is the largest of the stringed instruments
What is a bass
200
The term used for singing without instrumental accompaniment
What is a cappella
300
This is the name of America's National Anthem
What is The Star Spangled Banner
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 Wood 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.
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
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
This is the dance that we learned. It 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