Our Mission
TeachRock is on a mission to help every student discover joy, meaning, and a sense of purpose by bringing core curriculum to life through music and culture.
Our free, standards-aligned curriculum helps teachers improve academic outcomes by engaging students in ways that feel personal and powerful.
TeachRock isn't just a resource—it's a movement of more than 80,000 teachers and 1 million students who are turning up the volume on education.
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Jimi Hendrix: Rock’s Trailblazing Innovator and Influential Guitarist
Who was Jimi Hendrix and how did he create his own innovative style in Rock music through the merger of different musical genres?
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The New Deal Featuring Blues, Country, and Folk Songs
What impact did the New Deal have on the United States during the Great Depression, what is the legacy of the New Deal, and how did songs reflect different feelings Americans had about the New Deal?
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The Dust Bowl Featuring the Songs of Woody Guthrie
What was the Dust Bowl and how did Woody Guthrie’s songs describe Americans’ experience of the disaster?
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The Great Depression featuring Blues and Jazz songs of the 1930s
Why did the Great Depression happen and what can songs from the time period tell us about its impact?
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The Harlem Renaissance featuring Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Bessie Smith
How did the Harlem Renaissance represent the New Negro Movement, and what role did music play in this context?
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The Roaring 1920s featuring Josephine Baker, George Gershwin, and Harry Pace
How did the economic and political policies of the 1920s affect American businesspeople, cultural figures, politicians, and activists?
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The United States and World War I featuring Tin Pan Alley Songs
Why did the United States enter World War I and how did music reflect the changing viewpoint of Americans toward the war?
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The Spanish-American War’s Impact on Cuba and Puerto Rico Featuring Bad Bunny
What was the impact of the Spanish-American War on Cuba and Puerto Rico and how is that impact still present in the 21st Century?
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The Annexation of Hawaii featuring Joseph Kekuku
How did the annexation of Hawaii by the United States mark a significant turning point in Hawaiian history, and in the development of American music?
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American Imperialism in the Philippines featuring ALAMAT
What was the justification and impact of American imperialism in the Philippines and how does ALAMAT’s music video “kasmala” reflect American imperialism in the Philippines?
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The Progressive Era featuring Music from the Labor and Women’s Suffrage Movements
When was the Progressive Era, how did the Labor and Women’s Suffrage movements achieve many of the goals of Progressivism, and how did music express the experience of the people in those movements?
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The Asian American Immigrant Experience at the Turn of the 20th Century featuring Hollis Wong-Wear
How have Asian immigrants and their descendants been uniquely affected by U.S. immigration policy, and how have the arts provided a source of strength and resiliency for Asian Americans confronting a history of prejudice and xenophobia?
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