Country Hall of Famer Marty Stuart began his professional career at the age of 13, when he moved from Philadelphia, MS to Nashville to join the band of Lester Flatt. Before Stuart was of modern drinking age, he’d been in Johnny Cash’s band too. In the several decades since, he’s established himself as a hit songwriter, master performer, and an …
Stevie Van Zandt shares an inspiring account of his work in education.
Connecticut is turning to music in an effort to get kids more interested in school and help combat the learning loss suffered during the pandemic. Governor Ned Lamont and state education officials announced Tuesday that Connecticut’s public schools will be integrating a curriculum called TeachRock, the brainchild of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Steven Van Zandt and his nonprofit …
Steven Van Zandt visits TeachRock partner Orangethorpe Elementary School in Fullerton, California.
Will Mosley, music teacher at PS 149 Danny Kaye in Brooklyn, NY, invites us into his classroom, where music, history and culture are always connected.
See NY FOX 5 News Coverage of TeachRock’s Distance Learning material at work during the COVID shutdown.
History teacher Ben Wides “traces it back” with a Teachrock.org CNN Soundtracks lesson plan that places Kendrick Lamar at the beginning of an exploration of Civil Rights based social movements from the mid-20th century to Black Lives Matter. The video was filmed at East Side Community High in New York, NY during Wides’ “Rock and Roll and Postwar History” class, …
