Click Inductees. Read about the latest musicians to join the Hall of Fame.
Click and learn more about musicians who interest you.
Go back. Click Induction Process. Read about how people become members of the Hall of Fame.
About the Site
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio sponsors the site. There are numerous links to musicians and exhibits. You may want to explore the site to direct research. Note that clicking on the streaming list of members across the top will open on that member's biography.
What to Do
Discuss the ways that students define the term rock and roll. Discuss other terms used to describe American music today.
Discuss other halls of fame. How is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame like those? How is it different?
Read the description of the exhibit on Marian Anderson. Scroll down to the "Table of Contents" and click on A Philadelphia Story to begin reading about her life.
Click on the pictures to see larger versions of them. After you have read each page click on Next Panel at the bottom of the screen to go to continue.
While you read click on the yellow "Audio" boxes to hear Marian Anderson sing.
Make a timeline of the life of Marian Anderson. Include all of the important events that you read about on the site.
About the Site
The Marian Anderson virtual exhibit is part of the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Library Web site.
Lesson Objectives
Students will use the Internet to learn about the life and music of Marian Anderson.
Students will listen to audio clips of Anderson’s music.
Students will make a timeline of Anderson’s life.
Suggested Additional Activities
Have students click Video and Audio Excerpts from Interviews and Performances to listen to or watch Marian Anderson sing.
Have students research another famous opera singer.
