LibGuides: Music Timelines: 8th Grade Music Timeline

Databases

Safari Montage
This will give you videos of your chosen artist/genre. Choose Garnet Valley from the drop down menu and your username and password are the same as your computer login (if you were to login in the library for example). Click on the "G" then the middle school. Then simply search for your artist and see what you can find.
World Book Online
This should have information on pretty much anyone you want to search. It may not be much, but you will get some information. You can also copy and paste your citations from this page!
Brainpop
Check in the arts and music section to see if there is a video about the person or group you are researching. Remember that after the video there is a lot more information available.
Grolier Online
Another online encyclopedia that should give you a little info on your chosen artist. Once you click, please note that in the top right corner you will see the words "web links". Click on that to find some really good websites about your artist as well!
RefSeek
USE THIS INSTEAD OF GOOGLE-IT'S WAY BETTER!!!

The History of Rock and Roll by Stuart A. Kallen
Call Number: 781.66 KAL
ISBN: 1590181263
Publication Date: 2002-08-30
Look on the cart for other history books as well. Along with Rock & Roll there is Jazz, Motown, Reggae, Blues, and World Music (Celtic).
Woodwind and Brass Instruments by Robert Dearling
Call Number: 788 DEA
ISBN: 9780791060919
Publication Date: 2000-09-01
Read about the instruments in your music. Check the cart for more. Along with Woodwind and Brass there are Non-Western and Obsolete, Stringed, Percussion and Electronic, and Keyboard and Ensembles.
The Celts by Allison Lassieur
Call Number: 909 LAS
ISBN: 9781560067566
Publication Date: 2001-03-01
For more information on Celtic music.
I Hear America Singing! by Kathleen Krull; Allen Garns
Call Number: 782.42 IHE
ISBN: 9780375925276
Publication Date: 2003-05-13
For more information about Folk Music.
A Century of Black American Music by Adam Woog
Call Number: 781.64089
ISBN: 9781590189788
Publication Date: 2006-12-13
Includes ragtime, blues, jazz, R & B and rock.
The Electronic Music Scene by Jessica Cohn
Call Number: 782.42164
ISBN: 9780766033986
Publication Date: 2009-10-01
ALong with electronic music, there are books on the cart from this collection about reggae and alternative rock as well.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Search for artists to find their bio through the hall of fame.
Blues Biographies
A large selection of short biographies of blues musicians from PBS.
Jazz-a Brief History
From Scholastic, a sort of timeline of jazz music.
Musical Theater
A short history of musical theater on this page, but make sure you click on any highlighted words or years and well as the links on the right for a ton more information.
Reggae
From Encyclopedia Britannica, read about reggae and then click on any of the highlighted words for more information, particularly about reggae bands.
Heavy Metal
A history of metal from MIT-where the smartest people go to school!
R & B
Rhythm and Blues music...where is came from as told by the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Motown
This page has a history of Motown and is from the Motown museum, so make sure to click on the other links at the top for more information.
Bluegrass
Lots of information from the International Bluegrass Music Association. Click around!
Techno
Listen to and read about a variety of types of techno music.
Ska
A little bit of history
Disco
What the world was like during the time of disco.
Ragtime
The characteristics of Ragtime music in an easy to read list format.
Folk
Lots of information about Folk music. You'll have to read to find it!
Celtic
From the Internet Public Library, information about Celtic music, but make sure to click on the many links for even more.