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Distance & Virtual Learning

Experience the unique educational programs of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum online.

About Distance Learning

We offer both synchronous (live) virtual field trips and asynchronous (pre-recorded) video programs. All virtual programs and supporting lesson materials address Tennessee and national education standards, with a focus on Fine Arts/Music, Social Studies/History, English Language Arts, STEAM, and Social and Emotional Learning. For more information, email schools@countrymusichalloffame.org.

Asynchronous Video Programs

Need to meet the needs of learners on a flexible schedule? Register for FREE asynchronous (pre-recorded) video programs for students to engage with before, during, and after class!

STEAM: Listening Technology Over Time

Grades: 3-8

Similar to our live program, students learn about how listening technology evolved from the 1900s to today by examining different devices, like the gramophone, the boombox, and the iPad, and listen to music popular during the era of each device. Students are challenged to think critically through observation, comparing and contrasting, and evaluating how and why these technologies have changed over time. This version of Listening Technology over Time is a two-part, 30-minute video set.

STEAM: Science of Sound at Historic RCA Studio B

Grades: 5-12

Explore the properties of sound waves through the history of Music Row and the legacy of Historic RCA Studio B. Discover the significance of Studio B, the greats who worked there, and the science of sound at work in a studio space. This four-part video set can be used as an asynchronous learning experience and is available to educators at no cost with registration. For immediate access, click below. Science of Sound is also available as a synchronous, live program.

Artifact Bytes

Grades: 2-8

Experience a byte of country music history in two minutes or less! Composed largely of primary source multimedia from the Museum archives, these videos explore the lives of country music artists like DeFord Bailey and Dolly Parton, and Museum artifacts like the original lyrics to “Rocky Top” and Elvis Presley’s Cadillac Limousine.

Virtual Field Trips

Book Your Virtual Field Trip
Led live by museum educators, each virtual field trip provides an instructive, engaging, and fun experience for students to explore thematic content. Minimum group size is ten students. Pricing starts at $125.
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    STEAM: Listening Technology Over Time

    Explore the history of music listening technologies—from the gramophone to the iPod — in this interactive videoconference program. Students will discover how and why these technologies have changed over time.

    • Grade Levels

      3-8

    • Curricular Connections

      Music, Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies, STEAM

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    STEAM: Science of Sound at Historic RCA Studio B

    Conducted at Historic RCA Studio B, this program teaches about its historical significance, acoustical studio design, and the three basic phases of recording. Students explore these processes and learn about the science of sound as they participate in the mixing of a recording.

    • Grade Levels

      2-12

    • Curricular Connections

      Music, Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies, STEAM

  • Photo of a Words & Music lesson. Teacher in front of audience with a guitar and microphone.

    Words & Music

    Teachers lead students through the lyric-writing process. The program allows students to express themselves creatively while learning essential language arts lessons and offers the opportunity to interact with a professional songwriter.

    • Grade Levels

      3-12

    • Curricular Connections

      Language Arts, Music, Social Studies

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    Songwriting 101

    Learn songwriting basics, express creativity, and write a song with a professional writer in this engaging workshop. Songwriting 101 introduces song form and reveals secrets behind the creative process through an authentic co-writing experience.

    • Grade Levels

      1-12

    • Curricular Connections

      Language Arts, Music, Social Studies

  • Photo of Is It a Fiddle or a Violin? program.

    Is It a Fiddle or a Violin?

    Discover the music, history, similarities, and differences between traditional fiddle playing and classical violin technique from two professional musicians. This interactive experience is based on the Museum’s partnership program with the Nashville Symphony.

    • Grade Levels

      K-5

    • Curricular Connections

      Music, Social Studies, Social Emotional Learning, STEAM, Performing Arts

  • Photo of a Hatch Show Print wall with a person holding a print.

    Hatch Show Print

    Discover how a letterpress print shop established in 1879 thrives in the digital age. In this interactive virtual program cast from the Hatch Show Print Shop, students learn about the letterpress printing process, from initial sketches to the final pass through the press.

    • Grade Levels

      3-12

    • Curricular Connections

      Visual Art, Math, Steam, Social Studies

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    Words & Music for Early Learners

    Build early literacy skills and social-emotional learning through music, movement, and lyric writing. The program includes three asynchronous pre-recorded video lessons and one 30-minute live lesson taught by a museum educator and a professional songwriter.

    • Grade Levels

      Pre-K – K

    • Curricular Connections

      English Language Arts, Music

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