School and Teacher Programs
Explore arts integrated, standards-aligned programs; discover the intersections between country music history and various academic subjects; and create new, personal understandings of country music history.
Field trips to the Museum are traditionally two hours in duration. All gallery tours can be paired with a classroom workshop, specialty program, or theater program. Select programs are also available as virtual and outreach programs.
GALLERY TOURS
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Guided Highlights Tour | Grades K-12+ -
Artifact Adventure | Grades 3-5 -
Self-Guided Tour | Grades 7-12
CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS
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Words & Music for Early Learners | Grades Pre-K-K -
Dazzling Designs | Grades K-4 -
STEAM: Listening Technology Over Time | Grades 3-8 -
Songwriting 101: An Introduction to Words & Music | Grades 1-12 -
Words & Music: Teach Language Arts Through Lyric Writing | Grades 3-12 -
Words & Music: Teach Music Through Songwriting | Grades 7-12
SPECIALTY PROGRAMS
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STEAM: Science of Sound at Historic RCA Studio B | Grades 5-12 -
Traveling Trunks | K-12 -
Student Performances | K-12 -
Hatch Show Print Tour | Grades 2-12 -
Hatch Show Print: Alpha Blox | Grades 4-12 -
Hatch Show Print: Printmaking with Foam Plates | Grades 2-12
THEATER PROGRAMS
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Is It a Fiddle or a Violin? | Grades K-5 -
String City: Nashville’s Tradition of Music and Puppetry | Grades K-4 -
All Access | Grades 7-12
Professional Development
FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT for teachers connects the Museum to language arts, social studies, music, science, and visual arts curriculums. Workshops help educators prepare students for Museum visits and programs, and offer creative approaches in teaching core subjects. Email schools@countrymusichalloffame.org with questions.
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On-Site
Teach Lyric Writing
Date: July 27, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The on-site Teach Lyric Writing workshop reviews the Words & Music: Teach Language Arts Through Lyric Writing unit (grades 3-12) and offers effective teaching tools and practices that can be used in the classroom when teaching lyric writing. A professional songwriter will join the workshop to share firsthand knowledge and tips about the creative process and assist teachers with crafting their own lyrics. Teachers are given the option to self-guide through the Museum galleries at the conclusion of the workshop.
Teach Music
Date: July 27, 2026 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
The on-site Teach Music session reviews the Words & Music: Teach Music Through Songwriting unit (grades 7-12), which advances the songwriting process by teaching students how to set original lyrics to music. Participants will explore the lessons on harmony, melody, and rhythm, as well as teaching strategies that help students build an emotional vocabulary and learn how to compose music. Best for music educators but open to all. Teachers are given the option to self-guide through the Museum galleries at the conclusion of the workshop.
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts, Music, Social Studies, Social and Emotional Learning
Grade Levels: 3-12
Webinar
The Words & Music webinar is livestreamed on Zoom in conjunction with the on-site PD and presented in two parts: (1) Teach Lyric Writing, and (2) Teach Music. Teachers may register for either or both sessions.
Teach Lyric Writing
Date: July 27, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
The Teach Lyric Writing session reviews the Words & Music: Teach Language Arts Through Lyric Writing unit. Participants will work through several of the student creative writing activities and begin the songwriting process by free writing and brainstorming. This session also offers effective teaching tools and practices that can be used in the classroom when teaching lyric writing.
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts, Music, Social Studies, Social and Emotional Learning
Grade Levels: 3-12
Teach Music
Date: July 27, 2026 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
The Teach Music session reviews the Words & Music: Teach Music Through Songwriting unit, which advances the songwriting process by teaching students how to set original lyrics to music. Participants will explore the lessons on harmony, melody, and rhythm, as well as teaching strategies that help students build an emotional vocabulary and learn how to compose music. Best for music educators but open to all.
Curriculum Connections: Music, Social and Emotional Learning
Grade Levels: 7-12
Date: July 28, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Experience a workshop that offers creative approaches to cross-curricular teaching. Using the Museum and Historic RCA Studio B as a laboratory, teachers will explore the Museum’s standards-aligned programs and lessons that support language arts, social studies, music, and STEAM curriculums. The workshop also includes a self-guided tour in the Museum galleries.
Curriculum Connections: Social Studies, English Language Arts, SEL, STEAM
Grade Levels: 3-12
Dates: July 30, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Best for Early Childhood Educators (birth–age five)
Music is a powerful tool for classroom management and child development. Join Museum educators in a free two-hour professional development training to learn how to incorporate musical play in early childhood classrooms. Educators will receive a set of developmentally appropriate songs, suggested explorations inspired by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s collection, and tips and tricks to make their teaching spaces more musical.
Curriculum Connections: Approaches to Learning, Social Emotional Development, Social and Personal Competencies, Language and Early Literacy, English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Creative Arts, Physical Development
TENNESSEE TEACHERS are admitted free to the museum when planning for a field trip. Schedule your visit today by emailing schools@countrymusichalloffame.org
