Loc: Sheet Music About Civil War

Music is beneficial for all learners. Help your learners with special needs learn about different styles of music, as well as the ways that music is represented on paper, with 30 different worksheets. 

Learners will compare and contrast two songs from the Civil War era, one from the North and one from the South. They'll write a comparative essay on their songs, and then compare their essays and songs with others in their small groups....

Students investigate music of the Civil War era and explore how music can be used to arouse and express emotion. They identify a rhythmical musical pattern and match lyrics to it.

A set of primary sources having to do with music during the Civil War. Analysis tools and teacher guides are included.

Commemorates the history of the American song featuring reowned baritone Thomas Hampson. See first editions of sheet music, information on the songs and their authors as well as sound recordings.

Explore band music from the Civil War Period at The Library of Congress website.

This sheet music collection consists of about 9,000 items published from 1800 to 1922.

Students discover how both the North and South used music extensively during the Civil War to rally troops, as recreation, to march by, and many other reasons. They realize that both sides would borrow each other's tunes or lyrics and it...

This video explains the history of The Lancers Quadrille, including the origin of the dance and why it was popular in Civil War-era America. Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [4:21]

This website provides background information about the song "Oh! Dem Golden Slippers," written by James Bland. Includes song lyrics, and two Real Audio files of the tune - a "lower quality" which is 190 kb and a "higher quality" which is...