Npr: The Electric Guitar

High schoolers study the history of the electric guitar. For this electric guitar lesson, students use print and Internet sources to research the history of the electric guitar. High schoolers use their research findings to create...

Can you imagine music without the electric guitar? The Lemelson Center provides us with a comprehensive overview on the history behind its invention and design. Includes photos depicting how the design has changed over the years and...

In this online exhibition, learn about the evolution of the electric guitar by browsing dozens of influential guitar models. Through diagrams and audio samples, discover how different types of electric guitars work and sound.

Watching Great Performances’ Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Chicago launches an investigation into and discussion of how the electric guitar and guitarists have changed the sound of the blues over time. An engaging way to...

If you like playing electric guitar, this could be a cool project for you. In this project you'll wind one or more of your own electric guitar pickups and test them out in an inexpensive electric guitar to understand just how electric...

It's all in the wrist! Get an expert take on guitar picking! Pause the video at different times to practice or follow along. This may be a good video to assign as extra support during independent practice.

A brief page from GM Arts which includes what makes a guitar's sound unique, a list of great players, and schematics.

B.B. King and Muddy Waters are two of the most famous blues performers of all time. In this music lesson, middle schoolers study the early careers and lasting musical contributions of both artists, each of whom carried the blues on to...

Audio story focuses on the unique traditions in American music including country music, blues, and gospel.

This is the official Jimi Hendrix website. Here you will find much information on this rock legend including audio, articles and pictures.