Welcome to Nashville, Tennessee: Home of Country Music

Lets see some of the sights of the city of Nashville

http://www.schooltube.com/video/4319937316c21631d753/Student%20Group%20Travel%20to%20Nashville%20Tennessee

http://pbskids.org/wilsonandditch/cities/?city=nashville.

Some facts about Nashville

Nashville is known either as Music City USA or Athens of the South. The city has architectural

attractions like The Parthenon, which is the only full scale replica of the Greek temple in the world. The home of Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, can be found in Nashville. Today, Nashville is still the center of country music and its growing economy attracts tourists, travelers, and

business executives.

Parthenon

The city has a long tradition of influencing the development of

country music in America and this can be seen in sites such as Music Row, the Ryman Auditorium, the Country

Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Music Row

Ryman Auditorium

Country Music Hall of Fame

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also

among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings November 28, 1925, as a one-

hour radio “barn dance” on WSM-AM. Dedicated to honoring country music and its history, the Opry

showcases a mix of legends and contemporary chart toppers performing country, bluegrass, folk, gospel,

and comedic performances and skits.

We will now look at a couple of web-sites that feature some of the most famous past and

current Country Music artists as well as performances from the Grand Ole Opry

http://www.schooltube.com/video/fe8ff5bb04e047f4b102/A%20Legend's%20Legacy

http://www.opry.com/

What are some of the instruments used in Country Music that we already

know?

Electric GuitarAcoustic Guitar

Electric Bass GuitarPianoDrums

What are some of the instruments used in Country Music that we didn’t

already know?

Slide GuitarFiddle (Violin)

Double Bass (Standing Bass)Harmonica

Post VFT Project

You will make your own PowerPoint. The PowerPoint will need to be at least three slides, the first slide being an introduction slide with your name and project name. In the rest of the PowerPoint you will list

three things you learned from the trip about Nashville Tennessee and Country Music you didn’t know before the trip.

VFT Evaluation (Not Graded)

I would like to know what you liked about the trip? I would also like you to add at least one thing to this trip that you feel

might make the trip more exciting or enjoyable for the next showing.