Name_______________________

Date________________________

Women Making Music Cyberhunt

 

  1. In the Middle Ages, Hildegard von Bingen, who lived as a ____________, became one of the first ever known composers of music, even though very few medieval women were taught how to _______________________________.

                               www.lyrichord.com/reference/ref8027.html

 

  1. In the 1800s, ____________________________ became a concert pianist and composer while raising seven children!

                      www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/1945/WSB/clara.html

 

  1. With Ma Rainey at the forefront, a new style of music emerged in America early in the 20th century called ____________________________. It combined new rhythms with ______________________________.

                      http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Rainey.htm?tqskip1=1

 

  1. In the 1930s, ________________ was also popular. One of its major stars was Billie Holiday, who began her career in _________________________.

                      www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/nowthen/billie.html

 

  1. In 1957, fans went ÒcrazyÓ for Patsy Cline, who got her big break with the country song ___________________________________.

                   www.roughstock.com/history/nashsound.html

 

  1. In the 1960s, Celia Cruz began her rise to fame. She became _____________ musicÕs biggest star ever, with 22 gold albums!

                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celia_Cruz

 

  1. In the 1970s, Joni Mitchell became a well-known ____________-____________. She has influenced many current pop, folk, and rock musicians, such as Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos.

                       www.rollingstone.com/artists/bio.asp?oid=360&cf=360

 

  1. Also in the 70s, Sarah Caldwell became the first woman ever to ______________.

                       http://wwwa.search.eb.com/women/articles/Caldwell_Sarah.html

 

9. In the 1980s, Madonna rose to stardom. She has the most _________________ of any female artist!     http://abc.go.com/primetime/specials/rma/bios/madonna.html

 

  1. One of the most recent women to blaze a trail in music is ___________________, who won Best Video of the Year at the 2003 MTV awards for her song called _____________________________________________.

                           www.kidsnewsroom.com/newsissues/082903/index.asp?page=Music