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Rock & Roll Library’s 1st annual Song Lesson contest
14 May 2001

The Boston, Massachusetts based Rock & Roll Library (RRL) is a non-profit Web project aiming to build a definitive online collection of lyrics, recording history, and popular music biography in the context of rock music’s social significance and impact. They also work to promote music education, and education in all subject areas through music; and hope to construct a physical library to hold rock & roll photographs, videos, original lyrics, and writings.
    Last month the RRL announced its first annual Song Lesson Contest, in which teachers are invited to submit original classroom lessons—from any academic subject area—built around a selected piece of music. The song chosen for 2001 is Melissa Etheridge’s Scarecrow from her 1999 album Breakdown, which tells the story of the 1998 attack, torture, and murder of gay college student Matthew Shepherd.
    The Rock & Roll Library has won endorsements from Amnesty International, The Matthew Shepherd Foundation, GLAAD, the NAACP, and other rights organizations. The grand prize for this year’s Song Lesson Contest is US$1,000 to the lesson author plus a visit by Etheridge to the winner’s school.
    The RRL is seeking sponsors, hoping to raise the prize amount for next year. If you would like to learn more about sponsoring their work, contact Julie at (+1) 617-779-8762 or send email to slc@rocklibrary.com. | Rock & Roll Library | | Teachers page at RRL | | Matthew Shepherd resources from Univ. of Wyoming | | top of page |

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