The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame's Traveling Museum, a collaboration with the state Department of Education, will visit Boone County's Madison, Whitesville and Sherman elementary schools on Monday and Tuesday; Fayette County's Gauley Bridge Elementary on Wednesday; and Clay County's H.E. White and Lizemores elementary schools on March 24.
The Traveling Museum is housed in a 28-foot, handicapped-accessible trailer. Inside, students experience the variety of West Virginia music through instruments, memorabilia, historical photographs and documents.
The exhibits showcase the variety of music that has come from the Mountain State, from opera, jazz and gospel to traditional, country, bluegrass, blues and rock 'n' roll.
The presentation also includes a session with the Music Hall of Fame's Interactive Map, a county-by-county, touchscreen map of West Virginia that includes bios, photos and videos/soundclips of 200 notable musicians from the state.
On board the Traveling Museum is a "make your own CD" studio. The recording studio allows selected students to record a song - and leave with a CD of their performance.
These school visits are made possible by a grant from The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation.
For information on the WV Music Hall of Fame's Traveling Museum, call 304-342-4412 or email wvmhof@gmail.com.