As a music teacher, this author was always looking for good cross-curricular connections. Because music is something that all children enjoy to some degree, it is a great way to open new doors to a subject area. Music is an integral part of every culture, so it can be part of any unit of study on a foreign country or distant continent. Music can also serve as a motivating part of a lesson in geography, history, cultural anthropology, and many other aspects of social studies. In this article, the author describes how she has used music as the foundation for lessons about seven different cultures. These lessons included activities on geography, science, math, literature, art, physical education, and cultural foods. An example of an outline for an interdisciplinary unit of study of Native Americans, as well as a list of suggested books and online resources on Native Americans is included. (Contains 1 endnote.)