Everyday is The Star-Spangled Banner Day!

 Everyday is “The Star-Spangled Banner” Day! Every teacher can use “The Star-Spangled Banner” as a teaching tool to teach music in elementary school classes.Goals and Objectives Read, write and perform melodic notation, using the terminology of music. Sing a varied repertoire of music from 18th through 20th century. Compose and improvise music and lyrics. Identify…

Music & Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance

The Star Spangled Banner Echoed in the Literature and Music of the Harlem Renaissance Music/Library ScienceGrade Levels (9, 10)Julia Loving, School Media SpecialistPelham Preparatory Academy Description Using print and non-print resources available in the school library, students will research the themes and sentiments of Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner in relation to the literature and music of…

Singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in Non-Music Classrooms

OVERVIEW by Mary L.Vincent – Monroe Public Schools This lesson series is a compilation of 5 short videos lessons (each approximately 6 minutes long) that help students rehearse singing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”  The videos integrate relevant locations and historical perspectives related to the national anthem. This lesson series also aims to make singing the Star-Spangled Banner…

The Music of Poetry: Decoded

  Unit Overview:Three lessons using poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), Francis Scott Key (1779 – 1843), and Emma Lazarus (1849 – 1887) to explore the theme of Liberty.These lessons may be used with the week-long celebration called Freedom Week. Standards, Goals and Objectives:Language Arts–1.   5.RL.5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem…