Two hundred years ago today, the “dawn’s early light” broke over Fort McHenry and illuminated a flag symbolizing resilience and courage. Two hundred years later, the song written by Francis Scott Key in praise of the fort’s defenders still waves over the nation, celebrating the commitment of American citizens to the day-to-day requirements of democracy.Today…
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Star Spangled Music Day Photo Contest
Send pics of your Star Spangled Music Day celebration to info@starspangledmusic.org or post them to our Facebook Page. Submit by September 22, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. for a chance to win copies of our Poets & Patriots commemorative CDs. Ten schools will be selected at random and will receive two free copies, one for the…
Proudly We Hail! MMB #Anthem200 Halftime Show
RED, WHITE & “GO BLUE!” (Click Here to View Video of the Show) U-M TO HOST ONE OF NATION’S BIGGEST CELEBRATIONS FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM’S 200th BIRTHDAY Michigan Marching Band to perform half-time extravaganza in celebration of “The Star Spangled Banner” bicentennial September 13, 2014, (Ann Arbor, MI) – The University of Michigan will be home…
Banner Moment #2—Oct. 3, 1787—First Documented Performance of the Melody
Banner Moments History Series (forward / back) While “The Anacreontic Song” was written in 1775 or ’76, The London Times (which believe it or not reported and reviewed Anacreontic Society meetings) did not start publishing until ten years later, so the first mention of a performance of the melody that Francis Scott Key would use…
O Say Can You Sequence?
Grades 2-4 by Kathryn S. Gallagher PS13Q The Greatest Flag That Ever Flew details the creation of “The Star Spangled Banner” through the eyes of Caroline Pickersgill, daughter of flag maker Mary Pickersgill. Students will sequence this key event in American history, and give voice to Grace Wisher, a young apprentice largely lost to history. Goals and Objectives…
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…
American Patriotism: The Symbols that Bind Us
*Star Spangled Banner PowerPoint * American Patriotic Symbols PowerPoint American Patriotism: The Symbols that Bind Us U.S. History, Secondary Subject Grade Levels (8 and 11) by B. Anguiano, Laguna Creek High School There are several lesson components connected to the Star Spangled Banner presented here, which can be used in isolation or in connection…
The Music in Me
by Melissa Zirkel 1st Grade Whittier Elementary School, Kansas City Public School District Students will explore people, places, and things of the past and draw conclusions about the lives of others in relationship to their own. Students will also engage in hands-on, interactive activities that allow students to create, translate, and innovate modern approaches in song…
The Music of Poetry: Decoded_Lesson 3
Guiding Question – What do our National Symbols mean to me? Focus Word – Liberty Lesson 3 – Emma Lazarus Introduction: 1) Introduce “The New Colossus” by asking what immigrant means. Capture the answers in a wordle. 2) Read “The New Colossus” by Lazarus or use an audio clip: Ask students: What did you notice?…
Module II: Informational Writing through Patriotic Song
A. “Star Spangled Banner” Model Writing Lesson Details: What important information do the Lyrics of “The Star Spangled Banner” and related art works tell us about the life and times of Francis Scott Key and others who lived about 1812? Here, since we are writing for information, we will go into more depth concerning the…