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ERIC Number: EJ258545
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Feb
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Oh Say, Can You Sing Our National Songs?
Elward, Thomas J.
Music Educators Journal, v68 n6 p52-53 Feb 1982
Presents background information on and suggestions to help K-12 students better sing and understand four national songs: "The Star-Spangled Banner,""America the Beautiful,""America," and "Lift Every Voice and Sing." To make songs easier to sing, alternative keys are suggested to bring them within range of student singers. (AM)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Music Education, Singing, Teaching Methods, United States History, Vocal Music
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: America; America the Beautiful; Lift Every Voice and Sing; The Star Spangled Banner