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PATRIOTIC SONGS 
MUSIC VOCABULARY PATRIOTIC SONGS
MUSIC APPRECIATION (Ms. C. Richardson)
LESSON: PATRIOTIC SONGS
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as "America" (1831). Lyrics, by Samuel Francis Smith. The melody is that of the British National Anthem, “God Save the Queen”. It was considered the National anthem of the U.S. before “The Star Spangled Banner” became the official anthem.
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1861). Lyrics, by Julia Ward Howe.
"God Bless America" written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938.
America the Beautiful" (1893), originally a poem. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the National Anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key (lawyer/poet).
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" — often called "The Negro National Hymn," "The Negro National Anthem," "The Black National Anthem," or "The African-American National Anthem"— is a song written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson, in 1900.
"God Bless the USA" (1984) is an American patriotic country song written by country musician Lee Greenwood. It first appeared on an album that was released in 1984. It reached #7 on the country charts, but the song gained greater prominence during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991, as a way of boosting morale. The popularity of the song rose sharply since the September 11, 2001 attacks and during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Re-released as a single, it made #16 on the charts. The song was also re-recorded in 2003 and released as "God Bless the USA 2003".
"America's Song" is a patriotic song written by Will.I.Am, David Foster and George Pajon, Jr. Performed by Will.Iam, Seal, Bono Mary J. Blige and Faith Hill, with Foster on piano. The song's live debut, at the Kennedy Center, was on a special edition of Oprah Winfrey Show aired on January 19, 2009, in honor of the next day’s inauguration of Barack Obama as the first African American President of the United States.
LESSON: PATRIOTIC SONGS
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as "America" (1831). Lyrics, by Samuel Francis Smith. The melody is that of the British National Anthem, “God Save the Queen”. It was considered the National anthem of the U.S. before “The Star Spangled Banner” became the official anthem.
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1861). Lyrics, by Julia Ward Howe.
"God Bless America" written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938.
America the Beautiful" (1893), originally a poem. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the National Anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key (lawyer/poet).
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" — often called "The Negro National Hymn," "The Negro National Anthem," "The Black National Anthem," or "The African-American National Anthem"— is a song written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson, in 1900.
"God Bless the USA" (1984) is an American patriotic country song written by country musician Lee Greenwood. It first appeared on an album that was released in 1984. It reached #7 on the country charts, but the song gained greater prominence during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991, as a way of boosting morale. The popularity of the song rose sharply since the September 11, 2001 attacks and during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Re-released as a single, it made #16 on the charts. The song was also re-recorded in 2003 and released as "God Bless the USA 2003".
"America's Song" is a patriotic song written by Will.I.Am, David Foster and George Pajon, Jr. Performed by Will.Iam, Seal, Bono Mary J. Blige and Faith Hill, with Foster on piano. The song's live debut, at the Kennedy Center, was on a special edition of Oprah Winfrey Show aired on January 19, 2009, in honor of the next day’s inauguration of Barack Obama as the first African American President of the United States.
