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Q6: Which song, written in 1873 by a Prairie doctor named Higley Brewster was adopted as the official state song of Kansas in 1947?

The correct answer: Home on the Range
Dr Brewster M. Higley moved to the State of Kansas following the Homestead Act of 1862. "Home on the Range" was originally titled "My Western Home" and was published in 1873 in the publication, "Smith County Pioneer." The melody to the words was written by Daniel E Kelley, who was a friend of Higley's.

Q7:The music of the British National Anthem, "God Save the King," is also the tune to which popular American song?
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The Correct Answer: America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)
Although the music to the song "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" is shown on the score as "God Save the King" it is a very cosmopolitan piece of music. As early as the seventeenth century, it could be found in Swiss music, and it also had a long history of usage in Germany, Sweden and Russia. Nine years after Samuel Francis Smith adopted the tune to accompany the words he wrote, the German composer "Beethoven" wrote some piano variations on it.

In Britain, depending on the gender of the monarch at the time, the tune is known as either "God Save the King" or God Save the Queen."

Q8: Which battle of the war of 1812 inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words of a poem which later became known as "The Star Spangled Banner" and was adopted as the "American National Anthem?

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The Correct Answer: The Battle of Baltimore Francis Scott Key's poem "The Star Spangled Banner" was set to an adaptation of the melody to an eighteenth century ode to the Greek poet Anacreon (563-478 B.C.).

Q9: The song "Yankee Doodle" was originally subtitled "The Lexington March."
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The Correct Answer: True
"Yankee Doodle" first appeared in a London newspaper in 1775. Its subtitle was "The Lexington March." The British band played it on it's march to the Battle of Lexington, Massachusetts, during "The Revolutionary War." It was intended to cheer up the Redcoats and encourage them whilst at the same time mock the American soldiers. "Yankee Doodle" is the state song of Connecticut.

Q10: Which song was written by Katherine Lee Bates, an English teacher at Wellesley College, following her trip to the top of the 14,110 foot Pikes Peak in the Rockies, Colorado?
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The Correct Answer: America the Beautiful
The first draft of this poem by Katherine Lee Bates was penned in 1893. She revised it in 1904 and the final version was penned in 1913. She said of the experience which pre-empted the poem:

"One day some of the other teachers and I decided to go on a trip to 14,000 foot Pikes Peak. We hired a prairie wagon. Near the top we had to leave the wagon and go the rest of the way on mules. I was very tired. but when I saw the view, I felt great joy. All the wonder of America seemed displayed there, with the sea-like expanse.

The poem was set to a variety of different tunes, but by the 1920s it had become permanently joined with the tune "Materna" which had been composed by Samuel Augustus Ward in 1892 for the hymn "O Mother Dear, Jerusalem."

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Alan Jackson - Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning

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Verse 1
Through the halls of Elmora

Allegiance we will give.

As the students raise their voices

Forever may you  live.

Refrain:

Here's to Elmora School,
Here's to our friends so  true

Here's to our teachers who
Help us in what we do.

Learning to grow each day

In every kind of way

We sing your praises all the year

To school 12 let's give a cheer.

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As our future beacons onward

We will always do our best.

As we honor school Elmora

We will rise above the rest.

Refrain

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This is my country - Sing-a-long version for kids

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This is a sing-a-long version of the song for children. Created for a patriotic program at school.

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Songs of America - Yankee Doodle [with lyrics]

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Uploaded by Cibertracker Imperium on 2011-10-31.

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You're A Grand Old Flag 2016 Updated - Sing A Long For Kids

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America the Beautiful Lyrics and Song | American the Beautiful Kids Song

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The Kiboomers! Award-winning Chart-toppers on iTunes. ★Get song on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/favorite-american-patriotic/id1039604089 Watch our 'America the Beautiful' video with song lyrics and sing along with the kids! 'AMERICAN THE BEAUTIFUL SONG WITH LYRICS' O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain America!

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Lee Greenwood- God Bless the U.S.A. lyrics

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American National Anthem Performance Fails

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Happy 4th of July! (even though it was posted on the 6th)

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This is a repost of a video from Facebook with credit to the original post author and his comments below. Here is a video I produced several years ago that tells the true story of our National Anthem. I GUARANTEE you, if you watch this video, you will never think of our National Anthem in the same way again.

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A patriotic song is a song with strong patriotic content. It usually eulogizes the history, culture, traditions, and struggles of the people of a particular nation. National anthems are prominent examples of patriotic songs.

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1. Students will learn patriotic songs about our country
2. Students will learn Elmora School Song about our school community
3. Students will understand the connection of music with important events in history

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Star Spangled Banner with Lyrics, Vocals, and Beautiful Photos

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See all the wonderful things Dr. Kroik has made

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The Battle Hymn Of The Republic ~ Lee Greenwood

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"The Battle Hymn of the Republic", also known as "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory" outside of the United States, is a song by American writer Julia Ward Howe using the music from the song "John Brown's Body". Howe's more famous lyrics were written in November 1861 and first published in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1862.

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A short video history of Battle Hymn of the Republic, written by abolitionist and activist Julia Ward Howe during the American Civil War. This song is heavily influenced by the Bible and demonstrates how people throughout the ages have been influenced by the Bible. Visit museumofthebible.org for more info about us!

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American Patriotic Songs Quiz | 10 Questions

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Take the Quiz: American Patriotic Songs. Patriotic songs help tell the history of a country and will often display national pride. This is a quiz about some of the songs written which relate to the United States.

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Q1: What is the title of the song, which enjoys 'official' status as the fanfare reserved exclusively for appearances of the President of the U.S.A?

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The correct answer:Hail to the Chief The first time "Hail to the Chief" was played to honour a United States President was in 1815 during the commemoration of George Washington's birthday. The title of the song was taken from a line in the poem "Lady of the Lake" by Sir Walter Scott.
Q2: What name is missing from the following title of the song, written by
Patrick S.Gilbert, during the years of the American Civil War?

"When ------ Comes Marching Home"
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The correct answer: Johnny
Although the song was written during the American Civil War it became more popular during the Spanish-American War of 1898. The original printed version of the song, credited the words and music to a "Louis Lambert." This was in fact the nom de plume used by Gilbert. The song was also dedicated to "The Army and Navy of the Union."

Q3:Originally composed in November 1906 as a Naval Academy football fight song, "Anchors Aweigh" was adopted by which organisation as their official song in 1907?
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The correct answer U.S. Navy
In 1906, Midshipman First Class Alfred Miles approached Lieutenant Charles A. Zimmerman, who was the bandmaster of the Naval Academy, with a request to compose "a piece of music that would be inspiring...that would live forever." Miles then wrote the first two stanzas for the football song. These were subsequently revised by George D. Lottman making the song more than "merely" a football song.

Q4: Which popular folk music singer songwriter composed the following words:

"This land is your land
This land is my land"
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The correct answer: Woody Guthrie"This Land is your Land" was written by Woodie Guthrie in 1940 and first appeared in print in the folk-song magazine "Sing Out" in 1954. The tune for the song was taken from the gospel hymn "When the World's on Fire" which had been recorded by the Carter Family in 1930.
Woodie Guthrie was born on 14th July 1912, in Okemah, Oklahoma and died on 3rd October 1967. His son Arlo continues in the same folk tradition.

Q4: The "Battle Hymn of the Republic," written by Julia Ward Howe, is set to the music commonly known by what name?
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The correct answer: John Brown's Body
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" first appeared in the publication "The Atlantic Monthly" in February 1862, during the Civil War. The wife of a prominent Boston slavery abolitionist, Julia Ward Howe had visited a Union Army camp in Virginia where she heard soldiers singing a tribute song to the abolitionist John Brown. During her visit, She was challenged by a clergyman at the camp, who was aware that she also wrote poetry, to craft some new verses to the popular song, which would have a more appropriate meaning in respect of the Civil War effort. Howe wrote the new words in a single night.

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Queen Elizabeth and President Obama explain the meaning of "The Star-Spangled Banner" I created this to help my students understand the meaning of the national anthem. I find that this helps them remember the words when they sing it. My students really enjoyed it.