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The Star-Spangled Banner is a difficult song to sing. Set to a tune created by bunch of drunken English louts, our national anthem is filled with sordid little singing tricks that would challenge the most sober of souls.
Fortunately, Jenny Hersch, folk bassist and once a part owner of a Pittsfield baseball team, saw through the Royalist plot and has come up with this foolproof guide for how to sing The Star-Spangled Banner right and in tune every time.
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The Star-Spangled Banner is a difficult song to sing. Set to a tune created by bunch of drunken English louts, our national anthem is filled with sordid little singing tricks that would challenge the most sober of souls. Fortunately, Jenny Hersch, folk bassist and once a part owner of a Pittsfield baseball team, saw through the Royalist plot and has come up with this foolproof guide for how to sing The Star-Spangled Banner right and in tune every time.
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Review of How to Sing the Star-Spangled BannerNice, drop-in for July 4th - featuring an insider's tip for those who struggle to sing one of the most difficult songs of all time. Not earth shattering but timely and universally relatable - at least here in the U-S. And you may save your listeners from losing a lung. Good for your July 4 ME or ATC cutaways, and as an insert during a local music shift or news-magazine slot. Good for your July 3 programming as well. |
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Review of How to Sing the Star-Spangled BannerListeners will learn how to hit the high notes while singing the Star Spangled Banner, perhaps the most mangled national anthem in the world. This piece is refreshing, light and entertaining. While certainly appropriate for the 4th of July weekend, this is a great drop in for any time of the year. The giggles are great. (The description of the piece is almost as good as the piece itself - very tongue in cheek.) |
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Betsy Hanger
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 07:50 PM | Permalink
The show-off melisma on "free-HEE!"
Hey Jenny, out here in Los Angeles most people sing the tonic above the fifth (your stated high-note) and hold it for, uh, applause? I don't know what they're waiting for .... but that's when I hear the cracks. Thanks for your advice and the bass playing!