Star Spangled Banner on Antiques Roadshow

Posted by: Sing Books with Emily on: February 7, 2012

In: Art of Singing a Song | Case for Singable Books | Heartfelt Musings | Poetry | SBWE Sing-Along Program for Classrooms and Families | Singable Book Title | Singable Picture Book Video | Singable Poem | Singable Poetry | Song History | SPB List for Special Occasion
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Watching the Antiques Roadshow broadcast from Eugene Oregon, I enjoyed this appraisal of a piece of the music used by a team of great American musicians to standardize the National Anthem under orders from President Woodrow Wilson.

Click here to view the appraisal form 2/6/2012:
http://video.pbs.org/video/2191597149

I’m hoping they will soon upload the video to YouTube, so I can embed the video. But for now, the best I can do is the link.

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THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER in Singable Picture Books

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Star Spangled Banner
Words by Francis Scott Key
Music by J. Stafford Smith
Illustrated by Peter Spier
(When it comes to creating accurately detailed pictures that are fun to look at and respect the intelligence of children, you can’t find a better illustrator than Peter Spier. This book features printed music and a detailed essay about the song.)

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Star Spangled Banner
Words by Francis Scott Key
Music by J. Stafford Smith
Illustrated by Todd Ouren
(This book features printed music and historical information)

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The Star Spangled Banner
Traditional Tune
Words by Francis Scott Key
Text by Amy Winstead
Illustrated by Bob Dacey and Debra Bandelin

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While looking for a picture for this piece, I ran across an article about the December 2010 record breaking sale of a first edition copy of the Star Spangled Banner sheet music. The article contains pictures of the first edition sheet, but also a wealth of information about the song:
http://www.luxist.com/2010/12/03/star-spangled-banner-sells-for-record-auction-price-at-christie/

FLAG DAY, JUNE 14
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/june-14-is-flag-day-celebrate-with-singable-picture-books/

FOURTH OF JULY AND OTHER HOLIDAYS CELEBRATING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HER CITIZENS AND HISTORY
A list of Singable Picture Books celebrating the Fourth of July
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/a-patriotic-list-of-singable-books-for-july-4th/