Problem solved! I think she just needs lots of repetition with the mental exercise of thinking ahead with the pitches. So I quickly devised a series of vocal warmups that will help nail that pitch with the electronic app. No problem finding a free app, but when she heard the electronic sound, she FROZE. I suggested she and her mom download some kind of App that will give her the pitch. The words are from a poem that was written by Francis Scott Key. The notes and intervals are not a problem for her - what IS AN ISSUE is getting started on the right note! Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem, or national song, of the United States. My vocal student will be singing the Star-Spangled Banner in June at some kind of Coast Guard ceremony. The original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the song that would become our national anthem, is among the most treasured artifacts in the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. I plan to put up piano accompaniments for the national anthem as well for now, I hope the chord symbols help.Ībout the new exercise sheet, for singers, or at least for you voice teachers: If you want to sing more than just verse one, see the lyrics for all four verses of The Star-Spangled Banner as a downloadable PDF further down this page. Please scroll down the page for the download links.

The star spangled banner song