How to Sing the Star-Spangled Banner

Summary:

Jenny Hersch, musical maven and part-owner of a baseball team, reveals the secrets of singing our anthem.

Tones:

Humorous, Informational, Offbeat

Language:

English

Description:

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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