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Patriotic Assembly Song of the Week
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 "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"  
Samuel Francis Smith  

"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as "America", is an American patriotic song whose lyrics were written by Samuel Francis Smith.  The melody used is the same for the national anthem of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen", arranged by the prominent English composer, Thomas Arne. 

In 1831, Smith gave the lyrics to his musician friend, Lowell Mason, who arranged the song.  It was first performed in public on July 4, 1831 at a children's Independence Day celebration in Boston.  The first publication of "America" was in 1832.  The song served as one of our national anthems until 1931, when "The Star-Spangled Banner" officially became the national anthem.


JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA
U.S.A.   1854 - 1932

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MONDAY
Music Listening Example:  "The Washington Post March" (1889)

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We all know that Elvis Presley was the King of Rock ‘N Roll, Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul and Michael Jackson was the King of Pop.  This week we will learn about another member of musical royalty: John Philip Sousa, also known as “The March King”.
John Philip Sousa was born on November 6, 1854 in Washington, D.C.  Just up the road from where he was born was the U.S. Marine Corps base, where his father, John Antonio Sousa, played the trombone for the Marine Band.  
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By the age of 6, Sousa was beginning to study music seriously.  He had already learned to play the violin, and was starting to study other instruments, like piano, flute, baritone, cornet, and, of course, trombone, just like his father.
Sousa’s music teachers also discovered something  truly unique about him.  He had perfect pitch.  If someone has perfect pitch, it means that they are able to sing any note that you ask, perfectly.  They are also able to hear a note and tell you exactly what note it is.  Not everyone has perfect pitch, and it’s not really something you can “learn.”  
John Philip Sousa wrote his first big hit in 1889, when he was 35 years old.  The Washington Post, a famous newspaper at the time, hired him to write a song to celebrate the winner of their Children’s essay contest.  Sousa’s “Washington Post March” was so exciting that it was an instant hit, for which he was paid a whole $35!  Pay attention to the volume of the music.  You will notice that it changes from loud and exciting to soft and back to loud again, several times.  Today’s Listening Example is “The Washington Post March.”
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TUESDAY
Music Listening Example: "The Thunderer"  (1889)

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Do you ever think about what you want to be when you grow up?  Do you want to be a ballerina, a fireman, or a police officer?  Have you ever wanted to juggle flaming swords while walking on a tightrope?  Well, John Philip Sousa did.

One day, at the age of 13, John was sitting on his porch playing his violin.  A circus band conductor was secretly listening to Sousa and admired his talent.  He was able to convince John that joining the circus band was the way to go and John signed up to leave with the man the next day.  Unfortunately for the circus, John’s father found out and put a stop to this plan immediately.  
His father enlisted John into the Marine Corps band as an apprentice.  An apprentice is someone who studies a job by working at that job.  Sousa stayed with the Marine Corps band until he was 20 years old.  
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The same year that Sousa wrote “The Washington Post” March, he also wrote today’s Listening Example.  “The Thunderer”  is an exciting song that makes you think of fireworks going off and bursting into the sky.  Listen for the drum rolls, and the strong notes of the brass section.

WEDNESDAY
Music Listening Example: "The King Cotton March" (1895)

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When John left the Marine Corps band, he started trying to find another band to play in.  He eventually joined a theatre orchestra, where he would sit in an area just under the stage called a pit.  
During his time working for the theatre orchestra, he met Jane Van Middlesworth Bellis.  This beautiful girl stole his heart and he proclaimed meeting her was love at first sight.  She was 17, and John was 25, at the time of their marriage.  She was so young that she hadn’t learned anything about cooking or cleaning, but he was so in love with her that he didn’t care about any of that.  They had three children, John, Jane and Helen, who were all very talented musicians.
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Perhaps the most important part of Sousa’s time with the theater orchestra was learning to conduct.  It was during this period of his life that Sousa was able to study with conductors from around the world who taught him the proper ways to conduct an orchestra, as well as how to organize and keep an orchestra running.
Today’s listening example is a military march titled “The King Cotton March.”  During the mid to late 1800’s, the term “king cotton” was used to describe how important the cotton crop was to the southern states.  Sousa was asked to write a march for the Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895.  As you watch the President’s Own US Marine Band, that Sousa once conducted, play the King Cotton March, notice the conductor.  Can you tell how the band is supposed to play by watching his movements, his arms, and what he does with his baton?

THURSDAY
Music Listening Example:   "Semper Fidelus"  (1888)

Have you ever been to a parade, or seen one on TV?  One of the most important parts of a parade is the marching band.  A marching band is a band that actually marches down the street as they play music.  Most of the time, marching bands can be seen at football games or other high school and college sporting events.  John Philip Sousa wrote the music that these bands still play today.
In 1880, John received a telegram that the “President’s Own Marine Band” wanted him to be their leader and conductor.  He knew this was a great opportunity for him and he couldn’t wait to become the leader of the first band he ever played for.
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Sousa was a very strict band director.  He made sure that his musicians practiced until they were perfect.  This made him one of America’s most respected conductors and composers of the time.  

Sousa was able to get his military band recorded onto albums by The Colombia Phonograph Company.  These recordings sold very well and made Sousa famous.  People from all over came to concerts conducted by John Philips Sousa and his Marine Band.
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While conducting the Marine Band, Sousa wrote several marches.  In 1888 he wrote “Semper Fidelis” and dedicated it to the officers and men of the Marine Corps.  Since then, it has come to be known as the official march of the Marine Corps.

FRIDAY
Music Listening Example:  "Stars & Stripes Forever"(1896) 

If you’ve ever been to a Fourth of July fireworks show where they synchronize the music with the fireworks, like 4th in the Forest, you have heard John Philip Sousa’s music.  Sometimes, you’ll hear it where there are rides, like a carousel ride at a fair.  Oftentimes, you’ll hear it in television commercials.  Sousa’s music has been an icon of American pride for many years, and it will continue to be for many more.
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Sousa remained with the Marine band for 12 years, but he didn’t quit playing and composing music.  Instead, he had a bigger dream.  He wanted to form his own band.  John Philip Sousa formed his own band of civilian, or non military, musicians.  He called his band the Sousa Band.  Originally, it was called Sousa’s New Marine Band, but the government wasn’t very happy with that name and encouraged him to change it. 
Sousa’s new band proved to be just what people wanted to hear.  They traveled around the world playing Sousa’s compositions for large audiences.  It was on one of the European trips that Sousa was inspired to write his most famous march, “The Stars and Stripes Forever”.  Being away from America for so long, coupled with his patriotism, inspired him to write what would become one of the most iconic Americana songs ever.  

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Today’s Listening Example, “Stars and Stripes Forever” should be very familiar to you as it is played at most patriotic events.  You’ve heard it on television shows, in movies, at fairs and fireworks shows.  It is a song that makes your heart swell with pride for this great country we all live in. 

References
Wikipedia Article:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philip_Sousa
Marine Band Website:  https://www.marineband.marines.mil/About/Our-History/John-Philip-Sousa/
Official Sousa Website:  http://sousamusic.com/biography/
Dallas Symphony Orchestra:  https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids/learn-and-listen/composers/john-philip-sousa
USO Website:  https://www.uso.org/stories/2040-john-philip-sousa-10-things-you-don-t-know-about-the-man-behind-the-marches
Kids’ Encyclopedia:  https://kids.kiddle.co/John_Philip_Sousa
Sounds of Sousa:  http://www.soundsofsousa.com/the-early-years
Library of Congress Archives:  https://www.loc.gov/collections/john-philip-sousa/?fa=subject:sousa,+john+philip&sp=1
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