DEFINITIONS:
The students need to be able to define
Music as "emotion expressed through sound."
Beat as "a pulse that is continuous and has the same amount of time between each pulse."
They need to recognize the meaning of these words from "The Star Spangled Banner"
dawn- when the sun comes up
twilight - when the sun goes down
broad stripes- 2 feet wide
perilous- dangerous
o'er- over
ramparts- walls of the fort
gallant- brave
yet-still
Song LYRICS:
Students will need to be able to fill in the blank on a matching test for
"The Star Spangled Banner"
"The Rattler Fight Song"
"The Rattler Alma Mater"
The Star Spangled Banner http://americanhistory.si.edu/ssb/
lyrics by Francis Scott Key (a lawyer)Word Bank: bombs, dawn's, fight, flag, free, last, night, proof, proudly, red, see, star, streaming, stripes watched
Oh! Say can you ______
By the ________ early light
What so ________ we hailed
At the twilight’s ______ gleaming.
Whose broad ______
And bright stars,
Through the perilous ________
O'er the ramparts we _________
Were so gallantly _________
And the rockets ______ glare
The _______ bursting in air.
Gave ______ through
The _______
That our _______
Was still there.
Oh! say does that _______
Spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the _____
And the home of the brave.
San Marcos High School
School Website http://www.smcisd.net/SanMarcosHS.cfm
Wikipedia Article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marcos_High_School_(Texas)
http://podcast.smcisd.net/groups/hspodcast/weblog/202e1/SMHS_Campus_Video_Tour.html
http://podcast.smcisd.net/groups/hspodcast/weblog/2547c/Spirit_Day_1_-0809.html
Fight, fight, fight for San Marcos High
We have the spirit never to die.
See our colors purple and white.
We're out to win this game tonight.
We are the Rattlers, best in the land.
We play the game the best that we can.
All you snakes of SM High.
We're out to fight! Fight! Fight!
Yay! Purple!
Yay! White!
Yay! Rattlers!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Snakes fight!
Snakes fight!
Yay! Snakes fight!
Rattler Alma Mater
Hail to dear old SM High School
High upon a hill.
We have never lost our spirit.
And we never will.
Hail to Rattlers! Dear old Rattlers!
Loyal always be.
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater!
Our hearts belong to thee!
Performers of the Month
Elvis Presley
Gloria Estefan
Selena
when they see their picture and hear them on at least one listening selection.
They will also need to be able to answer various trivia questions about them.
Elvis Presley
OFFICIAL WEBSITE http://www.elvis.com
Jailhouse Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpzV_0l5ILI
Viva Las Vegas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUiojxJxBj0
Trivia:
Title: The King of Rock and Roll
Had a twin brother that died at birth.
Bought his mother a pink cadilac with diamonds on the dashboard.
Some people believe that he is not dead.
Gloria Estefan
OFFICIAL WEBSITE http://www.gloriaestefan.com/cms
Conga
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4A50EHwCjY
Turn the Beat Around
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hVbE8wJ-U0
Trivia:
Born in Cuba.
Native Language: Spanish
Famous for singing in : English
Award with her husband for causing a CROSSOVER of Latino Music to English speaking cultures.
Selena
OFFICIAL WEBSITE http://www.q-productions.com/home.html
Bidi Bidi Bom Bom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbzEgfCwzJU
Baila Esta Cumbia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUlT43It9G8&feature=related
Trivia:
Title: Queen of Tejano
Selena's Native Language: English
Became famous for singing in: Spanish
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