Patriotic Songs

What makes a song Patriotic?

• it says America in it

• music that expresses or is inspired by love and devotion of country

• it is sung by professionals from a specific country

• the song has been declared Patriotic from the Supreme Court

Which is a patriotic song about the United States?

• We Wish You A Merry Christmas

• America The Beautiful

• Jack and Jill

• You Are My Sunshine

Check all of the lines from America The Beautiful

• and forever in peace may you wave

• For amber waves of grain

• and the rockets red glare

• and crown thy good with brotherhood

The song "America the Beautiful" has the following lyrics in it:

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea.

What does the word brotherhood mean?

• funny movie

• favorite football team

• community of people joined together

• people wearing costumes

The song "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" has the following lyrics in it:

Land of the pilgrims' pride,

From ev'ry mountainside

Let freedom ring!

What does the word freedom mean in this song?

• You have to drink your milk everyday

• You can make your own choices

• You have to go to jail

• You think Halloween is the best holiday

What kind of music is John Phillip Sousa famous for writing?

• jazz

• rock and roll

• Samba

• March

Which of these are Marches written by John Phillip Sousa?

• Washington Post March

• Colonel Hathi's March

• Stars and Stripes Forever

• Let's Go Band

Which of these songs is our country's national anthem?

• This Land is Your Land

• You're a Grand Old Flag

• Star Spangled Banner

• Yankee Doodle

What war was America fighting when the Star Spangled Banner was written?

• War of 1812

• World War 1

• Vietnam War

• War of the Wiggles

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner