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    There Has to Be A Song! 


    Week of April 27, 2020 
    Ms. Dixon - Block 2 Elementary School 

    Assignment Overview 
    Hi everyone, I hope you all have been staying well and making 
    music through these interesting times! This week’s two-part assignment is designed to 
    allow you to explore one of your songs for All-County Chorus, T
    ​ here Has to Be a Song​ by 
    Andrea Ramsey and corresponds with this 
    week’s Google Classroom worksheet . Before 
    we dive in, let’s learn a little bit about our 
    composer​, or, the person who writes a piece of 
    music. 

    Andrea Ramsey 

    There Has to Be A Song​ was written by Andrea 


    Ramsey, a composer and conductor originally 
    from Arkansas. Andrea frequently conducts 
    All-County ​and All-State choirs (just like you’re 
    singing in!) and has held choral positions at The 
    Ohio State University and University of 
    Colorado. 

    Part I - Listening and Response 


    1. Explore and listen to at least two different performances of Andrea Ramsey’s 
    arrangement of ​There Has to Be A Song​ on Youtube, Spotify, Soundcloud, or any 
    music streaming application you have access to. For each of the performances 
    share one thing you enjoyed and one aspect you would change given the 
    opportunity to conduct the piece.   

     
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    2. Sing through the song alongside your favorite performance, Schoology track, 
    or without music. While you’re performing, think of ways you can edit and 
    critique your performance by adding expression, movement, or other features 
    (technology, instruments, etc). 
    3. On the Google worksheet share your favorite performance of the song. Then, 
    share what made the performance so unique ​and​ what the lyrics of the song 
    mean to you. 

    Part II - Short Reading  


    There Has to Be A Song​ was published in 2011 in honor of the founders of the Lawrence 
    Children’s Choir and includes text by Robert Benson. The song features the Gospel 
    style, a style of music originating from African-American spirituals and Christian hymns 
    based in Southern America. Though Gospel music can be linked much further in history, 
    African-American spirituals gained much popularity in response to the Underground 
    Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a secret route that slaves journeyed through in 
    order to escape to free states up North from the late 1700s to the mid 1800s during the 
    Civil WarS. Spirituals would be sung to encourage or share information with escaping 
    slaves as they continued moving North. Some songs you may know that are associated 
    with the Underground Railroad include G
    ​ o Down Moses​, ​Swing Low, Sweet Chariot​, and 
    Wade in the Water​. Spirituals and Gospel music in general often relay themes of hope 
    and promise, offering reminders that everything will be ok in the end as long as we do 
    not give up hope. There i​ s​ indeed a song of hope to keep our lights burning through the 
    dark, and that song already lies within us, within our music! Now, more than ever, it’s 
    important that we keep this message of light inside of us. 

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