Piano Pronto Movement 2: #5 Stars and Stripes and Major and Minor 7ths

This post includes piano activities for Sousa's "Stars and Stripes" in Piano Pronto Movement 2. 

Music Samples and History

Listen to this fun variation of "The Stars and Stripes Forever."

Stars and Stripes Variation

Listen to the Classics for Kids About Stars and Stripes podcast to learn more about Sousa's "Stars and Stripes" song.

Optional: Explore more about patriotic music at Leila Viss's Get Inspired Patriotic Music or listen to the Classics for Kids Patriotic Music podcast.

 

Theory

Click the Teoria Interval Ear Training. Select ascending m7 and M7 and practice identifying intervals by ear.

Hint: Major 7ths have a very harsh and dissonant sound!  They are half step away from an octave.

Interval Qualities

Supplementary Patriotic Music

The Caisson Song by Edmund L Gruber  in Faber Chord Time Ragtime and Marches 2B

The Thunderer by John Philip Sousa - Faber Chord Time Ragtime and Marches 2B

Colonel Bogey March by Kenneth J Alford - Faber Chord Time Ragtime and Marches 2B

The Marine's Hymn  - Faber Chord Time Classics 2B

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