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A Wing and a Prayer Lesson PlanA Wing and a Prayer Lesson Plan
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Fourth graders improvise missing harmony accompaniment for a soloist performing "The Star Spangled Banner." Groups select several familiar melodies that they can produce while individual students take turns improvising a new harmony part.

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the star spangled banner, francis scott key

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