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(Shausha Cameron)

The Star-Mangled Banner?

Monday, March 20, 2006

The National Association for Music Education recently conducted a poll that found that nearly two-thirds of American adults do not know all the words to the national anthem. Today: find out why the anthem is so hard to sing, and what one group of music teachers is doing to re-teach it to Americans. We speak with Dr. John Mahlmann, executive director of the association, which recently kicked off a National Anthem Project. Also: Violinist and composer Mark O'Connor writes classical pieces that draw on the imagery of the American landscape and folk music. Today, he performs live with the Edgeffect Ensemble, a trio that also features pianist Soyeon Lee and cellist Soo Bae. And finally, the Jimi Hendrix of Kyrgyzstan gives us a musical tour through Central Asia.

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"Notorious" implications, and....The National Anthem Project

We take a look at a breaking legal decision that halts the sale of the 1994 record by the rapper, Notorious B.I.G. The Star-Spangled Banner – you've heard it at countless sporting events. But how many of us really know the song? A look at the National Anthem Project.
» National Anthem Project Web site