Protest+Songs

__**WEDNESDAY 5/12**__ //ASSIGNMENT://
 * In groups of 2, research ONE of the songs from our concert:**

Fanga Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing I Am Determined Ain't Gonna Let Nobody We Shall Overcome The Storm is Passing Over Vine and Fig Tree Thula Klizeo Shosholoza We Need A Word

Your research findings will be presented at the concert, so use your time wisely and make it count.**
 * Using a word processing program or a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions** **to be turned in to M**i**ss Weinraub today. Be sure your names are on the page.

• Name of the song • Name of composer (if known) • Analyze the tone of the lyrics • Relevance of the words and phrases selected: is the song convincing in its message? • Event, person, or location- find a story of a particular instance when this song was sung (during the U.S. Civil Rights struggle or S. African Freedom Movement) • Significance in history • Contemporary connections • Trivia related to the events, people, and places • The reasons you selected this song and/or musician

[] - Find and click "freedom songs" in the "Sacred Music" branch
 * Here are some useful sites to guide your research. Remember to check at least two sources before answering the questions.**

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 * Good luck! If more time remains before the end of the period, please review your part for each song below.**

1. **//Shosholoza//**

media type="file" key="The Drakensberg Boys Choir - Shosholoza.mp4" width="300" height="300"

2. //**We Need a Word**// (use the sheet provided to commit the words of both verses to memory) media type="file" key="we need a word.mp3" width="240" height="20"

3. //**I Am Determined...**//

ALTO LEAD WITH **SOPRANO** media type="file" key="3-15 I AM DETERMINED_alto melody and soprano.mp3" width="240" height="20"

ALTO LEAD WITH **TENOR/BASS**:* pay attention to when you should hold the note and when you should change it (go up) media type="file" key="3-17 I AM DETERMINED_alto melody and bass.mp3" width="240" height="20"

4. //**Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round**//
 * ALL PARTS**media type="file" key="Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round.mp3" width="240" height="20"

GOOD LUCK AND SEE YOU TOMORROW! MR. PUNTEL**
 * USE THIS TIME TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY ON EACH SONG. PAY ATTENTION TO SPECIFIC PLACES WHERE YOUR ARE UNSURE OF THE PART.