Appalachian Spring Concert

Monday, May 7^th 
Orchestra 
Call time at 5:30pm, 
Perform at 6:00pm 


Band 
Call time 5:45pm
Perform time 6:30pm


Chorus & AC 
Appalachian Spring Concert 
Call time-->5:00pm (students may stay after school with parent note)
Perform after the Band & set change (around 7:15pm or so) in the SPARK Cafeteria! 


Click HERE for lyrics sheet Our spring concert this year will focus on folk music, dancing, and instruments from the Appalachian mountains. The students will be learning about the geology and human history of the Appalachian region (Native Americans and settlers), including how the mountain range was formed and how the mountain range played part in the pattern of settlers in America. The music of Appalachia has diverse and unique pockets of development, based on the people who settled in different areas, including people from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Germany, and various African nations.

The website linked HERE is a clearinghouse of sheet music and tunes for lots of music. You can find Appalachian, Old Timey, Carter Family, and mountain music, notes, and tab for guitar and mandolin. These tunes can be played on any instrument. Check them out! http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/

The video playlist below has different versions of the songs we'll be performing, but because it is folk music our versions will not be exactly like any of these--we'll make it our own!

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Other Appalachian dances, how to play spoons, hambone, and juba: