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- "How to Sing the Star-Spangled Banner"
- Summary: Jenny Hersch, musical maven and part-owner of a baseball team, reveals the secrets of singing our anthem.
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The show-off melisma on "free-HEE!"
Betsy Hanger
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 07:50 PM
Hey Jenny, out here in Los Angeles most people sing the tonic above the fifth (your stated high-note) and hold it for, uh, applause? I don't know what they're waiting for .... but that's when I hear the cracks. Thanks for your advice and the bass playing!