Transcript Happy Days Are Here Again

Happy Days Are Here Again
“Happy Days Are Here Again” was Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s
unofficial campaign song for the 1932 presidential election.
What was going on in the United States in 1932?
Listen to and then sing the song. How does the tempo
influence the song’s message?
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Happy Days Are Here Again
“Happy Days Are Here Again” is written in
means that the half note gets the beat.
meter, which
Tap the steady beat as you sing the song, first in meter,
counting half notes, and then in meter, counting quarter
notes. This will make the song half as fast.
How did changing the tempo alter the mood and meaning
of the song?
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Sing “Happy Days Are Here Again” in two contrasting tempos:
allegro and adagio. Complete the chart below to compare the
mood and the meaning expressed by the two performances.
Alike
Different
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