Transcript Alma Mater

Alma Mater
What is that?
Alma Mater
A stately dignified song that bonds
students to their school.
 Its role is to establish a sense of place and
to foster loyalty.
 It should make your heart beat a bit
faster.
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Spring Mills High
School needs one!
What should it be?
A minimum of 8 lines
 Easy to sing
 Easy to remember
 About loyalty and tradition
 Somewhat romantic and sentimental
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This hotlink takes you to a performance of Mannheim
Steamroller. Chip Davis the founder and composer is
featured in the next hotlink.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68j6Ceof8QQ&list=PL0
91E09799DAAB761
This awesome hotlink takes you to a cool website about
writing Alma Maters!
http://journalism.unl.edu/cojmc/alumni/jnews/archive/96_
winter/davis.html
This YouTube video talks about a contest to
write an Alma Mater for a college.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BSTOgtoKE
My Alma Mater!
“For the Glory of Old State”- Penn State’s
Alma Mater
http://www.psu.edu/ur/about/almamater.ht
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Disclaimer
Music is not necessary, but can be
submitted with the lyrics.
 SMHS has the right to change any lyrics or
music to better suit the needs of the
school.
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