How the West Was Won Assembly

Marcia Knorr took the student body back in time through music at an assembly sponsored by ARTS Inc, and the ZAP tax.  She used a guitar, banjo, dulcimer, jaw harp and jack in the box to  time travel through the Revolutionary War, Minstral Shows, Civil War, and the building a barn, railroad or panning for gold.  She explained the development and use of the instruments and classic songs like "Old Dan Tucker" and Yankee Doodle.  The students and teachers joined in with singing  percussion and laughter.   The assembly ended with a though about the future of American music:  The children.