In a Boat with Susan B. Anthony In a Boat with Susan B. Anthony
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Vashon High School's American Studies students wrote this song after reading about the life and work of suffragette Susan B. Anthony.

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Don\ Don't Stop Believin' in Civil Disobedience (Thoreau)
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Vashon High School's American Studies students wrote this song after reading an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's influential essay, "Civil Disobedience" or
"Resistance to Civil Government."

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Emerson\ Emerson's Nature (A Transcendental Song)
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Vashon High School's American Studies students wrote this song after reading an excerpt from Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, "Nature."

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Suffragette City (We Are Bright) Suffragette City (We Are Bright)
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Vashon High School's American Studies students wrote this song after reading essays and speeches about the first wave of feminists, early American suffragettes.

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Heroism in a Song Heroism in a Song
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Vashon High School's American Studies students wrote this song after reading Emerson's essay on Heroism for a short Transcendental Song lesson.

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Declaration of Sentiments in a Ring of Fire Declaration of Sentiments in a Ring of Fire
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Vashon High School's American Studies students wrote this song about the 1848 Seneca Falls Women's Conference and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Declaration of Sentiments, with a serious nod to Johnny Cash

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Thumper--An Ode to Mary Oliver\ Thumper--An Ode to Mary Oliver's "A Few Words"
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Vashon High School's American Studies students wrote this song about Mary Oliver's essay "A Few Words" as part of our Transcendentalist Songs lesson.

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Susan B. Anthony (Revolution) Susan B. Anthony (Revolution)
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Vashon High School's American Studies students wrote this song about Susan B. Anthony as part of our Transcendentalist Songs lesson.

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Ain\ Ain't I a Woman (Sabbath Style)
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Another Transcendentalist song from Vashon High School's American Studies class in September 2009.

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Civil Disobedience (sung to RAGE) Civil Disobedience (sung to RAGE)
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Another Transcendentalist song from Vashon High School's American Studies class in September 2009.

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Spencer & Geran -Vashon Open Mic Feb. 2009 Spencer & Geran -Vashon Open Mic Feb. 2009
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Dragonflies swarmed Vashon Island just before last night's snow. Spencer wrote a song about it. Well, Ziggy Marley wrote the song and Spence channeled it. Geran complements the tune with tasty beats.

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Wah! Wah!
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Know this game? Juniors at Vashon High School just turned in their research projects and decided to let off some steam.

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American Studies Charleston (Time Lapse) American Studies Charleston (Time Lapse)
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Floyd taught us how to Charleston during our 1920s speakeasy . Brilliantly, I filmed it in a time lapse setting I had been experimenting with and forgot to turn off. So that's why this goes by so quickly.

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Drum Trio at VHS Open Mic--Tucker, Sam, & Dylan Drum Trio at VHS Open Mic--Tucker, Sam, & Dylan
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Vashon Island High School drummers Tucker Lazare, Sam Veatch, and Dylan Greene perform at a VHS open mic in January 2009.

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Buenas Soy Ladron (Rehearsal) Buenas Soy Ladron (Rehearsal)
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Vashon High School Spanish 1 class (Winter 2009) rehearsing their original musical piropo with artist in residence, Kevin Joyce. They sing "Buenas, soy ladron, aqui ara robar tu corazon" Roughly, this translates to "Good day, I am a thief, here to steal your heart."

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Si La Belleza Fuese Una Gota de Agua Si La Belleza Fuese Una Gota de Agua
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A high school Spanish 1 class on Vashon Island wrote their own piropo and then, with the help of our artist in residence, Kevin Joyce, put it to music and dance. Understand that they did this in about 10 minutes, thus the amateurish nature of the dance. Still, we had fun all around.

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Tengo Una Vaca Vashon style Tengo Una Vaca Vashon style
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Los estudiantes en la clase de Harris Levinson aprendieron esa cancion de Kevin Joyce, nuestra artista en residencia. Ahora saben los partes del cuerpo, aun mejor que en el video!

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