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Accentuate the Positive (ATP)

Grades 3-6+ / 8 Units / 16 Lessons

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  • Accentuate The Positive Unit 1: Lesson 1 08:05
  • Accentuate The Positive Unit 1: Lesson 2 05:19
  • Blues In The Night Unit 2: Lesson 1 13:43
  • Blues in The Night Unit 2: Lesson 2 07:48
  • Hooray For Hollywood Unit 3: Lesson 1 07:48
  • Hooray For Hollywood Unit 3: Lesson 2 07:48
  • Moon River Unit 4: Lesson 1 08:00
  • Moon River Unit 4: Lesson 2 07:31
  • I'm An Old Cowhand Unit 5: Lesson 1 9:54
  • I'm An Old Cowhand Unit 5: Lesson 2 10:31
  • Lazybones Unit 6: Lesson 1 15:55
  • Lazybones Unit 6: Lesson 2 11:47
  • Too Marvelous for Words Unit 7: Lesson 1 9:47
  • Too Marvelous for Words Unit 7: Lesson 2 14:39
  • Summer Wind Unit 8: Lesson 1 10:56
  • Summer Wind Unit 8: Lesson 2 13:24
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  • Lesson Plans & Resources

The Johnny Mercer Foundation’s interactive lyric writing program to teach students about the art of songwriting and to introduce them to the songs of the Great American Songbook. This program explains how a song is born, how music and lyrics are written and how these songs reflect our passions and ideals.

Lesson plans can be found under the Resources tab above.

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Sari Rose Barron

Program Director & Teaching Artist

For the past 17 years, Sari Rose Barron has been involved with the Johnny Mercer Foundation as the Program Director for the Accentuate the Positive series.