Why is the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ so hard to sing? In short, the national anthem is so hard to sing because of its remarkable range between high and low notes.

Among the world’s best-known national anthems, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) emerged out of a welter of patriotic musical activity during the decades following our victorious conclusion ...

The world is talking about a powerful rendition of the U.S. national anthem delivered by an 8-year-old from the Pacers home court in Indianapolis this week. Star-spangled from head to toe, Kinsley ...