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Lucy Maud Montgomery carefully reconstructed the pop culture of the 1880’s when she wrote Anne of Green Gables including the music that teenagers were wild about. While singing is referenced dozens of times in the book, just three songs are actually named, and they were all real songs!
Activity: Learn one of Anne’s Favorite Songs
Three songs are named in Anne of Green Gables, and they were all popular sentimental ballads. You can find the sheet music for these songs online in the following archives:
“Nelly in the Hazel Dell” by George Root (using the pseudonym Wurzel)
“Far Above the Daisies” by George Cooper and Harrison Millard
“My Home on the Hill” by W.C. Baker
Learn one or more of these songs and have a performance! You could try to re-create the song as it is performed in Anne of Green Gables, or you could reinterpret it in your own style.