The Music Box: Teacher Edition: Recent Episodes
Louisville Public Media
The Music Box is an interactive music education podcast for elementary-aged kids. This Teacher Edition is specifically designed for classroom use. Hosted by musician and educator Jecorey Arthur, the current season explores four fundamental music concepts — beat, rhythm, pitch and timbre — with episodes targeted at different levels of difficulty. Our website at musicboxpod.org includes extras like printable lesson plans and how-to videos. From Louisville Public Media and PRX, and sponsored by PNC.
We'll explore the rhythms of our own names, and the special nonsense sounds we use sometimes to speak rhythms aloud.
This is the final of three episodes about rhythm; this one is mainly for 4th and 5th graders, but even little ones have fun with the silly syllables.
Additional information, including lesson plans and suggestions for extending the learning, available at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Hazelwood Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Ms. Watts and everyone at Hazelwood for hosting us.
Music credits:
Amber Citrine - Sarah the Illstrumentalist
Money Loving - Water Mirrors
The Music Box is a production of Louisville Public Media and PRX, with support from PNC.
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Rhythm patterns coming at you again this week -- and this time we'll try putting different rhythms on top of each other to make a BIG pattern! We'll use the length of your hair to play with rhythms.
This is the second of three episodes about rhythm; this episode is aimed at 2nd and 3rd grade, but anyone can play.
Additional information, including lesson plans and suggestions for extending the learning, available at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Hazelwood Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Ms. Watts and everyone at Hazelwood for hosting us.
Music credits:
It’s Getting Blurry - Alvaro Antin
Playground Fun - Alex Ora
The Music Box is a production of Louisville Public Media and PRX, with support from PNC.
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Rhythm is a pattern! We'll practice listening to rhythms and clapping them back. See if you can keep up!
This is the first of three episodes about rhythm; this episode is aimed at kindergarten and first grade, but everybody will have fun with these tricky rhythms.
Additional information, including lesson plans and suggestions for extending the learning, available at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Hazelwood Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Ms. Watts and everyone at Hazelwood for hosting us.
Music credits:
Lenox Avenue - Guy Trevino and Friends (ES)
Unknown Switches - Esme Cruz (ES)
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Rocking to a steady beat... and waltzing, and marching, and bopping, and more.
This is the final of three episodes about beat; this one is aimed at 4th and 5th grade level, but all ages will have fun counting and stepping.
Additional information, including lesson plans and suggestions for extending the learning, available at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Eisenhower Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Jenny Yankey and everyone at Eisenhower for hosting us.
Music credits:
Dappy Hays - Homebody
Wrap Up - Isola James
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We'll keep exploring that steady beat! This time we'll learn about how beats are grouped in different ways to make time signatures, and we'll move around to a march, a waltz, some jazz, some hip hop, and more.
This is the second of three episodes about beat; this episode is aimed at 2nd and 3rd grade levels, but everybody's welcome to bop along.
Additional information, including lesson plans and suggestions for extending the learning, available at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Eisenhower Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Jenny Yankey and everyone at Eisenhower for hosting us.
Music credits:
Keep It - Dylan Sitts
Heatlh - Heath Cantu
The Music Box is a production of Louisville Public Media and PRX, with support from PNC.
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Beat is STEADY! We'll be moving around to different types of music today -- get ready to tiptoe, skip, walk, and hop.
This is the first of three episodes about beat; this episode is aimed at kindergarten & 1st grade, but anyone can jump to the beat!
Additional information, including lesson plans and suggestions for extending the learning, available at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Eisenhower Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Jenny Yankey and everyone at Eisenhower for hosting us.
Music credits:
Manhattanite - Frook
From Within - Heath Cantu
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Our special music word is "timbre" which means the way something sounds. We'll be using different timbres to tell a story from our imagination -- we'll supply the timbres, you supply the story!
This is the final of three episodes about timbre; this episode is aimed at the 4th and 5th grade levels, but everybody enjoys a good story.
Additional information, including lesson plans and suggestions for extending the learning, available at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Carter Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Lisa Lucey and everyone at Carter for hosting us.
Music credits:
Lots of Fun - Spectacles Wallet and Watch
Valium - nothanks
Returning to Base Camp - John Barzetti
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Timbre = the way something sounds! We'll play with different timbres, and we'll use body percussion to make our own thunderstorm.
This is the first of three episodes about timbre; this episode is aimed at the kindergarten and first grade level, but is fun for everyone.
Additional information, including lesson plans and suggestions for extending the learning, available at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Carter Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Lisa Lucey and everyone at Carter for hosting us.
Music credits: Kinda - Gettz
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We'll continue our investigation of timbre (a music word that means "the way something sounds") with a movement activity that'll get you going in all directions. Plus, we'll make our own version of the cha-cha slide!
This is the second of three episodes about timbre; this episode is aimed at the second and third grade levels, but anyone can play.
Additional information, including lesson plans and suggestions for extending the learning, available at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Carter Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Lisa Lucey and everyone at Carter for hosting us.
Music credits: The Setup - Gerhard Feng
Life of Finn - Alice Spence
Caribbean Christmas - Guustavv
The Music Box is a production of Louisville Public Media and PRX, with support from PNC.
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High pitch or low pitch or something in between? We'll use pitch to help us know which way to go, and we'll hear different members of the instrument families with high or low pitches.
This is the second of three episodes about pitch; this one is aimed at 2nd and 3rd grade, but there's something for everyone here.
For more information, including lesson plans and ideas for extending the learning, visit us at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Semple Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Penelope Quesada and everyone at Semple for hosting us.
Music:
Every Second of My Life - Vividry
On a Better Day - Arthur Benson
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Pitch is high, pitch is low -- and we'll use some singers you know (and a few you probably don't) to explore different pitches in the human voice.
This is the final of three episodes about pitch; this one is aimed at 4th and 5th grade, but we can all sing along.
For more information, including printable lesson plans and ideas for extending the learning, visit us at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Semple Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Penelope Quesada and everyone at Semple for hosting us.
Music credits:
Racks on Racks - Da Tooby
Everything to Win - Experia
The Music Box is a production of Louisville Public Media and PRX, with support from PNC.
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Pitch is high, pitch is low. We'll have some fun with animal sounds that make high and low pitches, and we'll pretend to be birds and cows.
This is the first of three episodes about pitch; this one is aimed at kindergarten and 1st grade, but everyone can do some animal sounds!
Additional information, including lesson plans and suggestions for extending the learning, available at musicboxpod.org.
This episode was recorded in part at Semple Elementary School in Louisville, KY. Thanks to music teacher Penelope Quesada and everyone at Semple for hosting us.
Music heard in this episode:
Away on a Stroll - Nocturnal Spirits
Nap Time - Josef Falkenskold
The Music Box is a production of Louisville Public Media and PRX, with support from PNC.
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A new season of The Music Box is coming soon! Hosted by musician and educator Jecorey Arthur, we’ll explore four fundamental music concepts — beat, rhythm, pitch and timbre — with episodes targeted at different levels of difficulty. This special teacher edition is designed for use in elementary classrooms, and our website at musicboxpod.org includes extras like printable lesson plans. Full episodes and all additional materials coming August 8!