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What's Going On... Now: Sonia Sanchez on Marvin Gaye's Love Song to America
February 16, 2012 13:00 - 2 minutes - 23 MBPoet Sonia Sanchez discusses how Marvin Gaye's "love song to America" helped a country face its issues. More at whatsgoingonnow.org
What's Going On... Now: Common discusses "The Corner"
February 07, 2012 13:00 - 1 minute - 17 MBCommon discusses themes in his song, "The Corner" and Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues." More at whatsgoingonnow.org
What's Going On... Now: Common Kicks off www.whatsgoingonnow.org
February 06, 2012 13:00 - 32 seconds - 4.93 MBMusician and actor Common help to kick off whatsgoingonnow.org
What's Going On... Now: John Legend Kicks off www.whatsgoingonnow.org
February 01, 2012 13:00 - 1 minute - 21.1 MBJohn Legend kicked off the launch of www.whatsgoingonnow.org surprising dozens of Duke Ellington High School of the Arts students rehearsing Marvin Gaye's song at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday, January 31.
Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Swing!: Lesson 3: The Lindy Hop
November 21, 2011 13:00 - 5 minutes - 60.2 MBThis is the big one! The Lindy Hop is the hardest dance to learn, and your feet will definitely be moving. But you'll be able to put everything you've learned in lessons one and two to good use. Once you learn the Lindy Hop, you'll be all set for your first swing dance!
Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Swing!: Lesson 2: The Charleston
November 18, 2011 13:00 - 7 minutes - 86.7 MBNina and Bobby take it to the next level with a different kind of swing dance,the Charleston. You'll learn how to move your legs, turn it out, and master "The Big Kick." It's a little harder, so make sure that you've gone through the first lesson before taking this on.
A Celebration of Swing Music: Gypsy Swing
November 18, 2011 13:00 - 11 minutes - 1.33 MBJazz is a purely American form of music. With one exception. In the 1930s, Hungarian guitarist Django Reinhardt created a unique form of jazz – Gypsy Swing – that mixed traditional Eastern European music with an American beat. In this episode, Gypsy Jazz violinist Tony Ballog introduces us to the music of Django Reinhardt and Gypsy Swing.
Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Swing!: Lesson 1: East Coast Swing
November 16, 2011 13:00 - 5 minutes - 59 MBNina, Bobby, and their friends are going to coach you through the basics of swing dance. Learn how to get your bodies moving, and then how to incorporate some simple moves to make your dance look great. Remember that East Coast Swing is based on triple-step moves (a 6-count beat). And the "Rock Step" you'll learn will also be used in lessons two and three.
A Celebration of Swing Music: Western Swing
November 16, 2011 13:00 - 11 minutes - 13.7 MBIn the 1930s, two types of American music, the rural Country/Western and the urban Swing Jazz, were combined to create Western Swing, a popular type of music that crossed racial boundaries. In this episode we’ll learn about the roots of Western Swing, and hear the music of its most famous performer, Bob Wills.
A Celebration of Swing Music: Swing Jazz
November 14, 2011 13:00 - 12 minutes - 13.9 MB“Swing” took over the jazz world in the 1930s and became the music your great-grandparents danced to during World War II. In this episode, modern day Swing performers explain and demonstrate where Swing Jazz came from, why it was so popular, and where you can find it today.
OK Go @ The KC: "Here It Goes Again"
November 11, 2011 13:00 - 4 minutes - 52.1 MBOK Go returns to the stage in the Concert Hall at the Kennedy Center to perform “Here It Goes Again.” But this time, audience participation isn’t limited to the camera crew. This time, Damian brings an audience member onstage to play guitar with the band! In SD.
A Celebration of Swing Music: Does it Swing?
November 11, 2011 13:00 - 13 minutes - 15 MBThere’s a question every good jazz musician can answer just by listening to a song: “Does it Swing?” In this episode, we introduce several kinds of vintage and modern swing music: Swing Jazz, Western Swing, Gypsy Swing, and New Jack Swing and learn what music needs to have in order to “Swing.”
OK Go @ The KC: Damian Kulash Interview, Part 3
November 03, 2011 13:00 - 1 minute - 16.7 MBIn the third part of our interview with OK Go, frontman Damian Kulash talks about how the accessibility of his musical idols influenced how OK Go interacts with their fans.
OK Go @ The KC: Damian Kulash Interview, Part 2
October 31, 2011 13:00 - 1 minute - 17.6 MBIn the second part of our interview with OK Go, frontman Damian Kulash talks about how experiencing a New Orleans second line parade helped him rethink his place in the music industry.
A World of Music: Listening Game
October 28, 2011 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.48 MBArriving at the final stop on our tour, let’s look back at all the composers we’ve met and recall the music we’ve heard. In this episode, we’ll listen to excerpts from the concert program, and you will use what you learned about pitch, rhythm, mood and dynamics to tell us what you think each composer was trying to say. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast, please be sure to let us know, and try our other classical music podcasts, like Classical Music in America, or Beethoven Rocks!
OK Go @ The KC: Damian Kulash Interview, Part 1
October 26, 2011 13:00 - 1 minute - 18 MBIn the first part of our interview with OK Go, frontman Damian Kulash discusses the importance of arts education.
D.I.Y. Old-Time Radio: Make Your Own Spooky Radio Show
October 24, 2011 13:00 - 4 minutes - 6.84 MBKitchen cabinets? A plastic bag? A baking sheet? Using everyday objects found around your house, learn how to make spooky sound effects for your very own Halloween radio show!
A World of Music: Last stop: Russia!
October 24, 2011 13:00 - 5 minutes - 7.57 MBIn the furthest destination in our journey, we travel to Russia. Dmitri Shostakovich used his music to paint a picture of his war-torn homeland. His Symphony No. 10 recalls his memories of the tanks and soldiers, and he composed music that sounded as if you were living through a war. Examine what happens when sound changes its dynamic (from soft to loud--and from loud to louder) while listening to Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10. Our journey's not over yet!
A World of Music: Next stop: England!
October 20, 2011 13:00 - 5 minutes - 6.95 MBEveryone knows what it feels like to be sad, but what if you wanted to write music that expressed emotions without using words? On this stop in our tour, we’ll listen how Benjamin Britten used melodies sketched in his childhood notebooks to capture emotion in the “Sentimental Saraband” from his Simple Symphony. The final stop on out tour is Russia. Better bring a jacket!
D.I.Y. Old-Time Radio: The Golden Age of Radio
October 18, 2011 13:00 - 9 minutes - 13 MBFrom old-time radio to movies and video games, sound, and the use of sound effects, can play a huge role in helping bring stories to life. In this episode, we’ll examine how sound is used to tell stories, and create our own old-time radio show, without ever leaving the house.
OK Go @ The KC: "Do What You Want!"
October 18, 2011 13:00 - 4 minutes - 52.1 MBYou walk down the red carpet; an usher shows you to your seat under the sparkling chandeliers. Just what you’d expect when attending a performance in the Concert Hall at the Kennedy Center. But this isn’t a typical performance in the Concert Hall. This is OK Go performing for a packed house being filmed by almost two dozen professional and amateur videographers. The confetti cannons burst into the air, and in a frenzy of sight and sound, the band takes the stage with their hit, “Do What You W...
A World of Music: Next stop: Norway!
October 17, 2011 13:00 - 5 minutes - 7.93 MBMoving on to Norway in our tour, we meet composer Edvard Grieg. Grieg’s challenge was to write music that told a clear story without using any words. Listen as he uses music to help the hero of his story, Peer Gynt, escape from mountain trolls. Next stop, England.
Sound Design: Lions and Jellyfish!
October 14, 2011 13:00 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBIn this episode, meet award-winning Documentary Composer Lenny Williams, a classically trained musician who is as at home in the pit orchastra of the Kennedy Center as he is in a jazz club with DC go-go legend Chuck Brown. Listen as Lenny scores two documentary television scenes, and learn the musical difference between a lion chase and a jellyfish attack!
A World of Music: First stop: Austria!
October 12, 2011 13:00 - 3 minutes - 5.21 MBFor such a small country, Austria has had a huge impact on European culture and on classical music. On this stop of our tour, we'll hear how Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart used pitch in his Symphony no. 29. In the next episode, we'll be off to Norway!
Sound Design: Shark Week!
October 07, 2011 13:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBIn this episode, meet Sound Designer and Producer Cheryl Ottenritter, and listen as she builds compelling promos for Shark Week and the Military Channel, sound by sound. Cheryl also discusses how her background as a musician helps her collaborations with soundtrack composers, and explains what does a sound designer does when what is on screen makes no sound of its own.
A World of Music: We’re off on a Musical Tour of Europe
October 05, 2011 13:00 - 9 minutes - 13.4 MBHundreds of years ago, the world was introduced to the orchestra. It was love at first sound. Everyone was captivated by the never-before-heard sounds of some 20 to 100 musicians playing together. Before the orchestra, classical music was for groups of three (trios) or four (quartets)—tops! The invention of this much bigger musical group meant bigger musical possibilities, and the world’s imagination went wild. Composers all across Europe were inspired to try their hand at creating symphonies...
Sound Design: Ben Burtt and the Sounds of Star Wars
September 28, 2011 13:00 - 8 minutes - 11 MBMeet Ben Burtt, Sound Designer for films like Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark and WALL-E. Learn how he comes up with sounds that complement the amazing things seen on the silver screen – from laser blasts to whirring, buzzing lightsabers. Find out the story behind some of his signature effects and how he first got interested in sound design.
Maximum India: What Makes Indian Music Unique?
July 28, 2011 13:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBIndian music typically contains no harmony, can be completely improvised, and is rarely written down. So how do Indian musicians manage to play together? In this segment, we’ll learn about rhythmic patterns called taal, music unique to certain communities and even times of the year, and if deep-rooted musical traditions can continue as India undergoes fast-paced growth and modernization.
Maximum India: The Styles and Types of Indian Music
July 21, 2011 13:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBThe geographic, language, and cultural diversity of India contributes to a broad range of musical styles within Indian music. Certain folk styles and traditions of music important to one region may be virtually unknown in others. In this segment, we’ll learn about many common elements of Indian music—ragas, drones, improvisation, and the celebrity of being a Bollywood playback singer.
Maximum India: The Instruments of Indian Music
July 14, 2011 13:00 - 15 minutes - 17.3 MBDo you know which drum can speak? Or what instrument is made from a pumpkin? In this segment, we’ll learn about the many instruments that define the sounds of Indian music, and how they are played: the tabla, sitar, tanpura, sarangi, mizhavu, naal, dhol, pung… and the double-flute sitara, whose players can perform without stopping to breathe!
Knuffle Bunny: Meet Knuffle Bunny
May 10, 2011 13:10 - 2 minutes - 44.6 MB VideoMeet the star of the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical: Knuffle Bunny! Learn how the production brought Trixie’s best pal to life in this look behind the scenes. For more, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.
Knuffle Bunny: The Pigeon
May 03, 2011 13:00 - 1 minute - 32.4 MB VideoPuppeteers Matt and Gia from the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical show you the simple ways you bring a pigeon puppet to life. Just don’t let it drive the bus! For more, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.
Knuffle Bunny: The Puppeteers
April 26, 2011 13:00 - 1 minute - 35.6 MB VideoMatt and Gia, puppeteers for the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, give you a peek at the different forms of puppetry used in the show. For more, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.
Knuffle Bunny: Casting the Show
April 19, 2011 13:00 - 56 seconds - 17.3 MB VideoThe actors in the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical needed to do more than act! From juggling to gymnastics, find out the special skills required to bring this story to life. For more, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.
Knuffle Bunny: About the Show
April 12, 2011 13:00 - 4 minutes - 88.5 MB VideoRosemary Newcott, director of the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, introduces you to the process of bringing a beloved children’s book to the stage. For more, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.
Beethoven Rocks! Listening to Symphony No. 9
February 22, 2011 14:00 - 6 minutes - 15.3 MBThe Ninth Symphony is as big as Beethoven gets. By the time he wrote this symphony, he was near the end of his career—and he was also completely deaf. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more, including an “Ode to Joy” sing-along!
Beethoven Rocks! Listening to Symphony No. 6, part 2
February 15, 2011 14:00 - 2 minutes - 6.53 MBBeethoven painted pictures with music in his Sixth Symphony, which is often called the Pastoral Symphony. In this episode, we learn about another scene, “Storm,” in which Beethoven paints a musical picture of a storm that brews in the distance, coming closer until it is right overhead. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!
Beethoven Rocks! Listening to Symphony No. 6, part 1
February 08, 2011 14:00 - 9 minutes - 21 MBBeethoven painted pictures with music in his Sixth Symphony, which is often called the Pastoral Symphony. In this episode, we take a closer look at a happy scene called “Peasants’ Merrymaking,” when the farmers gather in a field for an afternoon of eating, dancing and relaxing. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!
Beethoven Rocks! Listening to Symphony No. 5, part 2
February 01, 2011 14:00 - 7 minutes - 17.5 MBBeethoven’s 5th Symphony is so famous, it even got sent into outer space, so that aliens can find it (seriously, check out our Art/Space podcast). In this episode, you will learn about the famous “da-da-da-DUM” motif in Symphony No. 5. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!
Beethoven Rocks! Listening to Symphony No. 5, part 1
January 25, 2011 14:00 - 3 minutes - 7.69 MBBeethoven’s 5th Symphony is so famous, it even got sent into outer space, so that aliens can find it (seriously, check out our Art/Space podcast). In this episode, you learn about Symphony No. 5 and get to know the composer’s basic tools including beat, rhythm, and pitch. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!
Art in Camelot: Art and Architecture
January 21, 2011 15:00 - 16 minutes - 18.3 MBWe know President Kennedy for the Cuba Missile Crisis and the Peace Corps. But why is there a performing arts center named after him? Well it turns out President Kennedy made the arts a special cause: He opened the White House to the greatest international and American artists and to ordinary citizens alike. Initiatives led by the Kennedy family brought the Mona Lisa came to America for the first and only time; the White House went through a renovation that revolutionized the wa...
Art in Camelot: Music in the White House
January 20, 2011 17:26 - 15 minutes - 17.6 MBToday we consider big-name celebrity concerts broadcast from the White House to be routine. But that wasn't the case before the Kennedy Administration. More concerts, ballets and operas were staged inside the White House for President and Mrs. Kennedy than ever had been before or ever have been since. Actor Richard Dreyfuss takes us through the roster of singers, dancers and musicians both young and old who performed in the Kennedy years.
Music in the Military: Cultural Diplomacy
January 19, 2011 22:26 - 9 minutes - 4.28 MBWe think of music and art as bringing us pleasure or entertainment. But it can also help in -- of all things -- foreign policy. The State Department has said that hearts and minds can be won through culture just as effectively as through guns of the field. In this segment, Chief Musician Mike Bayes of the United States Navy Band talks about how music and culture were used during the Kennedy Administration to bring the world a positive view of America -- from Jazz Ambassadors to th...
Beethoven Rocks! Meet Mr. Big
January 18, 2011 14:00 - 2 minutes - 6.09 MBBeethoven’s greatest hits include Moonlight Sonata, Für Elise, “Ode to Joy,” and his famous Fifth Symphony. You might not recognize these titles, but you’re sure to know the melodies. You hear them today in movies, television, ring tones—and orchestral concert halls.
Page to Stage: Knuffle Bunny
January 14, 2011 19:39 - 6 minutes - 8.66 MBFollow the process of bringing Mo Willems’s beloved children's book to the stage. Commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, this world-premiere musical tells the story of Trixie, her parents, and Trixie's favorite stuffed animal, Knuffle Bunny. This fun musical features an up-beat score by Michael Silversher with lyrics by Mo Willems.
Touchdown Songs: TV and Film
October 22, 2010 13:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBFor almost 50 years, NFL Films has defined the way we see and think about football. One reason they have had such an impact is their unique music; music that can make you feel the action. Tom Hedden wrote many of those songs during 19 years at NFL Films. He narrates and — along with two other legendary NFL Films composers — tells us what it takes to write music that, when you hear it you think "Football." Plus, you'll hear the story behind one of the most iconic sports songs of o...
Touchdown Songs: Half Time
October 15, 2010 13:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBEven though it's nothing more than a chance for football teams to go an rest, Halftime has become an American institution— where fans cheer, dance and get up and shout. It's also brought us multiple styles of marching band music that are uniquely American. Join the ArtsEdge Half Time Report, hosted by Tom Hedden, who composed songs for 19 years at NFL Films, and learn everything there is to know about the music that comes between the action.
Touchdown Songs: Fight Songs
October 08, 2010 13:00 - 12 minutes - 11 MBThere's nothing to make you feel team spirit or school spirit like a fight song. In this installment, Tom Hedden (who composed songs for 19 years at NFL Films) tells us about some of the famous people who've written fight songs, why most of them were written with in just a few years of each other and why they're called "Fight Songs" in the first place.
Kennedy Center Education: ARTSEDGE
October 02, 2010 15:56 - 1 minute - 36.4 MB VideoThe Kennedy Center opens its doors to thousands of children each year – and hundreds of thousands more step in through ARTSEDGE, our K-12 arts education network. Visit us at artsedge.kennedy-center.org.The Kennedy Center opens its doors to thousands of children each year – and hundreds of thousands more step in through ARTSEDGE, our K-12 arts education network.
Art/Space: Music and Space: Voyager
August 20, 2010 19:00 - 7 minutes - 21.7 MBThere's music floating in Outer Space. And we're not just being fancy or poetic. There are actually two disks filled with songs that are floating out beyond the planets that are most distant to Earth. The disks are strapped to the sides of the Voyager probes which were launched to explore the outer edges of our galaxy and whatever lies beyond them. In this podcast, we hear from two of the three people who decided what music would go on the disks, to learn why they thought it was...