The Music Box Podcast
1) Music the Earth Makes
Music really is all around us! In this weekās episode, sound designer and mystical wizard Alex Biscardi guides Kiana and Fiona through music made with water, singing rocks, even wind that plays the ha...Show More
2) Carnival: The Festival Music of Brazil
Kiana and Fiona try to pull an all-nighter and end up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during Carnival! Explore the blocos (blah-co) of Brazilian Carnival to learn about different styles of music from the re...Show More
3) Tiny Technique with the Mini Midnight Yodelers
Have you ever learned about extended vocal technique from a tour bus full of yodeling gnomes?? Thereās a first time for everything! Join Kiana and Fiona as they explore yodeling, hocketing, throat sin...Show More
4) Behind the Music: I'm a Radio Host
What do you want to be when you grow up? Kiana and Fiona are taking you Behind the Music to learn about being a DJ! Dig into the history of DJing, talk with a special guest, 91.9 WFPKās very own Desti...Show More
5) Creating a Story with Music
Find out how to bring 90.5 WUOL and the Music Box to your classroom at lpm.org/music-education or by emailing us at education@lpm.orgThe Musical Storytelling Playlist:Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juli...Show More
6) Found Sound
Shhh! Do you have your listening ears on? Kiana and Fiona are at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky tuning our ears to the sonic environment. We explore how to use your community's sounds to make...Show More
7) Bird Music
Break out your binoculars! We're heading through the musical forest in search of bird music. No, not actual birds, but music meant to sound like them. From Saint-Saƫns to Jennifer Higdon, Kiana and Fi...Show More
8) Music of Ancient Cultures
All aboard the Music Box Express! Kiana wants to visit 1953 and meet a renowned jazz theorist, and Fiona wants to travel to the future to hear some tunes. But they get distracted on the train, and end...Show More
9) Indian Classical Music
Ready for your brain to get bigger? Come along with us as we all fill our heads and ears with Indian classical music! We'll learn about the melodies, rhythms and beats that make up this musical style ...Show More
10) Tiny Technique
There's more than one way to play a violin, and on this episode, we're learning all about non-traditional ways of playing, also called extended techniques. But what's this? The lesson is coming from I...Show More