25 Best ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center’s Arts Education Network Podcasts

A list of the most popular ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center’s Arts Education Network podcasts on Podyssey Podcasts.

25 Best ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center’s Arts Education Network Podcasts

  • 1. Sounds of China

    Chinese music dates back thousands of years and sounds different from Western music thanks to important differences in tone, musical scale, pitch, instrumentation and individual instruments. With instruments crafted from a wide variety of materials, ...Show More

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  • 2. Welcome to the Kennedy Center (Video Tours for Kids)

    Coming to the Kennedy Center? ARTSEDGE, the Center’s educational media program, takes you in and around the building in this video series designed for kids and families.

  • 3. Gulf Coast Highway

    US 90-the Gulf Coast Highway-is one of the major east-west roads in the Southern United States, knitting together communities large and small and letting music and culture flow freely from Houston to Jacksonville. ARTSEDGE highlights the art and arti...Show More

  • 4. An Evening with Stephen Schwartz

    From his time at Juilliard to his grand success on Broadway, follow the path of Stephen Schwartz, the composer/lyricist of such legendary works as Godspell, Pippin, and his most recent Broadway hit, Wicked (which was at the Kennedy Center in 2005). E...Show More

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    Collaborating with Leonard Bernstein

    04:52 | Aug 21st, 2006

    In this selection, Schwartz discusses the influences that Leonard Bernstein had on him, beginning with their collaboration in 1971 on the Mass that opened the Kennedy Center.

  • 5. Meet the Kennedy Center Education Department

    An intermittent series where you'll learn about the activities and programs of the Education Department of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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    ARTSEDGE

    01:47 | Oct 2nd, 2010

    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. Visit us at artsedge.kennedy-center.or...Show More

  • 6. Jazz in DC

    From Fairmont Street to U Street, from the Howard Theater to the Crystal Caverns, take a tour through Washington, DC's jazz history with Billy Taylor and Frank Wess, who lead listeners through their hometown in this 6-part audio series created for mi...Show More

  • 7. Blues Journey

    The story of the blues travels from the coasts of Africa, through the cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta, across the hills of Appalachia, to the streets of Chicago and beyond. The roots of blues can be found in slave songs, spirituals, and field ...Show More

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    A Lasting Legacy

    05:58 | Mar 7th, 2007

    Blues musicians who moved north tailored their music to reflect their new urban surroundings. Acoustic guitars gave way to electric; drums and standup bass rounded out the sound. This "new" blues had ...Show More

  • 8. Artfully Speaking: Lectures and Workshops on the Arts and Education

    An occasional series pulled from lectures, workshops and other events for educators presented by and through the Education Department of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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    Daniel Pink: A Whole New Mind

    1:10:43 | Mar 12th, 2008

    In this episode we join Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind, for his plenary speach at the Annual Meeting for the Kennedy Center's Partners in Education. ArtsEdge, the Kennedy Center's arts edu...Show More

  • 9. ARTSEDGE: The Kitchen Sink

    Everything we've done, all in one place.

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    Sad Songs Say So Much: A Look at Songs about Disasters

    18:20 | Jun 9th, 2017

    Today if you want to talk about a tragedy, there are plenty of ways to do it. But in the past, one way people would pass along news was through songs.

  • 10. Art/Space

    How do composers hear space? What does space sound like? Is there music in space? Narrated by Roger Launius of the Space History Division of the National Air and Space Museum, this series looks at the way music and outer space connect.

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    Voyager

    07:35 | Aug 20th, 2010

    There'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 Eart...Show More

  • 11. Words and Music: Musical Theater in America

  • 12. Culture of Greece: The Past is Present

  • 13. Classical Music in America

    Nationally-recognized NPR Morning Edition music commentator Miles Hoffman (and NSO alumn) takes us on a tour through classical music in the United States from the 1720s to today. In this 3-part series, follow the development and impact of classical m...Show More

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    American Classical Music in the 20th Century

    13:51 | Feb 3rd, 2009

    Continuing our musical journey into the through the 20th Century, this segment explores how America took its place as force in the world of classical music; not so much through its experimental work b...Show More

  • 14. Theater Conversations

  • 15. Culture Connect

  • 16. Arabesque: Music of the Arab World

    In this series, Georges Collinet, host of NPR’s Afropop Worldwide, explores the rich history and culture of the music of the Arab World. Arabic musicians and scholars demonstrate the sounds of string, wind and percussion instruments that directly inf...Show More

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    Instruments and Rhythms of the Arab World

    13:31 | Aug 14th, 2009

    To western ears and eyes, musical instruments and of the Arab World may seem exotic. Host Georges Collinet (NPR’s Afropop Worldwide) is joined by scholars and musicians to explore the sounds and histo...Show More

  • 17. Abraham Lincoln and Music

    Abraham Lincoln was one of America's most unmusical presidents: he could neither play an instrument nor carry a tune. Yet he had a passionate love of the arts—enjoying everything from sentimental ballads to  nonsense songs, from melodrama to opera. T...Show More

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    Lincoln and the Theater

    06:25 | Mar 8th, 2010

    Lincoln attended the theater frequently—opera being a particular favorite. In this final episode in the series, we look at the small plays and full-scale spectacles that caught his imagination and int...Show More

  • 18. Page to Stage

    Taking a musical from words on a page to songs on a stage: in this series, follow along as talented playwrights, designers and directors at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts transform classic works of literature into original theatri...Show More

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    Knuffle Bunny: Page to Stage

    06:18 | Jan 14th, 2011

    Follow 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 Tri...Show More

  • 19. Music in the Military

    Musicians have always played an important part in the military. This ongoing series, explores not only the history of military music, but also the diverse ceremonial and entertainment roles of musicians in the military.

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    Black and Navy Blue: African-American Pioneers of Navy Music

    15:29 | Oct 31st, 2013

    There was a time when African-Americans could serve in the Navy and nowhere else. But over time, when society changed, the Navy became the branch of service where racism and discrimination were most ...Show More

  • 20. Touchdown Songs

    Music and football; what could the connection possibly be? But think about it, there's music at halftime, we sing fight songs up in the stands, and when isn't there music when we watch football highlights on TV? Music and football are intertwined a...Show More

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    TV and Film Scores

    15:49 | Oct 22nd, 2010

    For almost 50 years, NFL Films has defined the way we see and think about football. One reason these movie have had such an impact is their unique music; music that can make you feel the action. Tom...Show More

  • 21. Beethoven Rocks!

    Get ready to meet one of the biggest names in music. Did you know two hundred years ago, Classical music composer Ludwig van Beethoven was the world’s most popular rock star? And guess what? He’s still BIG! This audio series, hosted by National Publi...Show More

  • 22. Art in Camelot: The Arts in the Kennedy Years

    During his little more than a thousand days in office, President Kennedy worked to remind Americans they could achieve great things as citizens of the nation and the world. He inspired people to enter public service by taking jobs in government or th...Show More

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    Cultural Diplomacy

    09:20 | Jan 24th, 2011

    We 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...Show More

  • 23. Maximum India: an Exploration of Indian Music

    The music of India is  as diverse as its many cultures. India has over a billion people and hundreds of dialects and languages spread across the seventh largest country in the world, but there is still an undeniable “sound” that makes Indian music un...Show More

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    What Makes Indian Music Unique?

    13:38 | Jul 28th, 2011

    Indian 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 pa...Show More

  • 24. Sound Design: From Star Wars to Shark Week

    This audio series explores the sounds you hear in movies, television, and radio--from Star Wars to Shark Week! For more, visit http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/multimedia/AudioStories/music-of-sound

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    Lions and Jellyfish!

    10:14 | Oct 14th, 2011

    In 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-...Show More

  • 25. OK Go @ The Kennedy Center

    On June 23, 2011, OK Go performed at The Kennedy Center in one of the most exciting free concerts of the summer. Inspired by the band's innovative use of video, the Kennedy Center invited 15 Twitter followers to help film the show and create the Cent...Show More

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    HD: "Here It Goes Again" in High Definition

    04:41 | Nov 11th, 2011

    OK 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 a...Show More

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