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Arts and Humanities


Old Music for New Ears


Exposing elementary students to traditional music
Grade Levels:
Primary-8
Length:
15 minutes
Taping Rights:
Unlimited
MARC Record:
Downloadable
Teaching Materials:
See Below

This KET-produced instructional series introduces children to a broad range of music—folk, blues, Cajun, traditional—and cultures: Native American, African-American, and Appalachian, among others. It offers opportunities for children to sing along with such artists as the legendary Odetta, Kentucky’s own Jean Ritchie, blues great Taj Mahal, and a host of others (all lyrics are in the teacher’s guide). They are also introduced to a variety of traditional instruments, such as the hammer dulcimer, the lap dulcimer, and the jaw harp. Through the joy of singing and listening to music, children come to better appreciate and understand not only the art forms but also the cultures from which they spring.

Program of Studies:
Music: Structure in the Arts, Humanity in the Arts, Purposes for Creating the Arts, Processes in the Arts, Interrelationships Among the Arts


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2008/09 Program Schedule

101. Malcolm Dalglish
Dalglish plays the hammer dulcimer and performs "Cooper's Caper," "Bushy Tail," "One Day, One Foot," "Wide Mouth Frog," and "Woody Know Nothin'." 15 minutes
    Friday, September 5 at 12:45 pm on KETED
    Friday, September 12 at 5:15 am on KET1
    Friday, September 12 at 2:15 pm on KET1
    Monday, February 23 at 12:45 pm on KETED
102. Jean Ritchie
Kentucky native Jean Ritchie plays the dulcimer and banjo and sings such traditional songs as "Shady Grove," "Bandyrowe," "Lazy John," and "Goin' to Boston." 15 minutes
    Monday, September 8 at 12:44 pm on KETED
    Friday, September 19 at 5:15 am on KET1
    Friday, September 19 at 2:15 pm on KET1
    Tuesday, February 24 at 12:44 pm on KETED
103. John McCutcheon
Banjoist and hammer dulcimer player McCutcheon introduces polyrhythmic songs such as "The Rainstorm" and "No More Pie" and sings the Russian folk song "May There Always Be Sunshine." 15 minutes
    Tuesday, September 9 at 12:44 pm on KETED
    Friday, September 26 at 5:15 am on KET1
    Friday, September 26 at 2:15 pm on KET1
    Wednesday, February 25 at 12:44 pm on KETED
104. Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
Features "The Gospel Train," one of the many code-word songs that were used in the Underground Railroad, as well as "Oh Susannah" and "Freight Train." 15 minutes
    Wednesday, September 10 at 12:45 pm on KETED
    Friday, October 3 at 5:15 am on KET1
    Friday, October 3 at 2:15 pm on KET1
    Thursday, February 26 at 1:30 pm on KETED
105. Mike Seeger
Using the gourd banjo, jaw harp, banjo, harmonica, fiddle, and guitar, Mike Seeger presents traditional favorites about animals: "Cluck Old Hen," "I Had a Rooster," "Foo Boo Woo Boo John," "Molly Hare," and "Derby Ram." 16 minutes
    Thursday, September 11 at 1:29 pm on KETED
    Friday, October 10 at 5:14 am on KET1
    Friday, October 10 at 2:15 pm on KET1
    Friday, February 27 at 12:44 pm on KETED
106. Odetta
The blues and folk legend performs "Give Me Your Hand," "Keep On Movin' On," and "I'm a Child of God." 16 minutes
    Friday, September 12 at 12:44 pm on KETED
    Friday, October 17 at 5:14 am on KET1
    Friday, October 17 at 2:15 pm on KET1
    Tuesday, March 3 at 12:44 pm on KETED
107. Gray Eagle Band
Features string band music as it was heard in the South in the 1930s and clawhammer-style banjo playing that preceded the three-finger (bluegrass) style. Songs include "The Hound Dog Song," "Rabbit in a Log," "Breathitt County Hill Farm," "Oh Groundhog," and "Christmas Calico/Sally Goodin." 16 minutes
    Monday, September 15 at 12:44 pm on KETED
    Friday, October 24 at 5:14 am on KET1
    Friday, October 24 at 2:15 pm on KET1
    Wednesday, March 4 at 12:44 pm on KETED
108. Jean Ritchie
Eastern Kentucky folksinger Ritchie sings "Love Somebody, Yes I Do," "The Blue Bird Song," "Skin and Bones," and "What'll I Do with the Baby-O?" 16 minutes
    Tuesday, September 16 at 12:44 pm on KETED
    Friday, October 31 at 5:14 am on KET1
    Friday, October 31 at 2:15 pm on KET1
    Thursday, March 5 at 1:29 pm on KETED
109. Tom Bledsoe, Joy D'Elia, and Rich Kirby
Three performers from Appalshop's Roadside Theater present "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," "Skip to My Lou," "The Cuckoo," "The Devil and the Farmer's Wife," and "Five Little Ducks Out on a Limb." 15 minutes
    Wednesday, September 17 at 12:44 pm on KETED
    Friday, March 6 at 12:44 pm on KETED
110. Bob and Susie Hutchison
The husband-and-wife duo play lap dulcimer and sing "She'll Be Comin' Around the Mountain," "Did You Feed My Cow?," "Taddle-Diddle-Dink-Dink," "The Old Woman and the Little Pig," and "Sandy River Belle/Whiskey Before Breakfast." 15 minutes
    Thursday, September 18 at 1:29 pm on KETED
    Monday, March 9 at 12:44 pm on KETED
111. Odetta
Songs: "I'm a Rambler, I'm a Gambler," "Home on the Range," "Chilly Winds/Shenandoah." 15 minutes
    Friday, September 19 at 12:44 pm on KETED
    Tuesday, March 10 at 12:44 pm on KETED
112. The Metro Blues Trio
The Central Kentucky-based blues band performs "Chicken à la Blues," "Mother the Queen of My Heart," and "She Caught the Katy." 16 minutes
    Monday, September 22 at 12:44 pm on KETED
    Wednesday, March 11 at 12:44 pm on KETED
113. The Reel World String Band
Kentucky's all-female Reel World String Band presents "Last Old Train," "Go Rabbit," and "Stay All Night." 14 minutes
    Tuesday, September 23 at 12:45 pm on KETED
    Thursday, March 12 at 1:30 pm on KETED
114. Mike Seeger
Songs: "Quill Ditty," "All Around the Kitchen," "When First to This Country," "Skip to My Lou," and "Susan Girl." 16 minutes
    Wednesday, September 24 at 12:44 pm on KETED
    Friday, March 13 at 12:44 pm on KETED
115. John McCutcheon
Songs: "John Henry," "Hambone," and "The Awful Hilly Daddy-Willie Trip." 15 minutes
    Thursday, September 25 at 1:30 pm on KETED
    Monday, March 16 at 12:45 pm on KETED
116. Malcolm Dalglish
Songs: "Danville Klude," "Spoons Story," "Bones Lesson/Fine Lady and the Saxophone Pig," "I Had a Bird," and "Throw the Window Open." 16 minutes
    Friday, September 26 at 12:44 pm on KETED
    Tuesday, March 17 at 12:44 pm on KETED
117. Taj Mahal
Songs: "Fishin' Blues," "Shake Sugaree," and "Light Rain." 15 minutes
    Monday, September 29 at 12:45 pm on KETED
    Wednesday, March 18 at 12:45 pm on KETED
118. The Doucet Family
Songs from Cajun culture: "Poor Johnnie (Johnny Peux Pas Danser)," "The Fifty Cent Song (La Chanson de Cinquante Sous)," and "P'tit Galop pour Mamou." 15 minutes
    Tuesday, September 30 at 12:45 pm on KETED
    Thursday, March 19 at 1:30 pm on KETED
119. Dennis Banks
Banks presents songs reflecting his Native American heritage: "The Flip Side," "A Forty Niner Song," and "An Honor Song." 15 minutes
    Wednesday, October 1 at 12:45 pm on KETED
    Friday, March 20 at 12:45 pm on KETED
120. Paula Larke
Songs: "Rosebud," "Chicken and the Rooster," and "Zudio." 15 minutes
    Thursday, October 2 at 1:30 pm on KETED
    Monday, March 23 at 12:45 pm on KETED
121. The Doucet Family
More Cajun songs: "La Cravate a' Zig et Zag," "Le Hoogie Boogie," "L'Arc en Ciel," and "Deux Cocodries." 15 minutes
    Friday, October 3 at 12:45 pm on KETED
    Tuesday, March 24 at 12:45 pm on KETED
122. Taj Mahal
Songs: "Funky Bluesy ABC," "African Blues," "Stagger Lee," and "You Don't Have To Go." 15 minutes
    Monday, October 6 at 12:45 pm on KETED
    Wednesday, March 25 at 12:45 pm on KETED

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2008/09 Block Feeds on KET ED

Block Feed: Programs 101-116 Program Details
3 hours, 59 minutes
    Monday, October 13 at 6:00 am on KETED
    Monday, October 20 at 2:00 am on KETED
    Monday, May 4 at 6:00 am on KETED
    Monday, May 11 at 2:00 am on KETED
Block Feed: Programs 117-122 Program Details
1 hours, 29 minutes
    Monday, October 13 at 2:00 pm on KETED
    Monday, October 20 at 2:30 pm on KETED
    Monday, May 4 at 2:00 pm on KETED
    Monday, May 11 at 10:00 am on KETED

Teaching Materials

VIDEO
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DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE
http://www.ket.org/education/guides/oldmusic.pdf
Part I: Programs 101-116; PDF format.
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DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE
http://www.ket.org/education/guides/oldmusic17-22.pdf
Part II: Programs 117-122; PDF format.
KET Online


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