Beat to the Future

It's a time-traveling musical adventure as we learn about beat and rhythm. We’ll put on a pair of magical boots that will help us save the future of music! *** National Standards incorporated: Exploring and demonstrating music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour) Creating musical ideas (such as answering a musical question for a specific purpose) Understanding how a specific music concept (such as beat or melody) is used in music *** Additional resources:  Music Lesson: Beat vs Rhythm – Sing! Step! Grow! Music Theory – Lesson 1 – Pulse and Beats Evolution of Music - Pentatonix Suggested activity – Listen to a group of your favorite songs, and see if you can find and clap along with the beat. Then, try it with a family member’s music from a different era. *** Featured music: Dancing in the Street - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Stayin’ Alive - The Bee Gees The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas *** Donate to support this and future seasons of The Music Box.

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The Music Box is an interactive music education podcast for kids, exploring fundamental music concepts through performing, responding and connecting. The current season is hosted by music educators Kiana Del and Fiona Palensky. Each episode gets listeners involved in making music! Short episodes are perfect for a car ride or just hanging out at home. Get printable lesson plans and ideas for extending the learning at musicboxpod.org. The Music Box is produced by Louisville Public Media and made possible in part by support from PNC and the Norton Foundation.