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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
Program Schedule:
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. All lyrics are in the teacher’s guide, inviting children to sing along. The series also introduces a variety of traditional instruments, such as the hammer dulcimer, the lap dulcimer, and the jaw harp.

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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2009/10 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
    Monday, November 9 at 1:00 am on KETKY
    Thursday, December 3 at 2:15 pm on KET1
    Friday, December 4 at 5:15 am on KET1
    Friday, December 4 at 2:15 pm on KETKY
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, November 9 at 1:14 am on KETKY
    Thursday, December 10 at 2:15 pm on KET1
    Friday, December 11 at 5:15 am on KET1
    Friday, December 11 at 2:15 pm on KETKY
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
    Monday, November 9 at 1:29 am on KETKY
    Thursday, December 17 at 2:15 pm on KET1
    Friday, December 18 at 5:15 am on KET1
    Friday, December 18 at 2:15 pm on KETKY
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
    Monday, November 9 at 1:44 am on KETKY
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
    Monday, November 9 at 1:58 am on KETKY
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
    Monday, November 9 at 2:13 am on KETKY
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, November 9 at 2:29 am on KETKY
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
    Monday, November 9 at 2:44 am on KETKY
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
    Monday, November 9 at 2:59 am on KETKY
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
    Monday, November 9 at 3:14 am on KETKY
111. Odetta
Songs: "I'm a Rambler, I'm a Gambler," "Home on the Range," "Chilly Winds/Shenandoah." 15 minutes
    Monday, November 9 at 3:29 am on KETKY
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, November 9 at 3:44 am on KETKY
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
    Monday, November 9 at 4:00 am on KETKY
114. Mike Seeger
Songs: "Quill Ditty," "All Around the Kitchen," "When First to This Country," "Skip to My Lou," and "Susan Girl." 16 minutes
    Monday, November 9 at 4:14 am on KETKY
115. John McCutcheon
Songs: "John Henry," "Hambone," and "The Awful Hilly Daddy-Willie Trip." 15 minutes
    Monday, November 9 at 4:29 am on KETKY
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
    Monday, November 9 at 4:43 am on KETKY
117. Taj Mahal
Songs: "Fishin' Blues," "Shake Sugaree," and "Light Rain." 15 minutes
    Tuesday, November 10 at 1:30 am on KETKY
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, November 10 at 1:44 am on KETKY
119. Dennis Banks
Banks presents songs reflecting his Native American heritage: "The Flip Side," "A Forty Niner Song," and "An Honor Song." 15 minutes
    Tuesday, November 10 at 1:59 am on KETKY
    Thursday, November 19 at 2:40 am on KETKY
120. Paula Larke
Songs: "Rosebud," "Chicken and the Rooster," and "Zudio." 15 minutes
    Tuesday, November 10 at 2:14 am on KETKY
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
    Tuesday, November 10 at 2:29 am on KETKY
122. Taj Mahal
Songs: "Funky Bluesy ABC," "African Blues," "Stagger Lee," and "You Don't Have To Go." 15 minutes
    Tuesday, November 10 at 2:44 am on KETKY

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Teaching Materials

VIDEO
KET Duplication Services
(800) 945-9167
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DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE
http://www.ket.org/education/guides/oldmusic.pdf
Part I: Programs 101-116; PDF format.
KET Online
DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE
http://www.ket.org/education/guides/oldmusic17-22.pdf
Part II: Programs 117-122; PDF format.
KET Online


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