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Oct 2024
11m 17s

Creating a Story with Music

LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA
About this episode

Kiana, Fiona, and YOU?! We’re bringing the classroom right to your living room in this week’s episode all about musical storytelling. Grab your pen, notebook, and imagination! We’ll listen to the music of The Fretless, Sergei Prokofiev, Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Paquito D’Rivera while talking about what inspired them to write their stories. Then, Kiana and Fiona encourage you to write and tell us your story.


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The Musical Storytelling Playlist:

Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, No. 13: Dance of the Knights played by the London Symphony Orchestra

Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky - “Love Theme” from Romeo and Juliet

Paquito D’rivera - Aires Tropicales: Vals Venezolano (Venezuelan Waltz) played by Imani Winds

The Fretless - Big Trip (Trip to Windsor / Sheepskin & Beeswax)

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