ARTSEDGE: The Kitchen Sink

By ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network

Arts Education Performing Arts K-12

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ARTSEDGE: The Kitchen Sink episodes:

06.09.2017
Baby, You're Much Too Fast: A Look at Songs About Cars
People write songs about a lot of things, mostly things that mean a lot to us. We write songs about desire, songs about loneliness, about heartbreak, love, and for some reason, we also write lots and lots of songs...
06.09.2017
Sad Songs Say So Much: A Look at Songs about Disasters
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.
06.09.2017
Hey, Watch This! A Look at the Music Behind TV Theme Songs
Over the years, they’ve been some of the most popular songs in the country. They are TV Theme songs, something as old as TV.
02.18.2015
Of Thee We Sing: Civil Rights on the B-Side
The Baylor University’s Black Gospel Music Restoration Project has a massive collection of phonograph records made by African Americans in the '40s, '50s and '60s. The curator, Dr. Robert Darden, found that on the flip side of many of...
02.11.2015
Of Thee We Sing: Strange Fruit
The lynching of black men in the American South was an all-too-familiar occurrence in the 1930s, even though it rarely made news. So when Billie Holiday had a hit record with the song Strange Fruit, it brought attention to...
02.04.2015
Of Thee We Sing: Marian Anderson
On Sunday, April 9th, 1939, a huge, mixed race crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to witness an extraordinary event. At a time when African-Americans were not allowed vote, go to school or use the same toilet as white people,...
10.24.2014
Blood, Guts and Gore: Zombie Makeup
A step-by-step guide for turning you and your friends into the living dead. All you need is some cheap black and white makeup from your local drugstore. (Brains are optional.)
10.21.2014
Blood, Guts and Gore: Ballistics Gel (part 2)
Make scary-real innards through the magic of kitchen chemistry. This tutorial shows you how to make ballistics gel (for organs).
10.20.2014
Blood, Guts and Gore: Ballistics Gel (part 1)
Make scary-real innards through the magic of kitchen chemistry. This tutorial shows you how to make ballistics gel (for organs).
10.16.2014
Blood, Guts and Gore: Open Wounds
This special effect is easy to create with makeup and scar wax. And the gashes look so real, your friends will want to drag you to the emergency room.
10.14.2014
Blood, Guts and Gore: Blood Bags and Squirting Blood
Here are ways to create the special effect of bursting blood. You'll be amazed at the mess you can make with a simple sandwich bag!
10.09.2014
Blood, Guts and Gore: Black Eyes and Bloody Noses
Create the look of a mixed martial arts fighter without stepping into the octagon. No punches, pain, or swelling required.
10.06.2014
Blood, Guts and Gore: Store-Bought Blood
When you don’t have time to mix it yourself! Many styles and colors of fake blood are available online and in some theatrical supply stores.
10.03.2014
Blood, Guts and Gore: Oobleck
More chemistry fun with the non-Newtonian fluid called Oobleck (gooey guts). This gross, gooey substance makes pulling guts easy and fun.
10.01.2014
Exploring Extremes: Stars and Stripes and Everything We've Learned
Students review all four of the musical extremes featured on this CD through John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever March.
10.01.2014
Exploring Extremes: Loud and Quiet: The Deal with Dynamics
Students learn that composers use musical dynamics or extremes in volume to create music. By listening to Gustav Mahler’s Symphonies No. 2 and No. 5, students also experience the role extreme dynamics plays in expressing big emotions and ideas.
10.01.2014
Exploring Extremes: Big and Small: Meet the Orchestra
Students will learn about the third extreme composers consider—size—referring to both an instrument’s size and that of an orchestra. Students will also be introduced to the four families or sections of an orchestra. Students focus on Richard Strauss’ An Alpine...
10.01.2014
Exploring Extremes: Fast-Slow, High-Low
Students are introduced to two pairs of musical extremes that a composer chooses from his toolbox to create music—tempo and pitch—through the music of Aram Khachaturian’s wild "Sabre Dance."
10.01.2014
Exploring Extremes: Introduction
Students are introduced to the concept of musical extremes and opposites, and how a composer uses these special tools to make their music sound dramatic and powerful. Specifically, students will learn about tempo, pitch, size, and musical dynamics.
10.01.2014
Blood, Guts and Gore: Soap-Based Blood
Dish soap and food-coloring—that’s all it takes. And this stage blood is a snap to clean up—the soap is built right in.
09.26.2014
Blood, Guts and Gore: Edible Blood
This easy recipe for making realistic blood is a delicious blend of sweet syrups and food coloring. Maybe that's why Dracula drinks the stuff.
05.09.2014
The Visual World of Blue Note Records: The History
Dive deep into the history of Blue Note records.
05.09.2014
Celebrating Blue Note: How Jazz Has Changed
In this episode, narrator Susan Stamberg connects Jazz and Hip Hop through the lens of Blue Note Records.
05.08.2014
The Visual World of Blue Note Records: The Covers
Explore the impact of the work Blue Note designer Reid Miles had on album cover design, in Jazz and beyond.
05.05.2014
The Visual World of Blue Note Records: The Photographs
Discover the work of Frank Wolff, who set the tone for Jazz photography with this work for Blue Note records.
05.05.2014
Celebrating Blue Note: Finding Jazz in the Oddest Places
In this episode, narrator Susan Stamberg talks about finding jazz in the oddest places.
05.02.2014
Celebrating Blue Note: The Birth of a Legend
This episode, narrated by Susan Stamberg, takes us from Big Band to the birth of Bebop and beyond.
05.01.2014
The Visual World of Blue Note Records: An Introduction
Learn the basics about Blue Note and its remarkable style.
03.27.2014
DJ 101: Looping and Sampling
As rappers became featured artists, it was the DJ’s job to keep the beat (or the break) steady, so that the rappers could rap to the beat, do their routines, or recite full verses without interruption.
03.21.2014
DJ 101: Scratching
Kandi introduces “the scratch,” a move where you pull the record back and forth while the needle is on the record. But scratching is as much about rhythm and style as it is about technique.
03.19.2014
Elephant and Piggie's We Are in a Play - Design
So, we’ve talked about what happens on stage and how it all sounds, but what about how it looks? That’s important, too, and the scenic designer, costume designer, lighting designer, and choreographer all help create the look and feel of...
03.13.2014
DJ 101: Drop it on the One
High quality equipment may help you become a better DJ, but nothing beats having the right “touch.”
03.13.2014
Elephant and Piggie's We Are in a Play - Music
In a musical, songs and music play an important role in telling the story—helping audiences understand what is happening, what the characters are feeling, and even how characters are changing.
03.05.2014
Elephant and Piggie's We Are in a Play - Writing
The story of Elephant and Piggie’s We Are in a Play! began as a book (well, six books to be exact). But to tell the stories on stage, the playwright Mo Willems had to adapt, or change, them so they...
10.31.2013
Music in the Military: African-American Pioneers of Navy Music
The Navy was once the most integrated of the US military services. 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...
10.28.2013
Listen Up! Music Is a Language: Wanted: Pirates!
Students are introduced to musical scoring for films—music specifically composed to assist storytelling, underscore emotions, and stir ideas. Students are introduced to composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold and his music for the movie The Sea Hawk.
10.21.2013
Listen Up! Music Is a Language: The Sounds of Silence
Students learn composers often write music to inspire listeners to think or meditate. They are introduced to different types of listening through Jules Massenet’s Meditation for the opera Thaïs.
10.14.2013
Listen Up! Music Is a Language: Tell Me a Story
Students learn that composers sometimes use music to “paint” or depict the action, characters, and setting of a story by listening to Mikhail Glinka’s opera, Ruslan and Ludmila. Students also experience how the music inspires creativity when designing their settings...
10.11.2013
Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Nivel 2, Lección 4: Cha Cha Cha
¿Se acuerdan de la postura de los brazos cerrados y la de brazos abiertos del nivel uno de Baile Latino? Las van a usar otra vez en esta lección de cha cha cha.
10.11.2013
Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Level 2, Lesson 4: Cha Cha Cha
Do you remember the closed and open arm holds from Latin Dance, Level 1? You’ll think about them again in this Cha Cha Cha lesson.
10.07.2013
Listen Up! Music Is a Language: The Voice of the Violin
Students learn about the history of the violin, its distinct role in the orchestra, and its ability to resemble human “singing.” Students will also be introduced to “pizzicato,” the quick, light rhythmic technique created by plucking the strings. Students listen...
10.04.2013
Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Lección 4: Cha Cha Cha
En esta lección se aprenderá hacer el paso básico o balanceado – un paso para adelante o para atras que lleva su peso ligeramente, balanceandose hacia donde empezó. Es rápido, asi que use pasos ligeros y transfiere unicamente el peso...
10.04.2013
Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Lesson 4: Cha Cha Cha
In this lesson you will do a rock step—a forward or backward step that takes your weight just slightly, rocking you back where you started. It is fast, so stay light on your feet and transfer only enough weight to...
09.30.2013
Listen Up! Music Is a Language: Who's Talking?
Students learn about the composer’s selection of the right “voice” or instrumentation from the four sections of the orchestra: string, woodwind, brass, and percussion. Students are introduced to music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Leonard Bernstein.
09.27.2013
Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Level 2, Lesson 3: Bachata
Need a reminder of Bachata basics? Just remember 1, 2, 3, tap and 1, 2, 3, tap. The tap on beat 4 and 8 gives a rhythmic accent to the dance steps.
09.23.2013
Listen Up! Music Is a Language: Introduction
Students are introduced to the concept of music as a language and how music is able to tell stories, convey emotions, and invoke thoughts. Students also learn how stories, thoughts, and emotions can be communicated without words.
09.20.2013
Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Level 2, Lesson 2: Salsa
This lesson incorporates the basic Salsa steps we learned before—forward/back, side step, and cumbia (or ½ swing)—but adds a new sequence of three steps that combine to form the cross-body lead with a follower’s turn, ending with a leader’s turn.
09.16.2013
Listen Up! Music Is a Language: Meet Nick and Ankush
Meet Nick Kendall, violin soloist and host, and Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductor, as they welcome you to The Kennedy Center and the National Symphony Orchestra's Young People's Concert.
09.13.2013
Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Level 2, Lesson 1: Merengue
Ricardo and Elba introduce three new moves that will make you feel like a dancing pro—just as long as you keep bending your knees to the beat.
04.26.2013
In the Studio with Jason Moran: Summertime
Jason and the band perform the standard, “Summertime.”

What's ARTSEDGE: The Kitchen Sink about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

ARTSEDGE: The Kitchen Sink episodes:

Baby, You're Much Too Fast: A Look at Songs About Cars

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

Hey, Watch This! A Look at the Music Behind TV Theme Songs

Of Thee We Sing: Civil Rights on the B-Side

Of Thee We Sing: Strange Fruit

Of Thee We Sing: Marian Anderson

Blood, Guts and Gore: Zombie Makeup

Blood, Guts and Gore: Ballistics Gel (part 2)

Blood, Guts and Gore: Ballistics Gel (part 1)

Blood, Guts and Gore: Open Wounds

Blood, Guts and Gore: Blood Bags and Squirting Blood

Blood, Guts and Gore: Black Eyes and Bloody Noses

Blood, Guts and Gore: Store-Bought Blood

Blood, Guts and Gore: Oobleck

Exploring Extremes: Stars and Stripes and Everything We've Learned

Exploring Extremes: Loud and Quiet: The Deal with Dynamics

Exploring Extremes: Big and Small: Meet the Orchestra

Exploring Extremes: Fast-Slow, High-Low

Exploring Extremes: Introduction

Blood, Guts and Gore: Soap-Based Blood

Blood, Guts and Gore: Edible Blood

The Visual World of Blue Note Records: The History

Celebrating Blue Note: How Jazz Has Changed

The Visual World of Blue Note Records: The Covers

The Visual World of Blue Note Records: The Photographs

Celebrating Blue Note: Finding Jazz in the Oddest Places

Celebrating Blue Note: The Birth of a Legend

The Visual World of Blue Note Records: An Introduction

DJ 101: Looping and Sampling

DJ 101: Scratching

Elephant and Piggie's We Are in a Play - Design

DJ 101: Drop it on the One

Elephant and Piggie's We Are in a Play - Music

Elephant and Piggie's We Are in a Play - Writing

Music in the Military: African-American Pioneers of Navy Music

Listen Up! Music Is a Language: Wanted: Pirates!

Listen Up! Music Is a Language: The Sounds of Silence

Listen Up! Music Is a Language: Tell Me a Story

Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Nivel 2, Lección 4: Cha Cha Cha

Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Level 2, Lesson 4: Cha Cha Cha

Listen Up! Music Is a Language: The Voice of the Violin

Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Lección 4: Cha Cha Cha

Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Lesson 4: Cha Cha Cha

Listen Up! Music Is a Language: Who's Talking?

Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Level 2, Lesson 3: Bachata

Listen Up! Music Is a Language: Introduction

Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Level 2, Lesson 2: Salsa

Listen Up! Music Is a Language: Meet Nick and Ankush

Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - Latin Dance Level 2, Lesson 1: Merengue

In the Studio with Jason Moran: Summertime