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Sunday, August 26, 2007

Where was this show when *I* was a kid?

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CC is listening to: An episode of Little Einsteins

Have you ever seen an episode of the Little Einsteins? My friends who are parents probably have, but even if you don't have children, it's worth a look--it's pretty impressive.

It's an animated show for kids 4-6 years old. Who would've thought a children's show would teach classical music and literature, culture, and international locations?

Take this episode I'm watching. The Little Einstein's mission today is helping a baby booby bird find the rest of his booby bird group that's performing a ballet. Sound trivial? Not when you notice that:

The featured music of the episode is Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.
They talk about terms such as the ballet positions arabesque, bourree, and port de bras, as well as the first, second, and fifth positions. They also distinguish among the terms adagio, moderato, allegro, and presto.
The featured location is the Galapagos Islands
The featured animals are booby birds, the golden eagle ray, and the giant tortoise
The featured artwork are Ica Stones (I had no idea what Ica Stones were until today)

That's a lot to cover in 30 minutes. If you're channel surfing and you hit the Disney channel and Little Einsteins is on, stay for a little bit and watch. I guarantee you'll be shaking your head in amazement at what they teach, and how they incorporate the concepts into the mission :-).

I think it's pretty cool that there's a show that introduces classical arts to kids :-).

Labels: Arts

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