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This week we're talking about things brothers Eddie and Jacob like to catch outdoors. Yesterday we talked about snakes and today we're exploring bugs.
Christy ask the brothers, "What are your favorite non-spider bugs? Do you know any good bug trivia? What kind of sounds have you noticed bugs making?"
Jacob and agree that one bug stands out.
"Beatles," they both say. "Because they have a shell that protects them."
Have you ever noticed that in the hottest part of the day, the birds will stop singing but the crickets will chirp louder than ever?
Here's a song for you that shows you that crickets 500 years ago were pretty much the same as crickets today.
Composer Josquin Des Prez noticed that crickets chirped even when the birds were too hot to sing. In this piece, "El Grillo," the singers "chirp" like crickets.
Josquin des Prez: "El Grillo"
If you want to hear more music about bugs, try Edvard Grieg's Norwegian Folk Song titled "The Horsefly and the Fly"
This week's Mystery Melody
It's time to test your ears. Each week we have a mystery melody that we have to figure out together. It relates to our topic. (We'll make the melody less mysterious each day.)
If you know the mystery melody, text your name and the title and we’ll give you a shout out on Friday. The number to text is (833) 490-4718.
Thank you, Kodak Quartet, for recording this week's mystery melody for us!
