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This week we're talking about things brothers Eddie and Jacob like to catch outdoors. Yesterday we talked about turtles and today we're exploring fish.
We asked the brothers, "What are your experiences with fish... other than eating them? What makes a fish a special animal? If you're going to write music about fish, what should the music describe?"
To highlight fish music, Christy shares facts about an instrument called a kora. It’s from west Africa and shaped like a lute or guitar. Instead of 6 strings, it has 21 strings and it’s played like a harp.
A piece that uses the kora is "Fish at the bottom of the ocean" performed by the group Constantinople.
Listen to find out if it makes you feel like there’s water moving around you.
Constantinople: "Fish at the bottom of the ocean" (Poisson au fond de l'ocean)
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!
Web Bonus
If you want to hear more music about fish try "Goldfish" by Claude Debussy from his second set of "Images" for solo piano.
