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Kids Commute - Ear Worm Week!

It's EAR WORM Week! Lots of VERY catchy tunes coming up!

This week's Kids Commute will get stuck in your head - it's EAR WORM WEEK!

We'll hear five very popular, catchy classical tunes that have run around in people's heads for centuries.

Ever wonder - what's that piece of classical music used in so many fancy restaurants in the movies? Find out this week!

We'll even have a wormy Quizlet to tease your brain along with the music.

Tune in Monday through Friday at 7:40 a.m. or listen any time at the links!

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KC 4131 - EAR WORM WEEK! Tuesday: Minuet/Luigi Boccherini

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KC 4132 - EAR WORM WEEK! Wednesday: Blue Danube Waltz/Johann Strauss II
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KC 4133 - EAR WORM WEEK! Thursday: Trepak/P.I. Tchaikovsky
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KC 4134 - EAR WORM WEEK! Friday: Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Mvmt I/Vienna Philharmonic

Here's the restaurant scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" that features the Boccherini Minuet in the background. NOTE FOR PARENTS: this clip includes brief usage of the word h-e-double-hockey-sticks.

This week's MAYA MIX features our ear worms, including all movements of the Mozart, Boccherini and Beethoven works!

Kate Botello is a host and producer at Classical IPR.