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00:00Welcome to the Blues Room!
00:02Do you hear that, Chuck?
00:04I sure do. That's the sweet, sad sound of the blues.
00:08Mona, let's break down that melancholy sound.
00:11When did blues music begin?
00:13The late 1800s.
00:14Where?
00:15In the southern United States.
00:17By who?
00:18African Americans, many of them newly freed slaves.
00:22That's right. These former slaves sang about their troubles,
00:25which is an important feature of blues music.
00:27Now, Ramona, what instruments can you use to play the blues?
00:31There's lots of them. Harmonica, guitar, saxophone, piano.
00:36And don't forget trumpet, trombone, string bass, also known as double bass, and drums.
00:42You'll get a chance to play with some of those instruments later.
00:45Now, other than singing about sad stuff, how do I know I'm playing the blues?
00:50Well, blues has a really unique sound.
00:52Because of the way the chords move from one to the next, making the song sound sad.
00:57A chord is two or more notes played at the same time to create harmony.
01:02Hey, Mona! Lay a chord on us!
01:04Okay, so here's a chord.
01:07And here are a few chords played together to sound sad.
01:13Now it's happy?
01:16Now it's sad.
01:19And blues music usually sounds sad.
01:22Okay, here's the deal. Huge blues fest at the mall coming up.
01:26I want that gig. I want it!
01:28So we gotta turn ourselves into the baddest blues band this town has ever seen.
01:32Chuck found your Chuck's Blues Explosion!
01:36Check it. Gear up and plug in. You ready to practice?
01:40Let's play the blues!
01:41Well, hello there, and good day. Welcome to the Classical Room.
01:46Yeah!
01:47Do you hear that, Chuck?
01:49That is the magnificent sound of classical music.
01:52Ramona, if you'd do us the honors, when did classical music begin?
01:56Around the 11th century.
01:58Where did it begin?
01:59In Europe.
02:00By whom?
02:01Well, Europeans.
02:03That makes sense.
02:04Now, Ramona, how do you know if you're listening to classical music?
02:08Well, usually it's played by an orchestra, which is an ensemble of instruments containing string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections.
02:16And who creates classical music?
02:18The composer.
02:19The composer writes music for each instrument that sounds good when played all together.
02:24Chuck, can you name some famous composers?
02:26Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky. Those guys are awesome!
02:35Yeah!
02:36And what instruments do you need to create beautiful classical music?
02:39There are lots of them. There are the string instruments, such as violin, cello, and harp.
02:46And woodwind instruments, such as the flute, caronet, and bassoon.
02:50And don't forget the brass instruments, such as trumpet, trombone, tuba, and horns.
02:56Or the percussion, timpani, bass drum, and cymbals, to name a few.
03:00You'll get a chance to play with some of those instruments later.
03:02Yeah! And there is classical singing, too! Opera singers take words that would normally be spoken, and sing them in
03:10a theatrical way!
03:12Check out the mystical lyrical solarium game to hear Chuck get his opera on.
03:17Okay, here's the deal. Huge classical music concert at the mall coming up. I want that gig! I want it!
03:23So, we gotta turn ourselves into the most exciting classical orchestra this town has ever seen!
03:29Chuck Van Der Chuck's Classical Explosion!
03:32Yeah!
03:39Check it. Gear up and plug in. You ready to practice?
03:43Yo! What up? Welcome to the hip-hop room!
03:46You hear that, Chuck?
03:48Those are the hard-hitting beats of some hot hip-hop music!
03:51Yo! Hey, Mona, break it down! Hip-hop started when?
03:56The 1970s.
03:58Where?
03:58The Bronx in New York City.
04:01By who?
04:02Block party DJs.
04:04Yeah! A DJ, short for disc jockey, is a person who plays songs that people like to dance to at
04:09parties!
04:10That's right! In the 70s, inner-city block parties became huge in the African-American and Latino communities.
04:17And the DJs at those outdoor parties were playing all the popular funk and soul music of the time!
04:23To get the crowds really fired up, they started focusing on the bass sounds and beats of those songs.
04:29Yeah! The DJs played records!
04:31That's an older way to play music.
04:33On a record player called a turntable! And played the percussive parts over and over to make a good beat!
04:39That's called making a loop! Like this!
04:41Here's a percussive beat.
04:49Now here it is, looped.
04:59Alright! Now over those beat loops, they started to add all kinds of stuff!
05:04Like scratching, beat mixing, and of course, rapping!
05:11Rapping is like poetry set to a beat.
05:14I think we need a little demo, Mona!
05:17Come on! Bust a rhyme!
05:20We're standing here rapping in Chuck's garage,
05:23Sending rhymes at you people in a quick garage!
05:25Like balls who can't dodge, or a desert mirage!
05:28Our rhymes are real slick, not a messy hodgepodge!
05:33Nice!
05:34Yeah!
05:35Now, Ramona, what instruments do you need to get that hip-hop sound?
05:40Turntable, synthesizer, drum machine...
05:43And more traditional instruments like guitar, bass guitar, piano, and drums!
05:49You'll get a chance to play with some of those instruments later.
05:52Okay, here's the deal.
05:53The hip-hop event of the year at the mall is coming up!
05:56I want that gig!
05:58I want it!
05:59So, we gotta turn ourselves into the hottest hip-hop group this town has ever seen!
06:04Chuck Vanderchuk's Hip-Hop Explosion!
06:07Yeah!
06:12Check it! Gear up and plug in! You ready to practice!
06:18Yeah! Welcome to the Salsa Room! Caliente!
06:22Listen to that!
06:23That's pure salsa music right there, yo!
06:25Hey, Ramona, let's break down that sizzlin' sound!
06:28Salsa music started when?
06:301960s and 70s!
06:32Where?
06:32New York City!
06:34By who?
06:35Immigrants from Cuba and Puerto Rico!
06:37That's right!
06:37Those Nuevo New Yorkers wanted to create a new sound in their new town!
06:41A musical style that honored their history and their home countries!
06:45But also included some of that New York flavor!
06:47So, they created...
06:49Salsa!
06:50Yeah!
06:51And what instruments did they use to get that salsa sound?
06:54All kinds!
06:55Piano!
06:56Saxophone!
06:56Trumpet!
06:57Bass!
06:58And don't forget the percussion!
06:59Congas!
07:00Maracas!
07:01Clave!
07:02You'll get a chance to play with some of those instruments later!
07:04That's right!
07:05Now, Ramona, how do I know that I am listening to the sweet, sweet sounds of salsa?
07:09That's easy!
07:10You'll hear an instrument called the Clave, and it'll make a beat like this!
07:17Okay, here's the deal!
07:19Huge salsa fest at the mall coming up!
07:21I want that gig!
07:22I want it!
07:24So, we gotta turn ourselves into the hottest salsa band in town!
07:27Chuck Vander Chuck's Salsa Explosion!
07:30Yeah!
07:32Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
07:35Yeah!
07:36Welcome to the reggae room, man!
07:38Listen, you hear that?
07:40That's the steady beat of some sweet, sweet reggae!
07:43Are you ready to rock steady, Ramona?
07:46Yeah!
07:47Then let's break it down!
07:48Reggae music started when?
07:50The late 1960s!
07:52Where?
07:52Jamaica!
07:53By who?
07:54Well, Jamaicans!
07:55Makes sense!
07:56It developed from two earlier forms of Jamaican music, ska and rock steady!
08:01Yeah!
08:02Ska was first, and fast, like this!
08:07Then came rock steady!
08:09And it was like ska, but much slower!
08:14Like this!
08:18After a while, musicians wanted to play something that was slower than ska, but faster than rock steady!
08:23So they created...
08:24Reggae!
08:26Yeah!
08:27And what instruments did they use to get that rock and reggae sound?
08:31A whole bunch!
08:32Guitar, bass, organ, horns...
08:35And lots of different drums and percussion!
08:37Like snare drums, bongos, and conga drums, just to name a few!
08:41You'll get a chance to play with some of those instruments later.
08:43That's right!
08:44Now, Ramona, how do I know when I'm rocking to some sweet, sweet reggae?
08:48You'll hear a beat like this.
08:53And then you'll hear guitar or piano accents on the beat that you don't expect.
08:58A beat called the offbeat.
09:00And it sounds a little something like this.
09:08Okay, here's the deal.
09:10Huge reggae-palooza at the mall coming up!
09:12I want that gig!
09:14I want it!
09:15So we gotta turn ourselves into the hottest reggae band in town!
09:19Chuck Vander Chuck's Reggae Explosion!
09:22Yaar!
09:27Check it!
09:28Gear up and plug in!
09:30You ready to practice?
09:32Yeah!
09:33Welcome to the country room!
09:35Yee-haw!
09:36Listen to that!
09:37You hear it?
09:38That's some sweet country music right there!
09:40Hey, Ramona!
09:41Let's get the low down on that kickin' sound!
09:43Country music started when?
09:45The 1800s!
09:46Where?
09:47In the southern United States!
09:49By who?
09:49European immigrants and ex-slaves of West African descent!
09:53That's right!
09:54These southern settlers started mixing the folk music they brought with them from home!
09:57With the new experiences they were having in America!
10:00And they created...
10:01Country music!
10:04Yee-haw!
10:05And what instruments did they use to get that country sound?
10:08All kinds!
10:09Fiddle, dulcimer, mandolin, guitar, banjo...
10:12And percussion!
10:13Like bass drums, snare drums, and cymbals!
10:16You'll get a chance to play with some of those instruments later!
10:19That's right!
10:20Now Ramona, how do I know that I am listening to some sweet country music?
10:23Well, chances are you'll hear some steel guitar!
10:27It has a twingy sound, like this!
10:32Okay, so here's the deal!
10:34Huge country music jamboree at the mall coming up!
10:37I want that gig!
10:38I want it!
10:40And we have to turn ourselves into the hottest country band in town!
10:44Chuck VanderChucks Country Music Explosion!кі.
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10:53check it gear up and plug in you ready to practice welcome to the jazz room yeah you hear that
11:03that
11:04sweet sound tickling your ears is called jazz mona let's break down that swinging sound jazz
11:09started when the early 1900s where new orleans by who north american slaves originally from west
11:17africa that's right these slaves were cut off from their west african instruments and musical
11:21traditions to keep those traditions alive they started to mix the musical styles of their homeland
11:27with the folk songs and church music of america to form a new type of music jazz yeah and what
11:34instruments did they use to swing that jazz tons piano guitar double bass trumpet saxophone clarinet
11:41violin drums whatever instruments they could find they picked up and learned to play yeah you'll get
11:48a chance to play with some of those instruments later that's right now ramona what does a typical
11:53jazz beat sound like here's one of my favorites played on a percussion instrument popular in jazz
11:58music the hi-hat
12:04okay here's the deal swing and cool jazz fest at the mall coming up i want that gig i want
12:10it
12:11so we gotta turn ourselves into the slickest jazz band in town chuck vander chuck's jazz explosion yeah
12:22check it gear up and plug in you ready to practice
12:28welcome to the rock and roll room listen to that you hear it that is the power of rock and
12:36roll
12:36oh yeah hey mona let's break down that rock and sound rock music started when the 1940s and 50s
12:44where cities all over the united states new york memphis chicago detroit cleveland by who musicians of all
12:52kinds blues musicians jazz musicians country musicians that's right these musicians started mixing elements
12:59of blues jazz country and gospel together they also had access to technology that was brand new at the time
13:06stuff like electric guitars amplifiers and microphones and because lots of teenagers were looking for new kinds of exciting music
13:13a new musical style was born
13:15rock and roll
13:18yeah
13:19and what instruments did they use to get that rock and roll sound
13:22electric guitar bass piano and saxophone were some of the most popular
13:27and a drum kick usually made up of a bass drum snare drum toms a hi-hat and cymbals
13:34you'll get a chance to play with some of those instruments later
13:37that's right now ramona what was that early rock and roll sound
13:40well musicians took a boogie woogie rhythm like this
13:47and emphasized the backbeat like this
13:50you hear that
13:52then they layered on some instruments like saxophone bass and guitar
13:58okay here's the deal huge rockstravaganza at the mall coming up
14:03i want that gig i want it
14:05so we gotta turn ourselves into the hottest rock band in town
14:08chuck vander chuck's rock and roll explosion
14:12yeah
14:17check it gear up and plug in
14:19you ready