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Women's History Month Podcasts and Worksheets
To celebrate Women's History Month, we've created 11 free worksheets based on podcast episodes from the Why Music Podcast.
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S2E10 Lord Kitchener - The Grandmaster Of Calypso
Lord Kitchener (real name Aldwyn Roberts) was one of the most famous and influential calypsonians of all time. He sang a song on the...
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S2E9 R.D.Burman - The Prince Of Music
R.D.Burman was one of the most influential musical directors and composers in history. He scored for over 300 films in Bollywood, and...
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S2E8 Florence Foster-Jenkins - The Worst Singer Ever?
Florence Foster-Jenkins was an American socialite and musician who was referred to as having a terrible singing voice. What is it that...
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S2E7 Yoko Kanno - Fasten Your Seatbelt!
Yoko Kanno is an award winning musician and composer who has written music for films, anime, tv shows, and video games in her career so...
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S2E6 Ella Jarman-Pinto
Ella Jarman-Pinto is a Black woman composer of mixed heritage who has received repeat commissions from BBC Radio 3, and was described as...
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S2E5 Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez are a husband and wife duo who have written music for some of the most popular musicials and...
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S2E4 John Blanke
John Blanke is the only Black Tudor in British history who we can identify with a picture, and he was a musician! By looking into...
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S2E3 Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah is one of the most influential hip-hop artists of all time. A trailblazing rapper and entrepreneur, she has won multiple...
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S2E2 Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson was a vocalist and the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955. She played an important part in...
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S2E1 Ric'Key Pageot
Ric'key Pageot is a pianist, director and composer living in LA who has worked with many different artists including Madonna. For Black...
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S1E12 - The Beach Boys
Listen as Nate Holder tells a short history of the Beach Boys, full of questions and fun facts. The Why Music Podcast is created for kids
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S1E11 - Florence Price ft. Elizabeth de Brito
Florence Price was a composer who became the first Black woman to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra. Her Symphony in E minor...
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S1E10 - Erik Satie
Erik Satie was a French composer who, apart from making incredible music, founded his own religion and was well known for his strange...
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The Why Music Podcast Ep.9 - Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar has one of the most recognisable voices of the last 50 years. She has recorded over 1000 songs in her career, and has...
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The Why Music Podcast Ep.8 - Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Gil is a politician, activist, and musician who has been performing consistently for almost 60 years! He grew up during a...
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