The Rained-Out Blues: Hamsters, Race Cars, and Weather?!

Jazz Appreciation Month continues on The Music Podcast for Kids. Join Mr. Henry, Mr. Fite, and Mr. Hairylegs as they turn a rainy day into a blues song and the best day ever! Breakfast, hamsters, race cars, and music?! Find out more in today’s episode.  Be sure to leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks so much for listening! Check out our YouTube channel: Remember to Share and Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdGhqK_DWpRIKS45ICqN3eQ   ***Classroom and Homeschool Teachers***  Find our digital resource to help enhance your classroom HERE!   Like us on Facebook!    Mr. Fite Check out original fun and educational music from Mr. Fite at  https://brucefite.com/music and subscribe to Mr. Fite’s YouTube Channel   Mr. Henry Are you looking for affordable piano lessons for your 6-10-year-old? Start the music journey with Mr. Henry by taking a sneak peek into the Premier Membership with the free mini-piano course! https://www.mrhenrysmusicworld.com/piano    Listening Challenge Answers: Minor (sad) Blues Scale Major (happy)    Let the music begin in 3, 2, 1... Learning music, having fun. That’s what we’re gonna do. Mr. Henry, Mr. Fite, exploring along with you. Learning music, having fun. That’s what we’re gonna do. Mr. Henry, Mr. Fite love hanging out with you. The Music Podcast for Kids!   Hello and welcome to The Music Podcast for Kids we're your hosts Mr. Henry and Mr. Fite - Music educators extraordinaire! The Music Podcast for Kids is a fun and educational podcast where we learn and explore the best subject ever -  music!     And now, the music joke of the day. We love jokes. So if you have a joke, please visit our website themusicpodcastforkids.com to submit your joke. And guess what? It doesn't even have to be a music joke; it can be any joke. We will read and enjoy your joke on the podcast and also let everyone know who it came from and where you are in this great big wonderful music world.    Our joke of the day is   Hey Mr. Fite? Why is the ocean blue? Ummm… I don’t know. Because the island didn’t wave back.    Make sure to send in your jokes by visiting our website themusicpodcastforkids.com a link to the website can be found in the show notes.    And now the music word of the day.   Music Word of the Day: Bruce: Before we get to our main subject of the day, Blues, let’s take a look at the music word of the day:    Bill/Bruce: Scales!   Bill: Mr. Fite, why do you want to talk about weighing yourself on a music podcast? Or did you want to talk about rock climbing? (kind of to self) I can see it now, scaling the face of El Capitan! No ropes, just some powder, and my muscular fingers...    Bruce: No, Mr. Henry! Not that kind of scale, a music scale   Bill: Oh, right, a music scale   Bruce: That’s right. A music scale is kind of like going up or down a set of stairs. It’s a set of notes in a particular order and it has a special sound. I remember when I was younger, as I would go up a set of stairs, I would skip some steps and take some, one at a time. That’s exactly how a music scale works.  Bill: Music scales are awesome! Bruce: Listen to this scale. Does it sound happy or sad?  Bill: Definitely happy! That’s a major scale. Bruce: How about this one?  Bill: That one makes me feel sad (sniff, sniff). It’s a minor scale. Bruce: Now here’s a scale that has a special “feeling down” sound.  Bill: That IS different. It’s kind of sad, but, at the same time, it kind of makes me feel better.  Bruce: Exactly. That’s what makes a blues scale special. That’s the beauty of scales in music. If a composer wants the music to have a certain feel, they will choose the scale that best fits that feeling.  Bill: So there you have it. Music has a very important foundation:   Bill/Bruce: Scales!   Thank you so much for listening. We hope you are enjoying the show so far. Please subscribe to the podcast to receive the latest episodes and leave a review through iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Also, get