In "How the Bad Blood Started" the podcasters take on the roles of storyteller, journalist, historian, composer and producer.
The podcast began with a story of Uncle Ed. This was intended to serve as the narrative hook to introduce the theme of the podcast.
This was followed by the introduction/ theme song of the podcast.
The podcast continued with journalistic and historical content.
The Power of Music
While this was happening, the podcasters wove in media from speeches, and news clips.
All throughout the podcast there was music. Music served many roles as well. In some cases the music was in the form of instrumental tracks, sound effects or singing. In many cases the music underlaid the words that were spoken throughout the podcast and served to capture the mood of the text. Music also served to draw attention to parts of what was being said, by building suspense between moments of narrative silence. In addition the music enabled the podcaster and interviewer to bridge or transition between ideas.
There was also an interviewer that played the role of providing structure that would facilitate further narration and to provide checkpoints for the listeners.
Podcasts as an Educational Tool
Podcasts are a powerful tool in the classroom. I believe that students could use a podcast to show what they know by articulating an overview of the material that they have learned. I am interested to see how I could incorporate podcasting into my classroom, by allowing students to demonstrate how the are "experts" on a particular topic. In secondary classroom, there may be more available podcasting material for students to consume!
Hi Katy- I loved your analysis of music in podcasts. I noticed how the music would really effect my mood and feelings while listening. If we think of one of the most iconic songs in a movie, Jaws theme song, and we change it to something more upbeat, the opening scenes have a whole new meaning! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sea-jxJG7CM this is a video to show the example (warning-it is a little silly)
ReplyDeleteKaty, I loved the information about music that you had in your blog. It is so true, music does have so many angles it plays in our everyday lives.
ReplyDeleteKaty, I really liked how you touched upon the use of music as a tool in the podcast. I didn't even consider how it was being used directly until I read your analysis! Thank you so much for sharing!
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