Artsville Episode 2: Musical Families @PlanetNutshell

Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

Welcome to Artsville! This episode introduces the components of an orchestra: Strings, Brass, Woodwinds, and Percussion.

A Planet Nutshell Production for Kentucky Educational Television

Creative Director: Joshua Gunn
Scriptwriter: Liz Breen
Art Director: Jennifer Sanchez
Storyboard: Mollie Davis
Illustration: Ethan Barnowsky
Animation: Mollie Davis
Character Animation: Jennifer Sanchez
Sound Design: Taiko Sound

For all episodes, as well as versions in Spanish, check out: mass.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/artsville

$Math Shorts Bonus Episode This animated video illustrates the use of an array to solve a word problem involving the multiplication of fractions. This video was produced for the PBS LearningMedia library, thanks to a generous grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was produced in collaboration with Kentucky Educational Television. Common Core Standards: CCSS Mathematics 5.NF.B.4a (Grade 5): Number & Operations—Fractions, Multiplication and Division: Interpret the product (a/b) x q as a parts of a partition of q into b equal parts. CCSS Mathematics 5.NF.B.6 (Grade 5): Number & Operations—Fractions, Multiplication and Division: Solve real world problems involving the multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem.$

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