Questions 1. Tell a fact you learned from the beginning of the video about the New York City subway system. 2. How was Theo Eastwind chosen to be a subway musician? 3. What is an audition? What are other types of jobs for which people might have to audition? Have you ever auditioned for anything before; if so what was it like? 4. Theo is an “official” subway musician. What does this word mean compared to “unofficial”? After defining the words, official and unofficial, what is one meaning of the prefix “un”? 5. Theo says even musicians who are not chosen officially to play in the subways, are allowed to perform. Why is this? 6. The 1st Amendment is one reason many people are happy to live in America. a) What is the 1st Amendment? b) Why do you think it is so important? c) How do you think it would affect your life if you lived in a country that did not allow Freedom of Speech? 7. Theo tells Yadi(?) that he and the other subway musicians follow certain subway rules. What does he say is the most important rule of all? Why do you think this rule is so important? 8. Tell a rule that you need to follow at school or at home. Then tell why you think this rule is important to follow. 9. Theo Eastwind’s new album is called “Acoustic Tracks”. Define “acoustic”. How is the word “tracks” a ‘play on words’ because of its double meaning? 10. The subtitle for Music Under The Streets of New York calls Theo Eastwind a subway troubadour. What is a troubadour? Find out how a troubadour has played an important role in history. 11. Choose an instrument you would like to know more about. Then click on the SFS Kids website to find out more about it. Share the information you find. (teacher can have students write it down, or share it orally with classmates)