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Transcript: Feel the Music
(soft music plays)
An animated title against a sunny sky reads "TVOKids Power Hour of Learning."
In off, Laura says WELCOME TO TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S PRIMARY LESSON: Feel the music.
Teacher Robert sits in a room with a piano and a guitar in the background. He's in his thirties, clean-shaven, with short brown hair. He's wearing glasses and a black T-shirt.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Primary I-3. Teacher Robert."
Robert plays the guitar.
(UPBEAT CHORDS PLAYING)
Robert says HELLO, BOYS AND GIRLS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING
ME INTO YOUR LIVING ROOMS
AGAIN TODAY.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
UH, CAN ANYBODY GUESS WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY?
THAT'S RIGHT, BOYS AND GIRLS,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MUSIC
AND IT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE
THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.
UH, BECAUSE I LOVE MUSIC
AND AS YOU CAN SEE AROUND ME,
I'VE GOT A PIANO BEHIND ME
AND A GUITAR IN MY HAND.
AND MUSIC IS A PASSION OF MINE
AND I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU
PROBABLY LISTEN
TO SOME WONDERFUL MUSIC
AND PROBABLY HAVE ALL KINDS OF
GREAT IDEAS ABOUT MUSIC ALREADY.
UH, SO I'M HAPPY TO SHARE
MY PASSION OF MUSIC WITH YOU,
AND I'M HOPING THAT
YOU CAN ENJOY IT AS WELL.
NOW, UH, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT...
HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER WONDERED
WHY WE USE MUSIC?
LIKE, I KNOW THAT WE LIKE TO SIT
BACK AND ENJOY LISTENING TO IT,
BUT ARE THERE ANY OTHER REASONS
WHY WE DO USE MUSIC?
GOOD, YEAH.
THINGS LIKE PARTIES.
YEAH, WE WOULD USE MUSIC
AT A PARTY
TO MAYBE GET OURSELVES DANCING
A LITTLE BIT. VERY GOOD.
UH, YEAH, ANTHEMS.
THINK OF OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM.
VERY GOOD, NATIONAL ANTHEM.
SO, WE HAVE MUSIC PLAYING "O
CANADA." VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD.
SOMETIMES IT'S JUST
TO SIT BACK AND RELAX.
WE LIKE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC
TO SIT BACK AND RELAX
AND UH, LET IT KIND OF, UH,
SORT OF GO THROUGH OUR BODIES
AND HELP US RELAX OUR MUSCLES
AND IT'S AN ENJOYABLE TIME
JUST TO SIT BACK AND RELAX
AND LISTEN TO MUSIC.
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ALSO
ABOUT, UH, HOW WE HAVE MUSIC
PLAYING IN MOVIES.
I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
WE DON'T ALWAYS THINK ABOUT.
UH, SOMETIMES
WE LISTEN TO A MUSIC...
SOMETIMES WE LISTEN
AND WATCH A MOVIE
AND THERE ARE SONGS IN IT
THAT WE CAN LISTEN TO.
SOMETIMES THE CHARACTER
IS SINGING,
BUT ALSO THERE IS SOME MUSIC
PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND.
AND, UH,
IT MAKES THE MOVIE
SEEM MORE EXCITING
WHEN THERE'S
AN EXCITING SCENE
AND WE HAVE
SOME EXCITING MUSIC PLAYING.
UH, WE ALSO, UH, MAYBE THERE'S
SOME SAD MUSIC PLAYING
FOR A SAD TIME IN THE MOVIE.
UH, AND SO THERE'S ALL KINDS
OF DIFFERENT WAYS
THAT PEOPLE WHO
MAKE MOVIES USE MUSIC
TO HELP SET THE MOOD
OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND IT'S KIND OF
WHAT I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TODAY
IS HOW WE FEEL
WHEN MUSIC IS ON.
THE TYPE OF FEELINGS WE MAKE.
SO, UH...
SORRY, NOT THE FEELINGS WE MAKE,
THE FEELINGS THAT WE HAVE
WHEN WE'RE LISTENING TO MUSIC
OR WE'RE, UH,
SITTING BACK AND ENJOYING MUSIC.
SO, UM,
WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
IS HOW WE ALSO EXPRESS
THOSE FEELINGS.
SO, WE CAN EXPRESS
THOSE FEELINGS
THROUGH A LOT
OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
UH, ONE THING THAT I CAN
THINK OF AGAIN IS DANCE.
WHEN WE LISTEN TO MUSIC,
WE LIKE TO GET UP
AND MOVE AROUND SOMETIMES,
AND I KNOW ESPECIALLY STUDENTS
THAT I TEACH AT MY SCHOOL
AND I'M SURE YOU'RE THE SAME,
UH, YOU'RE LOVING
TO GET UP AND MOVE AROUND
WHEN THE MUSIC IS PLAYING.
AND UH, MOVING THOSE LEGS
AND ARMS AND BODIES AROUND
AND IT'S GOOD EXERCISE.
AND MUSIC HAS A VARIETY
OF SOUNDS AND RHYTHMS
AND THE PACING OF THE MUSIC
CAN GO FAST OR SLOW.
SO, I'M GONNA DO A FEW SOUNDS.
He plays a few chords softly on the guitar.
He says SO, THAT ONE IS KIND OF
A SOFT SOUND.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT
MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT FASTER.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE...
He strums the guitar faster.
He says SO, SOMETHING LIKE,
A LITTLE BIT QUICKER.
AND IT'S FUNNY
BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON THE WAY
THE MUSIC IS PLAYED
ON HOW WE WANT
TO EXPRESS OURSELVES
UH, WHEN,
WE'RE LISTENING TO IT.
SO IF WE HAVE A REALLY SOFT,
SOFT TUNE GOING ON,
WE WOULD MAYBE MOVE SLOWLY
AND MAYBE IT WOULD BE
A SAD SOUNDING TUNE
AND WE WOULD FEEL
A LITTLE BIT SAD.
UH, AND SOMETIMES FEELING
A LITTLE BIT SAD IS OKAY.
SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE FEELING SAD
WE WANT TO EXPRESS THAT
AND WE LISTEN TO SAD MUSIC.
UH, OR THE OPPOSITE.
SOMETIMES IF WE'RE FEELING SAD
WE WANT TO PICK UP OUR MOOD
A LITTLE BIT
AND PLAY SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT HAPPIER.
AND SO WHEN WE'RE LISTENING
TO HAPPY MUSIC,
IT MAKES US FEEL LESS SAD.
IT MAKES US FEEL
MORE EXCITED
AND MAKES US PULL OUT
OF THAT SADNESS AND FEEL BETTER.
SO, IF WE'RE EVER HAVING
A HARD TIME WITH SOMETHING,
MAYBE MUSIC IS THE KEY
TO HELPING US FEEL BETTER.
ON TOP OF MANY OTHER THINGS,
MUSIC CAN BE A REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY WONDERFUL WAY TO HEAL.
SO, UM,
I'M GOING TO PLAY
A COUPLE OTHER THINGS
AS WE GO ON TODAY,
BUT WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
IS THIS REALLY INTERESTING THING
ABOUT HOW PEOPLE SAY THAT MUSIC
IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.
AND DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT I
MEAN BY "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE"?
GOOD, SOME OF YOU
MIGHT HAVE IT ALREADY.
IT'S MEANING THAT EVERYBODY
CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES
THROUGH MUSIC.
UH, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU
ARE, WHAT LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK,
WHERE YOU COME FROM.
UH, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER
THAT EVERYBODY CAN EXPRESS
THEMSELVES USING MUSIC.
SO, WE CAN LISTEN
TO A REALLY HAPPY SONG
AND WE CAN LISTEN TO IT
IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE,
FOR EXAMPLE,
AND WE MIGHT NOT HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT THE WORDS ARE ALL ABOUT
BUT WE LISTEN TO IT
AND WE CAN REALLY ENJOY THE FACT
THAT WE CAN HEAR THE SOUND
OF HAPPINESS THROUGH IT.
OR THE SAD SOUNDING SONGS TOO
OR MAYBE AN EXCITING SOUND,
UH, OR A DIFFERENT TYPE
OF SOUND.
LIKE, UH, DIFFERENT TYPES
OF SONGS THAT WE HEAR
LIKE ROCK AND ROLL OR POP OR
HIP-HOP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO, WE CAN HEAR
THE DIFFERENT MUSIC PLAYING
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT LANGUAGE IT IS,
WE CAN ENJOY IT AND MAYBE
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE MESSAGE IS
WITHOUT ACTUALLY
SPEAKING THAT LANGUAGE.
SO, WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT MUSIC
BEING A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE,
IT'S REALLY... IT'S REALLY
MEANING THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S BEING CONVEYED
THROUGH MUSIC
EVEN WITHOUT
KNOWING THE WORDS.
AND OF COURSE, SOME SONGS
DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY WORDS.
IT'S JUST ABOUT HOW...
HOW THE...
HOW THE SOUNDS OF THE NOTES
AND EVERYTHING
THAT COMES TOGETHER
AND IT'S SORT OF
THE WAY THAT THE MESSAGE
IS BROUGHT FORWARD
LIKE THAT.
SO, WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT
HOW A SONG CAN SOUND SAD.
A SONG CAN SOUND HAPPY.
A SONG CAN SOUND, UH,
REALLY EXCITING.
AND WE CAN FEEL ALL THAT
AND IT'S COMMUNICATED
TO US THAT WAY.
AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY
NEED WORDS FOR IT.
SO, UM,
I'M GOING TO PLAY SOMETHING
THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT HAPPY
FOR YOU,
AND WE'RE GOING TO TEST OUT
THAT THEORY.
UH, BUT FIRST
I'M GOING TO PLAY SOMETHING
AND WE'RE GONNA SEE IF IT MAYBE
MAKES YOU FEEL A CERTAIN WAY.
SO, MAYBE I WON'T PLAY
THE HAPPY ONE RIGHT AWAY.
I'M GONNA TRY SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
(STRUMMING SOFT CHORDS)
(PLAYING MINOR CHORDS)
NOW, BOYS AND GIRLS,
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT UH, THAT SONG,
THAT SORT OF TUNE
THAT I JUST PLAYED,
MAYBE ISN'T THE HAPPIEST TUNE.
IT MAY SOUND A LITTLE BIT SOMBER
OR A LITTLE BIT SAD.
AND SO, I DIDN'T
HAVE TO HAVE ANY WORDS
TELLING YOU
THAT THIS WAS A SAD SONG.
AND UH, YOU PROBABLY
PICKED UP ON IT RIGHT AWAY
THAT THE SONG ITSELF
MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT
OF A SLOW AND SAD SONG.
UH, AS OPPOSED TO, UM...
(UPBEAT, FAST MAJOR CHORDS)
VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD.
SO, I GUESS YOU'RE ALREADY
KNOWING THAT, UH,
THAT SONG, THAT LITTLE TUNE
THAT I PLAYED THERE
IS MORE OF AN UPBEAT FEELING.
AND SO YOU COULD CALL IT
A HAPPIER SONG
OR MAYBE EVEN
AN EXCITING SONG.
SO, IT'S FUNNY HOW
WE CAN PLAY DIFFERENT SOUNDS
AND IT CHANGES THE MOOD, IT
CHANGES THE MOOD OF HOW WE FEEL.
AND I WANTED TO GET INTO THAT
A LITTLE BIT,
ABOUT UH, HOW MUSIC
CAN CHANGE THE WAY WE FEEL.
AND UH, CAN REALLY
MAKE US WANT TO GET UP
AND EXPRESS THE WAY WE FEEL.
AND SO, UM,
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TODAY
ABOUT INSTRUMENTS.
AND TODAY I'M CHOOSING, OF
COURSE, MY FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT.
THAT'S THE GUITAR.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "The guitar."
Robert says I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE,
FOR EXAMPLE,
WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
TO HAVE DIFFERENT SOUNDS
AND DIFFERENT PACING
AND DIFFERENT RHYTHMS GOING ON
FOR DIFFERENT SONGS.
IMAGINE PLAYING SPORTS,
FOR EXAMPLE.
WOULD YOU WANT TO BE PLAYING
SPORTS WITH A REALLY SLOW
AND VERY SAD SOUNDING CHORDS,
FOR EXAMPLE?
SO, IF I DID THIS WHILE YOU
WERE PLAYING, UH, BASKETBALL
OR FOOTBALL OR SOMETHING.
(SLOW PICKING AND STRUMMING)
WOULD THAT BE OKAY
WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING A SPORT
OR WOULD YOU
NEED TO HEAR SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT MORE UPBEAT LIKE...
(FAST STRUMMING)
SO, I WOULD THINK THAT THE,
UH, THE MORE UPBEAT ONE
WOULD HELP US MAYBE
PERFORM BETTER IN SPORT EVEN.
SO, THAT'S ANOTHER THING
IS WE CAN EXPRESS OURSELVES
THROUGH HOW WE PERFORM IN SPORTS
JUST BY THE CHANGE OF A TUNE.
UH, YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO LISTEN
TO REALLY SLOW MUSIC
WHILE YOU'RE DOING A SPORT.
UH, OR SOME PEOPLE EVEN EXERCISE
WHEN THEY'RE LISTENING TO MUSIC.
UH, AND I CAN BET YOU
IF YOU TOOK OFF THEIR EARPHONE
OR THEIR EARBUDS AND LISTEN
TO WHAT THEY'RE LISTENING TO,
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE
SUPER SOFT MUSIC.
IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE
REALLY FAST MUSIC
AND THEY'RE GOING TO REALLY, UH,
BE MOTIVATED BY THAT.
SO, MUSIC CAN ALSO MOTIVATE US
LIKE THAT.
UH, WE WOULDN'T BE PLAYING
A LULLABY SONG
WHILE SOMEBODY
IS TRYING TO EXERCISE
OR DO A REALLY GOOD SPORT.
NOW, UH, I'M GOING TO, UH,
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
A VIDEO RIGHT NOW,
AND UH, I'M HOPING THAT THIS
VIDEO CAN GET YOU UP AND MOVING.
I SURE KNOW
THAT I'LL BE UP AND MOVING
DURING THE VIDEO AS WELL.
UH, AND SO,
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE
OF HOW MUSIC CAN GET US MOVING,
OUR BODIES MOVING,
AND IT'S LIKE EXERCISE
BUT THROUGH DANCE.
SO, ENJOY THE VIDEO
AND I'LL BE BACK SOON.
An animated slate shaped like a mechanic metal door reads "Test Lab."
A scientist mouse wearing glasses and a lab coat works on his computer.
(BEEPING, HUMMING TUNE)
He says OH, THAT'S FINE. YES.
(CLEARING THROAT)
(BUZZER SOUNDING)
He says PLEASE SEND THEM IN.
Inside a room with metal walls, a band plays. As two men in black suits play a keyboard and drums, a woman in a red shirt sings.
She sings
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
I LOVE MOVIES
I LOVE TV...
Fast clips show the mouse scientist dancing. Then, the band wears white coveralls with colourful vests and helmets, one red, one yellow and one blue.
The song continues
SOMETIMES I'M OVERWHELMED
BY TECHNOLOGY
SO I NEED FRESH AIR
AND I NEED FREE SPACE
MY BLOOD PUMPIN'
IN AN OUTDOOR PLACE...
In animation, they jump and play in a park.
Then, the keyboard player says
FOUR TO THE TWO
TO THE ONE AND TWO
AND THREE AND FOUR AND!
As the song continues, the mouse scientist shows the band a sign on a chalkboard that reads "pass test equals get cheese."
The song says
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
I SURF ONLINE
SOMETIMES WITH FRIENDS
WE PLAY WEB GAMES
I KNOW WHEN TO SAY WHEN
BUT SOON I CAN POWER DOWN
MY FEET HIT THE FLOOR
I RACE DOWN THE STAIRS
AND OPEN UP THE DOOR
The scientist flips the board and shows them a note that reads "Fail test equals no cheese."
(DOOR CREAKING)
A man says COME ON,
EVERYBODY!
The song continues
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
I LIKE GADGETS
MY FRIENDS DO TOO
WE USE TECHNOLOGY
THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH
BUT WHEN I FEEL
I NEED EXERCISE
I POWER DOWN THE GADGETS
I FEEL ALIVE
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT...
Fast clips show the band members and the scientist dancing and exercising.
(RAPPING)
The keyboard player raps
EVERYBODY, LOVE YOUR BODY.
IT'S THE ONLY ONE YOU GOT!
MOVE IT TO USE IT.
GOTTA GIVE YOUR BEST SHOT!
Rapping together, he and the drummer go
STRATEGIZE, THE IMPROVISE,
OR THE EXERCISE TO BE ALIVE!
I AM THE DJ
OF MY BODY,
I AM WHAT I PLAY.
I NEED TO GET ACTIVE
IN EACH AND EVERY WAY.
SO, GET UP!
TURN OFF THE TV
AND WE WILL BEGIN.
GET OUTSIDE, COME ON AND THRIVE!
AND JOIN IN.
The scientist wears sunglasses and joins the band.
The song continues
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
MM, MM, MM.
An animated slate shows the sun.
Back in Teacher Robert's room, he says
WELCOME BACK,
BOYS AND GIRLS.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
THAT LITTLE BODY BREAK.
AND I REALLY HOPE
THAT YOU DID GET UP
AND MOVE AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
I SURE DID.
IT'S UH, AGAIN,
SO MUCH FUN
TO LET MUSIC
COME THROUGH OUR HEARS
AND IT'S AMAZING HOW IT HELPS US
MOVE OUR BODIES AROUND.
AGAIN, IT GETS US DANCING.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO CALL IT DANCING,
IT CERTAINLY IS A GOOD WAY
OF MOVING OUR BODIES AROUND
WITH EXERCISE.
UH, AND IF YOU DO WANNA
CALL IT DANCING THAT'S GREAT,
BECAUSE ANY FORM OF MOVING OUR
BODY AROUND TO ANY TYPE OF MUSIC
IS TECHNICALLY DANCING.
AND SO, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
DANCING AROUND AND MOVING AROUND
AND REALLY ENJOYING
THE MUSIC THAT WAY.
AND SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING
A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT HOW MUSIC MAKES US FEEL
AND HOW IT HELPS US
MOVE OUR BODIES AROUND.
AND UH, I'M GOING TO, UH,
TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW CHANGING THE TEMPO
AND, UH,
CHANGING THE VOLUME
AND THE STYLE OF MUSIC
REALLY, UH,
CHANGES EVERYTHING.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
TO BE REALLY GOOD LISTENERS.
AND SO, UH, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO
IS I'M GOING TO PLAY
TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOUNDS,
TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF TUNES,
AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
A QUESTION...
WHICH ONE OF THESE TUNES
SOUNDS MORE LIKE AN ELEPHANT
GOING FOR A WALK?
SO, AN ELEPHANT
GOING FOR A WALK.
WOULD THIS SOUND LIKE AN
ELEPHANT GOING FOR A WALK?
(GENTLE PICKING)
OR, WOULD THIS SOUND LIKE AN
ELEPHANT GOING FOR A WALK?
(HEAVY, STOMPING STRUMMING PATTERN)
WHICH ONE, BOYS AND GIRLS?
YEAH, I THINK SO.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT IS THE SECOND ONE.
IT IS THE SECOND ONE.
SO, AN ELEPHANT
GOING FOR A WALK.
(HEAVY, STOMPING STRUMMING PATTERN)
SO, I KNOW THAT
YOU WERE JUST GETTING UP...
I KNOW THAT YOU JUST GOT UP
AND WERE MOVING AROUND EARLIER
DURING OUR BODY BREAK, BUT I'M
GOING TO ASK YOU TO GET UP AGAIN
IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY
STANDING UP.
AND I WANT YOU TO PRETEND
THAT YOU'RE AN ELEPHANT.
SO, GET DOWN AND MAYBE YOU CAN
USE YOUR ARM AS A TRUNK.
AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AROUND
AND LIKE BIG, STOMPING FEET.
BIG, STOMPING FEET
BACK AND FORTH.
YOU KNOW ELEPHANTS ARE SO LARGE
THAT IT TAKES THEM A WHILE
FOR THEIR FEET
TO LAND ON THE GROUND.
AND I'M GOING TO PLAY
AND I'M GOING TO SEE
IF YOU CAN STOMP YOUR FEET
TO THE SAME PACE
AND THE SAME BEAT
THAT I'M MAKING HERE
WITH THE GUITAR.
(HEAVY STRUMMING)
VERY GOOD!
WELL DONE, BOYS AND GIRLS.
VERY GOOD.
NOW, I KNOW THAT YOU WERE
PROBABLY WALKING ON THE SPOT
'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BE
WALKING ALL AROUND
AWAY FROM OUR TELEVISION
OR AWAY FROM OUR DEVICE
THAT WE'RE WATCHING THIS ON
RIGHT NOW.
HOW ABOUT IF I PICKED UP
THE PACE A LITTLE BIT?
LET'S SAY AN ELEPHANT
MAYBE GOING FOR A RUN?
(HEAVY, FASTER STRUMMING)
AWESOME!
VERY GOOD. WELL DONE.
SEE, WE CAN DO ALL KINDS
OF THINGS WITH MUSIC.
UH, I CAN EVEN
TURN YOU INTO ELEPHANTS
GOING FOR A WALK
AND GOING FOR A RUN.
SO, VERY WELL DONE.
SO, YOU DID A GREAT JOB MATCHING
YOUR WALK AND YOUR RUN
TO THE GUITAR SOUNDS.
AND THAT'S WHAT TODAY
IS ALL ABOUT.
IT'S ABOUT EXPRESSING OUR SELF
WHEN WE'RE HEARING AND FEELING
THAT MUSIC GOING THROUGH US.
SO, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
HOW YOU FEEL
WHEN I PLAY SOME DIFFERENT
SOUNDS, OKAY?
SO, NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
I'M GONNA PLAY SOME DIFFERENT
SOUNDS ON THE GUITAR,
AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
HOW IT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL.
HOW IT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL.
SO, LET'S LISTEN
TO THIS FIRST ONE.
LISTEN TO THE FIRST ONE.
(REPEATING UP-TEMPO PATTERN)
SO, BOYS AND GIRLS,
HOW DID THAT ONE MAKE YOU FEEL?
SOME OF YOU ARE SAYING HAPPY.
VERY GOOD.
OKAY, OKAY, GOOD.
YEAH,
THAT COULD BE A HAPPY SOUND.
MAYBE EXCITED?
VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD.
MAYBE FULL OF ENERGY?
YEAH, NOT TOO BAD.
IT WASN'T THE FASTEST SONG,
BUT IT MIGHT HAVE GIVEN US
SOME ENERGY.
AND REALLY,
THERE'S NO WRONG ANSWER HERE
BECAUSE IT'S ALL UP TO YOU
AND HOW YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU'RE LISTENING
TO A CERTAIN TUNE
WHEN YOU'RE LISTENING
TO MUSIC.
SO, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT FIND
THAT A CERTAIN SOUND
MAYBE MAKES THEM FEEL
SUPER HAPPY AND ENERGIZED,
AND ANOTHER PERSON CAN HEAR
THE SAME ONE AND MAYBE SAY,
"MMM, MAYBE I WAS HAPPY
BUT NOT SUPER ENERGIZED."
BUT THAT'S OKAY.
UH, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
LISTEN VERY CLOSELY.
(PICKING MEDIUM-PACED MAJOR PATTERN)
HOW DID THAT ONE MAKE YOU FEEL,
BOYS AND GIRLS?
DID THAT ONE MAKE YOU FEEL
A LITTLE BIT SLEEPY, MAYBE?
YEAH, I FIND THAT THAT ONE MAKES
ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT SLEEPY TOO.
IT WASN'T A SAD SONG.
ALTHOUGH SOME OF YOU MIGHT FIND
THAT IT'S A SAD SONG
AND THAT'S OKAY.
UH, BUT TO ME IT'S MORE LIKE
A SLEEPY SOUND.
LIKE A SLEEPY SOUND.
AND UH, AND THAT'S OKAY TOO.
WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE MUSIC
ALWAYS ENERGIZING US
AND MAKING US
MOVE TO THE BEAT.
AGAIN,
WE CAN SIT BACK AND RELAX.
WE CAN RELAX WHEN
WE'RE LISTENING TO MUSIC,
AND THAT'S SO WONDERFUL
BECAUSE MUSIC IS USED
IN SO MANY WAYS.
IT'S VERSATILE.
WE CAN USE IT TO RELAX,
WE CAN USE IT TO MOVE AROUND.
AND WE CAN MUSIC...
USE MUSIC, UH, TO UH,
JUMP UP AND DOWN
AND PRETEND WE'RE ELEPHANTS
AS WELL, RIGHT?
UM, I'M GOING TO PLAY
ONE MORE FOR YOU.
I'M GONNA PLAY ONE MORE
FOR YOU.
(STRUMMING HARD AND FAST)
HOW DID THAT ONE MAKE YOU FEEL,
BOYS AND GIRLS?
YES! YES, IT MADE ME FEEL
A LITTLE BIT MORE ENERGETIC
AS WELL.
UH, IT MAY HAVE SOUNDED
LIKE A LITTLE BIT
OF ROCK AND ROLL SOUND.
UH, AND OH!
YOU KNOW WHAT
I SHOULD HAVE DONE?
I SHOULD HAVE PUT THESE ONES ON
TO PLAY THAT.
He puts on sunglasses and says
BUT MAYBE THAT WOULD'VE
GIVEN IT AWAY TOO MUCH.
YOU MIGHT'VE THOUGHT
ROCK AND ROLL TOO QUICKLY.
UH, BUT THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT
OF A ROCK AND ROLL SOUND.
AND UH, THAT MAY HAVE GIVEN US
SOME ENERGY TO MOVE AROUND.
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT
MY FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT AGAIN.
AGAIN, MY FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT
IS THE GUITAR.
AND DID YOU KNOW THAT SOME
INSTRUMENTS COME FROM FAMILIES
JUST LIKE WE COME FROM FAMILIES,
AND DIFFERENT FAMILIES?
AND UH,
THIS PARTICULAR INSTRUMENT
COMES FROM THE STRING FAMILY.
SO, WE CALL THIS
A STRING FAMILY
AND THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU CAN STRUM.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "String family."
Robert continues
AND SO IT'S PART
OF THE STRING FAMILY
WHEN YOU CAN STRUM A STRING.
FOR MOST OF THE CASES, THAT'S
HOW THE STRING FAMILY WORKS.
NOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF
DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS OUT THERE.
THERE ARE SOME INSTRUMENTS
THAT YOU HIT OR TAP.
CAN ANYBODY THINK OF AN
INSTRUMENT THAT YOU MIGHT HIT?
YEAH, THE DRUMS.
VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD.
AND UH, THERE ARE
SOME INSTRUMENTS
THAT YOU CAN BLOW INTO.
YEAH. ANY INSTRUMENTS
THAT YOU CAN THINK OF
THAT YOU CAN BLOW INTO?
GOOD, A SAXOPHONE!
VERY GOOD.
VERY GOOD. A FLUTE.
EXCELLENT, YES.
SO, THERE ARE ALL KINDS
OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES
OF INSTRUMENTS.
UM, NOW, IF YOU DON'T HAVE
AN INSTRUMENT AT HOME,
THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE, UH,
THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS
TO MAKE INSTRUMENTS.
SO, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
WAYS YOU CAN MAKE INSTRUMENTS
JUST WITH THINGS THAT WE HAVE
LAYING AROUND THE HOUSE.
UH, I WANT YOU TO, UH...
SO I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU
TO WATCH THIS, UH,
EPISODE OF
BACKYARD BEATS.
AND UH, THIS IS
A FAVOURITE SHOW OF MINE
BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT INSTRUMENTS
AND ABOUT MUSIC.
AND UH, WHEN I...
WHEN YOU'RE DONE I'LL COME BACK
AND WE'LL TALK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT
AND HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS.
AND SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
Now an animated slate reads "TVOKids and BGM original."
A voice says WHEE!
(GIGGLING)
Fast clips show a teenager with long dark hair in a ponytail. She wears a red t-shirt and denim dungarees as she holds a ukulele.
A caption reads "Monica."
Monica says MY NAME IS MONICA,
AND MUSIC IS MY THING.
(IMITATING TRUMPET)
I'M INVITING PRO MUSICIANS
TO MY BACKYARD
FOR EPIC JAM SESSIONS.
Three women sing
ABSOLUTELY
Monica continues ALONG FOR THE RIDE
ARE JUNIOR JAMMERS
WHO LOVE TO MAKE SOME NOISE.
(YODELLING)
Monica continues TOGETHER, THEY INSPIRE ME
TO MAKE DIY CRAFT-STRUMENTS
FOR THE BIG PERFORMANCE.
Fast clips show adults and kids playing instruments and singing.
A boy says COUNT US IN.
THREE, TWO, ONE!
Monica continues INSTRUMENTS IN HAND,
WE ALL JOIN IN...
(STRUMMING)
WOO!... AND MAKE
SOME BACKYARD BEATS!
A colourful, animated sign made of homemade instruments spells out the words "Backyard beats."
Monica stands in a backyard by a large blue table.
She says THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
THE SOUND OF SANDPAPER TO WOOD
THAT REALLY MAKES ME SMILE.
(RHYTHMIC SCRATCHING
OVER ACOUSTIC GUITAR STRUMMING)
(MUSIC STOPPING)
(SCRATCHING,
ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYING)
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)
(GUITAR RESUMING)
She turns around as a cowboy hat becomes visible behind a wooden fence.
Monica turns around and says I KNOW THAT COWBOY!
BRETT KISSEL AND HIS GUITAR
ARE MAKING IT COUNTRY TODAY!
She opens a door and a man steps into the backyard. He's tall, young, with a stubble, and wears a brown shirt and the black cowboy hat seen before. He holds an acoustic guitar.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Brett Kissel. Backyard Jammer."
Brett says HEY!
I DIDN'T SEE A DOORBELL
SO I MADE ONE
OF MY OWN.
Monica says BRETT KISSEL,
READY FOR THE HANDSHAKE?
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
Monica and Brett perform a complicated secret handshake using their hands, elbows and feet.
He says NAILED IT!
She says THANKS FOR JOINING ME
IN THE BACKYARD
AND BRINGING YOUR GUITAR
FOR THE JAM SESSION LATER.
He says MY PLEASURE!
She says HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?
He says YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS
SEVEN YEARS OLD,
I GOT MY VERY FIRST GUITAR
FROM MY MEEMA
AT CHRISTMASTIME.
IT WAS UNDERNEATH
THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
STILL THE BEST PRESENT
I EVER GOT.
She says WHAT WAS THE FIRST SONG
YOU EVER WROTE ON YOUR GUITAR?
He says I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD
AND I WROTE MY FIRST SONG
AND I BELIEVE IT WAS CALLED
"WASTIN' TIME."
She says CAN I HEAR A LITTLE BIT?
I DON'T THINK
I'VE PLAYED THAT SONG
SINCE I WAS
SEVEN YEARS OLD,
BUT IT GOES LIKE THIS.
He plays the guitar and sings
IF YOU ASK ME
HOW I'M DOIN'
I'LL JUST SAY I'M FINE
AND IF YOU ASK ME
WHAT I'M DOIN'
I'M JUST WASTIN' TIME
THAT'S HOW IT GOES.
She says AMAZING!
He says THANK YOU.
She says SO, YOU'VE ALWAYS
BEEN COUNTRY?
He says I HAVE. I GREW UP
ON A CATTLE RANCH
THAT'S BEEN IN MY FAMILY
FOR OVER 100 YEARS
BACK IN SAINT PAUL,
ALBERTA.
She says IT'S TIME
TO GET MY DIY ON.
I HAVE A CRAFT-STRUMENT
TO BUILD
SO I CAN BE READY
TO JOIN YOU ON STAGE.
He says AND I'M GONNA GET THIS
ALL TUNED UP
SO I CAN BE A PART
OF THE BACKYARD SESSION.
SEE,
I LIVE IN NASHVILLE NOW
BUT I'LL STILL ALWAYS BE
A CANADIAN KID.
She says AND I'LL ALWAYS BE
A BRETT KISSEL FAN.
TIME TO GET CRAFTY!
(ACOUSTIC RIFF)
He says THAT'S JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING
TO WISH YOU GOOD LUCK.
She says OH, THANKS!
He says YOU'RE WELCOME.
Now a band made of three rocks appears. The rocks stand on a tree stump.
The singer says BRETT KISSEL'S VISIT
CALLS FOR A GUITAR SOLO!
(IMITATING ELECTRIC GUITAR)
The drummer says ROCKY, WHERE'S YOUR GUITAR?
Rocky the singer says IT'S RIGHT HERE!
The bass player says NAH, THAT'S
AN AIR GUITAR, MATE.
The drummer says YOU LOST YOUR GUITAR AGAIN,
DIDN'T YOU?
Rocky says YEE-ES.
The bass player says WELL, MONICA'S
MAKING ONE NOW!
Monica brings supplies to her table as a caption reads "Guitar craft-strument."
A difficulty gauge shows it's 4 out of 5.
Monica says OKAY. THAT'S ALL
THE SUPPLIES I'LL NEED.
I'VE GOT
A BUNCH OF CARDBOARD,
A HOT GLUE GUN, CRAFT KNIFE,
STRING, SCISSORS,
WOODEN SKEWERS, TOOTHPICKS,
FISHING LINE, AND A MARKER.
She ties her hair back.
A caption reads "The body."
Monica says FIRST UP, I NEED TO DRAW
THE SHAPE OF THE GUITAR.
FREEHAND IS AN OPTION,
BUT CAN BE TOUGH.
SO A LITTLE TRICK
IS TO USE TWO DIFFERENT SIZED
BOWLS AS A GUIDE.
On cardboard, she draws two semi circles using a large bowl and a medium bowl. She completes the shape of a guitar using the marker, then cuts it using a cutter.
She says NOW IT'S TIME
TO CUT OUT A FRONT
AND A BACK FOR THE GUITAR.
THEN, FOR THE FRONT,
TAKE A GLASS TO TRACE A HOLE
IN THE CENTRE.
She draws a smaller circle inside the shape using a glass and cuts out a hole.
She says THAT HOLE IS BASICALLY WHERE
THE SOUND WILL BE MADE LOUDER
AFTER I STRUM THE STRINGS!
NOW, I NEED TO MAKE TWO LONG,
RECTANGULAR PIECES
THAT MAKE UP THE SIDE
OF THE GUITAR.
As she measures and cuts out two long pieces of cardboard she says
SO, MEASURE THE LENGTH
WITH STRING,
CUT THE PIECES,
AND NOW I'M READY
TO GLUE THE PIECES
TO THE FRONT OF THE GUITAR,
LIKE SO!
She glues the sides onto the first shape and says I THINK IT'S STARTING
TO LOOK LIKE AN ACTUAL GUITAR!
A caption reads "The neck."
A picture pops up with a green arrow pointing at the neck of the guitar.
Monica says TIME TO MAKE THE NECK
OF THE GUITAR.
IT'S CALLED THE NECK
OF THE GUITAR BECAUSE...
WELL, IT KINDA LOOKS
LIKE A NECK, DON'T YOU THINK?
GIRAFFE NECK?
THE BASE OF THE NECK
SHOULDN'T BE WIDER
THAN THE CIRCLE IN THE MIDDLE
BECAUSE THE STRINGS
HAVE TO LINE UP WITH THAT HOLE.
ONCE I'VE MEASURED AND CUT
THE NECK OF THE GUITAR,
I'LL TRACE IT
AND CUT OUT TWO MORE.
She measures and cuts three identical cardboard necks and glues them together.
She says I'M GONNA GLUE THEM TOGETHER
TO MAKE IT MORE STABLE.
NOW, THE KEY TO MAKING
THIS THING WORK WELL,
SOUND GOOD, AND LAST,
IS TO MAKE IT STRONG.
SO, I'M GOING TO REINFORCE
THE BACK OF THE NECK
WITH EIGHT CARDBOARD RECTANGLES,
EACH ONE A BIT SMALLER
THAN THE NEXT.
STACK AND GLUE THEM TOGETHER
TO THE BACK OF THE NECK,
MAKING IT STRONG
FOR THOSE BLAZING SOLOS.
NOW, GLUE THE NECK TO THE BODY
OF THE GUITAR.
She cuts the shape and glues them to the back of the neck, which she then glues to the body of the guitar.
(IMITATING SOLO)
She says WAH! WAH, WAH, WAAH
The caption changes to "The bridge."
Monica says NOW FOR THE BRIDGE.
NOT THE OVER A RIVER KIND.
(DRUM RIMSHOT)
THE GUITAR BRIDGE IS THE PART
THAT HOLDS ALL THE STRINGS
IN PLACE.
As she performs the activities she describes, she says
I'M GOING TO CUT OUT
A SMALL RECTANGLE
THAT'S JUST A BIT WIDER
THAN THE BASE
OF THE GUITAR NECK.
USING SOMETHING POINTY,
POKE SIX HOLES
EVENLY SPACED
IN THE BRIDGE PIECE,
THEN LINE IT UP AND POKE HOLES
IN THE SAME SPOTS
ON THE FRONT OF THE GUITAR
LIKE THIS.
I'M MAKING A PRETTY STANDARD
ACOUSTIC STYLE GUITAR,
BUT THERE ARE MANY TYPES
OF GUITARS... AND THE SQUIGGLY-WIGGLY!
OKAY, I MADE THE LAST ONE UP.
TO HOLD THE STRINGS ON, I NEED
TO LINE UP THE BRIDGE PIECE
WITH THE HOLES IN THE GUITAR
AND GLUE IT IN PLACE.
THEN, BREAK OFF PIECES
OF THE BARBECUE SKEWER STICKS
AND GLUE THEM IN THE HOLES.
The caption changes to "The frets."
Monica says NOW, DON'T FRET,
BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR THE FRETS!
HA!
(CHUCKLING)
I CRACK MYSELF UP.
"FRET" IS OFTEN USED
AS A VERB,
MEANING SIMPLY TO PRESS DOWN
ON THE STRING BEHIND A FRET.
MUSIC TALK FOR "EACH FRET
GIVES YOU A DIFFERENT SOUND."
THERE ARE 16 FRETS AND
THEY GET CLOSER TO EACH OTHER
THE FURTHER DOWN THE NECK
THEY ARE PLACED.
THE EASIEST WAY IS TO DRAW
THE LINES ON FIRST,
THEN GLUE TOOTHPICKS DOWN
ON THE PROPER SPOTS.
She draws lines along the neck of the guitar, glues toothpicks to them, then holds up a sandwich.
She says BREAK TIME!
SAVE ONE TOOTHPICK
FOR YOUR TEETH.
A caption reads "The strings."
Monica says NOW, I'VE GOT THE FISHING LINE.
As she makes strings out of fishing line, she says
WRAP IT AROUND THE BARBECUE
SKEWERS IN THE BRIDGE
AND THEN GLUE THEM IN PLACE.
DO IT FOR ALL SIX STRINGS.
NEXT, INSERT SMALL PIECES
OF THE BARBECUE SKEWERS
INTO THE HEAD OF THE GUITAR
TO ATTACH THE OTHER END
OF THE STRINGS TO.
WRAP THE STRINGS
AROUND THE SKEWERS
AND GLUE THEM INTO PLACE.
THE TIGHTER THE STRINGS,
THE BETTER THE SOUND.
The caption changes to "The final step."
Monica says NOW, JUST GLUE THE BACK ON.
TA-DA!
She plays her cardboard guitar.
(TWANGY, OFF-KEY STRUMMING)
She says WHILE I THROW SOME
FINISHING TOUCHES ON IT,
LET'S MEET RYDER,
WHO'S NOT ONLY
AN INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN,
BUT IS GOING TO SHOW US
WHAT THE GUITAR MEANS TO HIM.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Ryder. Junior Jammer."
Ryder has short auburn hair.
He says I'M RYDER AND I PLAY GUITAR.
He stands outside a house porch and plays an acoustic guitar.
(UPBEAT STRUMMING)
The caption changes to "First notes."
He says I WAS IN THE MUSIC SHOP
AND I SPOTTED A GUITAR
AND I REALLY, REALLY WANTED IT.
AND SO I BEGGED MY MOM
TO GET ME IT.
WHEN MY MOM
BOUGHT ME THAT GUITAR,
I PROMISED HER
THAT I WOULD PLAY EVERY DAY,
AND I KEPT THAT PROMISE.
FIVE FAST FACTS!
The caption changes to "Five fast facts."
As pictures show him playing tennis, Ryder says I LOVE TO SKATEBOARD.
I'M A TENNIS PRO.
I REALLY LIKE VEGETABLES.
BROCCOLI OVER FRIES ANY TIME.
I LOVE TO ACT.
I'M THE LEAD SINGER OF MY BAND
CALLED GROUNDED.
I STARTED TAKING MUSIC LESSONS
FOUR YEARS AGO
WITH MY MUSIC TEACHER NICK.
Ryder and a man in his twenties sit in a small acoustic room holding two guitars.
Nick says IF YOU GO TO A G...
Ryder says I TAKE LESSONS EVERY WEEK.
(IMITATING GUITAR)
The caption changes to "Mouth-strument."
Ryder plays air guitars and imitates the sound of a guitar.
The caption changes to "Centre stage."
Ryder says I LOVE TO WRITE MY OWN SONGS.
IF I'M FEELING HAPPY OR
IF I'M FEELING DOWN OR ANGRY,
I JUST...
I'LL ALWAYS WRITE A SONG.
I START OFF WITH LIKE,
WRITING THE LYRICS.
AND THEN I PUT IN
SOME GUITAR.
AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE HARD,
FINDING THE RIGHT THING
TO GO WITH THE WORDS.
RECENTLY I'VE BEEN
GETTING INTO COUNTRY MUSIC
AND IT'S TOTALLY
DIFFERENT STYLE.
TO REALLY CAPTURE
THE COUNTRY VIBE,
YOU GOTTA LEARN SOMETHING
CALLED THE HAMMER-ONS,
AND IT JUST MAKES IT SOUND
LIKE A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING.
YOU SORT OF RAISE YOUR FINGER
WHILE YOU'RE PLAYING IT
SO IT MAKES LIKE A...
DUHHN...
(STRUMMING HAMMER-ON)
The caption changes to "Living the dream."
Ryder says I WANNA BE A FAMOUS
PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO WORK HARD,
LIKE A LOT.
PRACTISE.
I HAVE TO MAKE A GOOD SONG.
SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY
WILL LOVE AND LISTEN TO.
The caption changes to "MAKE SOME NOISE!"
Ryder plays the guitar and sings
IT'S A MYSTERY
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD
NO ONE CAN CATCH ME
IF THEY CAN
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD
JUST YOU SEE
WHAT I CAN...
(APPLAUSE)
Back to the rock rock band, Rocky says
RYDER MAKES ME WANNA
ROCK AND ROLL!
The drummer says WOW, ROCKY.
DON'T ROCK TOO HARD!
The bass player says HE'S REALLY SHREDDING
THAT GUITAR!
Rocky drops his guitar accidentally and says WHOA.
UM... LUCKY BRETT KISSEL
HAS HIS GUITAR!
The drummer says HE'S HERE TO JAM NOW
WITH RYDER AND MONICA!
In the backyard, Monica holds up the finished and decorated cardboard guitar and says
THE DIY GUITAR IS READY,
COMPLETE WITH
SOME COOL FLAMES.
LET'S PUT IT TO WORK
AND SEE HOW IT GOES.
READY, GUYS?
She walks up to Brett and Ryder, who each hold their guitars.
Brett says WE'RE ALL TUNED UP
AND READY TO GO.
Ryder says FOR SURE!
Monica says COUNT US IN,
RYDER.
Ryder says ONE, TWO...
(ALL PLAYING TOGETHER)
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Brett Kissel, Ryder and Monica."
Brett sings
BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES
I WAS SKINNY AND SIX
I HAD SECOND-HAND SKATES
AND A NEW HOCKEY STICK
IT WAS NORTHERN ALBERTA
AND NOBODY THOUGHT
THAT THE KID FROM THE FARM
WOULD AMOUNT TO A LOT
GROWIN' UP HOW I DID WELL,
I KNEW HOW TO WORK
SO I PRACTISED
MY FIRST SEARS GUITAR
TILL I HURT
NOW I TRAVEL AROUND
AND THEY PAY ME TO PLAY
AND WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME
I'M SO PROUD TO SAY
I'M A CANADIAN KID
BORN AND BRED
HAVE TWO BOOTS
A TO ZED
AND ANYWHERE IN THIS WORLD
THAT I MAY LAY MY HEAD
I'LL STILL ALWAYS BE
A CANADIAN KID
YEAH, I'M A CANADIAN KID
BORN AND BRED
HAVE TWO BOOTS
A TO ZED
AND ANYWHERE IN THIS WORLD
THAT I MAY LAY MY HEAD
I'LL STILL ALWAYS BE
A CANADIAN KID
I'LL STILL ALWAYS BE
A CANADIAN KID.
(APPLAUSE)
Brett says GOOD JOB!
An animated slate reads "TVOKids."
Back in his room, Robert says
WELL, BOYS AND GIRLS,
THAT WAS AN EXCITING EPISODE
OF
BACKYARD BEATS
AND IT WAS ALL ABOUT?
YOU GUESSED IT...
THE GUITAR!
YEAH, IT WAS A FUN ONE,
FUN EPISODE
AND I SURE ENJOYED IT
BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT THE GUITAR.
NOW, I KNOW I'VE BEEN TALKING
A LOT ABOUT GUITAR.
UH, AND UH,
SO I'M GOING TO PLAY SOME...
SOME TUNES AGAIN,
AND I WANT YOU
TO STAND UP AGAIN
AND I WANT YOU TO REALLY
MOVE AROUND TO THE MUSIC.
SO, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE
TO SHOW ME
THE TYPE OF ANIMAL
THAT YOU WANT TO BE
WHILE I'M PLAYING MUSIC.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO PLAY
ALWAYS THE SAME THING.
I'M GOING TO CHANGE IT UP,
AND THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE YOU
GET TO CHANGE UP YOUR ANIMAL.
AND I DO THIS IN
MY OWN CLASSROOM SOMETIMES
AND THE KIDS JUST LOVE IT
BECAUSE THEY CAN PRETEND THEY'RE
ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS
AND THEY CAN EVEN
MAKE UP SOME ANIMALS.
OKAY? SO, AND THERE'S
NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
UH, WE CAN MOVE AROUND TO
ANYTHING THAT WE WANNA DO.
SO, LET'S START OFF
WITH SOMETHING
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT SLOW.
(SLOW STRUMMING)
IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY
STANDING UP,
GO AHEAD AND STAND UP.
WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL WOULD YOU
THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR THIS?
AND IF YOU'RE THINKING
OF SOMETHING,
GO AHEAD AND MOVE AROUND.
TO ME, IT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT
LIKE A BUTTERFLY MOVING AROUND,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
A BUTTERFLY.
YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN ANIMAL.
(CHORDS CHANGING)
VERY GOOD.
EXCELLENT JOB,
BOYS AND GIRLS.
NOW, I'M GOING TO PLAY SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
(STRUMMING SLIGHTLY FASTER
MINOR CHORDS)
(MAJOR CHORDS)
WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL DOES THIS
MAKE YOU THINK OF,
WHEN I'M PLAYING THIS TUNE?
VERY GOOD!
OH, MAYBE SOME OF YOU
WANT TO BE A UNICORN,
A SPARKLY UNICORN!
I DON'T KNOW. DOES THIS MAKE YOU
THINK OF SPARKLY UNICORNS?
MAYBE A HORSE,
ANOTHER TYPE OF HORSE
JUMPING AROUND, GALLOPING.
WELL, THAT WAS FUN,
BOYS AND GIRLS.
I HOPE THAT YOU WERE GETTING UP
AND SHOWING ME THE TYPE
OF ANIMAL THAT YOU WANT TO BE
WHEN YOU WERE LISTENING
TO THE MUSIC.
AND YOU CAN DO THIS
WITH ANY KIND OF MUSIC.
WHEN YOU'RE LISTENING
TO MUSIC AT HOME
YOU CAN DEFINITELY MOVE AROUND
AND UH, SHOW...
MAYBE SHOW PEOPLE
IN YOUR FAMILY
HOW YOU CAN PRETEND
YOU'RE A DIFFERENT ANIMAL.
UH, AND YOU CAN START OFF MAYBE
BY DOING THE ELEPHANT STOMPS.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S UP TO YOU.
BUT IT SURE IS FUN
TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS OURSELVES
AND MOVE OUR BODIES
TO THE MUSIC.
UH, BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT MUSIC THERE FOR.
IT'S THERE FOR US
TO EXPRESS OURSELVES.
AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB
DOING IT TODAY.
UH, I WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING ELSE. A LITTLE BIT...
MAYBE IF YOU CAN STAND
SUPER TALL FOR ME.
(HAPPY SOUNDING STRUMMING)
GOOD!
NOW, I WANT YOU TO GET DOWN
A LITTLE BIT LOWER.
(STRUMMING SLOWER)
LET'S GO UP TALLER AGAIN,
TALLER, TALLER.
(STRUMMING FASTER)
AND A LITTLE BIT LOWER.
(SLOWING DOWN AGAIN)
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?
VERY GOOD,
BOYS AND GIRLS!
VERY GOOD.
AND WE'RE GONNA GET UP
REALLY TALL.
(PLAYING LOUDER, FASTER)
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!
GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB.
UP ON YOUR TIPPY-TOES.
WELL, THAT WAS FUN,
BOYS AND GIRLS.
GOOD WAY OF
MOVING OURSELVES AROUND.
WHEW! THAT MUST BE TIRING
TO DO ALL THAT WORK,
GOING UP AND DOWN ON YOUR TOES
AND GETTING REALLY LOW.
AND EARLIER,
PRETENDING YOU WERE ANIMALS
AND STOMPING AROUND
AND GALLOPING AROUND.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK
BUT IT'S A GREAT WAY TO EXPRESS
OURSELVES THROUGH MUSIC.
SO, UH, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH,
HOW MUSIC CAN BE...
AGAIN, WE DON'T NEED TO USE
WORDS IN OUR MUSIC.
UH, WE CAN, UH, DEFINITELY
LISTEN TO MUSIC
AND BE ABLE TO EXPRESS OURSELVES
WHEN WE'RE MOVING,
BUT I ALSO WANTED
TO SHOW IT YOU A LITTLE BIT.
I WANT TO PROVE TO YOU
THAT YOU CAN YOU
RECOGNIZE A SONG
WITHOUT ME
DOING THE WORDS AT ALL.
AND SO,
I'M GOING TO DO A SONG,
AND I MIGHT PLAY THE SONG
AND MAYBE HUM A LITTLE BIT
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND I'M GONNA SEE IF YOU CAN
GUESS THE SONG THAT I'M PLAYING.
AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING
TO SING WORDS.
I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE SOUNDS
WITH MY MOUTH MAYBE
AND PLAY THE SONG
ON THE GUITAR.
AND LET'S SEE
IF YOU CAN GUESS IT, OKAY?
SO, LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.
(STRUMMING)
(HUMMING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TUNE)
ANY GUESSES ON THAT ONE,
BOYS AND GIRLS?
ANY GUESSES ON THAT ONE?
THAT'S RIGHT,
IT WAS "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"!
AND IF ANYBODY HAS A BIRTHDAY
RIGHT NOW,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
UH, BUT YEAH,
THAT'S "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" SONG.
I FIGURED THAT MAYBE A LOT OF US
WOULD RECOGNIZE THAT ONE.
UH, I'M GOING TO DO
ANOTHER ONE, MAYBE.
AND UH, LET'S SEE
IF YOU RECOGNIZE THIS ONE.
(SINGING "TWINKLE TWINKLE" TUNE)
ALL RIGHT NOW, AND CAN ANY OF
YOU GUESS THE SONG OF THIS ONE?
NOW, SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE SAYING
"TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR."
VERY GOOD.
OTHERS MIGHT BE SAYING
MAYBE THE ALPHABET SONG.
AND WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT THAT
IS THEY HAVE THE SAME TUNE.
THEY HAVE THE SAME
MUSICAL TUNE.
UH, SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT...
TWINKLE, TWINKLE,
LITTLE STAR
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
SO, IT'S THE SAME TUNE,
JUST DIFFERENT WORDS.
SO, IF YOU GUESSED "ABC,"
YOU ARE CORRECT.
IF YOU GUESSED "TWINKLE,
TWINKLE" YOU ARE ALSO CORRECT.
SO, THAT'S KIND OF A NEAT THING
ABOUT THAT SONG,
IS IT CAN BE USED, UH,
FOR TWO DIFFERENT SONGS.
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S ONE.
MAYBE THIS'LL BE
MY LAST ONE.
AND WE'LL SEE
IF YOU CAN GET THIS ONE.
THIS ONE MIGHT BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT.
(UPBEAT STRUMMING)
(SINGING
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS" TUNE)
ANY GUESSES ON THAT ONE?
THAT'S RIGHT-
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS."
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS,"
VERY GOOD! VERY GOOD.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE,
YOU DON'T NEED TO HEAR
THE WORDS IN THE MUSIC
TO UNDERSTAND THE SOUND OF IT.
ALL THE SONGS HAVE
DIFFERENT SOUNDS,
UH, DIFFERENT FEELINGS.
"TWINKLE, TWINKLE" HAS
A LITTLE BIT OF A LULLABY FEEL,
MAYBE SOMETHING TO RELAX TO.
OR AS IN "ABC" SONG,
SOMETHING TO LEARN TO.
AND THEN "WHEELS ON THE BUS."
IS SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT
MORE ENERGETIC
AND IT GETS US MOVING.
AND OF COURSE, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY,"
THAT'S A FUN SONG TO SING
AND IT BRINGS US GREAT MEMORIES
OF OUR BIRTHDAYS
OR BIRTHDAYS OF OUR FRIENDS
AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
UH, AND SO, UH, MUSIC
IS WONDERFUL THAT WAY
BECAUSE IT HELPS US REMEMBER
SUCH WONDERFUL THINGS.
NOW, I KNOW I'VE BEEN TALKING
A LOT ABOUT GUITAR,
AND PRETTY MUCH IT DOMINATED
THIS ENTIRE EPISODE TODAY,
AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER
WONDERFUL INSTRUMENTS OUT THERE.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE,
I HAVE A PIANO BEHIND HERE.
BUT I HAVE A FEW KEYBOARDS
IN MY CLASSROOM
BACK AT MY SCHOOL,
AND I LOVE TO PLAY THE KEYBOARD.
AND I'M SURE THAT SOME OF YOU
MIGHT BE INTERESTED ALSO
IN LEARNING HOW TO HIT THE KEYS.
(PLAYING LOW PIANO NOTES)
UH, AND MIGHT BE INTERESTED
IN UNDERSTANDING
HOW A KEYBOARD WORKS
OR MAYBE HOW TO
PUT ONE TOGETHER YOURSELF.
SO, I WANT YOU
TO CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO
AND UH,
HAVE SOME FUN WITH THAT ONE
AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
Fast clips show a teenager with long dark hair in a ponytail. She wears a red t-shirt and denim dungarees as she holds a ukulele.
A caption reads "Monica."
Monica says MY NAME IS MONICA,
AND MUSIC IS MY THING.
(IMITATING TRUMPET)
I'M INVITING PRO MUSICIANS
TO MY BACKYARD
FOR EPIC JAM SESSIONS.
Three women sing
ABSOLUTELY
Monica continues ALONG FOR THE RIDE
ARE JUNIOR JAMMERS
WHO LOVE TO MAKE SOME NOISE.
(YODELLING)
Monica continues TOGETHER, THEY INSPIRE ME
TO MAKE DIY CRAFT-STRUMENTS
FOR THE BIG PERFORMANCE.
Fast clips show adults and kids playing instruments and singing.
A boy says COUNT US IN.
THREE, TWO, ONE!
Monica continues INSTRUMENTS IN HAND,
WE ALL JOIN IN...
(STRUMMING)
WOO!... AND MAKE
SOME BACKYARD BEATS!
A colourful, animated sign made of homemade instruments spells out the words "Backyard beats."
Monica stands in a backyard by a large blue table.
Monica says HEY! MONICA HERE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO SET UP
DECORATIONS OF LATER TODAY.
She drops a box filled with party supplies.
(NOISEMAKER NOISES)
Monica says AGH!
IT'S GONNA BE A REAL PARTY!
YOU'LL SEE.
WHERE IS IT?
THERE IT IS!
(GIGGLING)
She picks out an empty plastic container with a smiley face drawn on it with black marker.
She taps on it and sings
NOTHIN'S IN MY WAY
MY NAME'S MONICA
AND I'VE GOT A DRUM
I CAN PLAY
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A PARTY TODAY
A young man pops his head over the fence and says HEY!
WHO'S MAKING
ALL THAT RACKET?
Another young man says KEEP IT DOWN
OVER THERE!
Another man says OH,
WE'RE JUST KIDDING.
A fourth man says YOU SOUND AWESOME!
Monica says THANKS!
The first man says SO, ARE YOU
GONNA LET US IN?
Monica says YEAH! OH.
MY FAVE
POP ROCK QUARTET!
JANE'S PARTY,
GET IN HERE!
(LAUGHING)
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Jane's Party. Backyard Jammers."
As the four young men walk in they high-five Monica.
One says YEAH! WOO!
Monica says READY FOR
THE HANDSHAKE?
The four guests say YEAH!
In fast-motion Monica performs her secret handshake with all four guests.
They all say GOOD GAME.
GOOD GAME.
GOOD GAME.
GOOD GAME.
(WHISTLE BLOWING)
Monica says OKAY.
ROLL CALL. KEYS.
A guest with curly brown hair and a beard says JEFF, PRESENT.
Monica says GUITAR.
A clean-shaven guest with dark hair salutes as he says TOM, HERE.
Monica says BASS?
A clean-shaven guest with wavy graying hair says DEVON, ALSO HERE.
Monica says AND DRUMS.
A dark haired and bearded ZACH, READY TO ROCK.
Monica says THERE AIN'T NO PARTY
LIKE A JANE'S PARTY
'CAUSE THE BAND
BRINGS ALL THE FUN!
The guests say YEAH!
Monica says JEFF, I GOTTA ASK-
WHO'S JANE?
Jeff says JANE'S ACTUALLY A STREET.
IT'S WHERE WE ALL MET
AT SCHOOL.
A says I LOVE A GOOD BLOCK PARTY!
(HORN HONKING)
A says OKAY, WHICH BRINGS ME
TO A VERY SERIOUS
RAPID Q and A SESSION.
(GAME SHOW THEME PLAYING)
A says DEVON,
FAVOURITE PARTY SNACK.
Devon says UH, PRETZELS!
A says TOM,
FAVOURITE PARTY GAME.
Tom says UH, HULA HOOP.
A says ZACH,
FAVOURITE TYPE OF PARTY.
Zach says JANE'S PARTY!
(AIR HORN BLOWING)
A says JEFF,
IF I HAVE 14 BALLOONS
AND I POP 12 AND THEN I BLOW UP
TWO MORE BALLOONS,
HOW MANY BALLOONS
DO I HAVE LEFT?
Jeff says UH, I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS NEVER GOOD AT MATH.
(BUZZER SOUNDING)
A says JEFF, I TAKE PARTY PLANNING
VERY SERIOUSLY.
FOR THE RECORD,
THE ANSWER IS FOUR.
The band says AH!
A says LIKE YOU GUYS,
A QUARTET!
I'M SO GLAD YOU GUYS
ARE ALL HERE.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY
THE INSPIRATION
FOR MY NEXT
CRAFT-STRUMENT.
IT'S TIME TO GET
THIS PARTY STARTED!
The guests all say TOTALLY!
a says JINX.
(LAUGHING)
The rock rock band appears.
Rocky says IT'S A PARTY!
(HOOTING)
The drummer says RIGHT NOW...
(HOOTING)
The drummer says MONICA'S MAKING...
(HOOTING)
(CLEARING THROAT)
The drummer says MAKING A...
(HOOTING)
The drummer says MAKING A KEYBOARD
CRAFT-STRUMENT. CHECK IT OUT!
(REPEATED HOOTING)
(DRUMMING AND CHANTING)
As she drums on the plastic container, Monica says
THE BAND IS HERE!
WHAT'S NEXT IS CLEAR
WE'LL STRIKE A CHORD
AND MAKE A KEYBOARD.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Keyboard craft-strument."
A difficulty gauge shows it's 3 out of 5.
A says WELL, I THINK
I'M WELL ON MY WAY
TO BECOMING THE FIFTH MEMBER
OF JANE'S PARTY.
COME ON!
THAT SONG I JUST WROTE?
GENIUS!
STRIKE A CHORD
MAKE A KEYBOARD
(PIANO KEYS PLAYING)
A says THE KEYBOARD!
MY NEXT CRAFT-STRUMENT BUILD.
SIX IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
FOR THIS DIY.
As she points at her supplies, she says
THERE'S SIX PIECES OF CORK
THAT I CUT FROM A HOT PAD,
SIX ELASTIC BANDS,
SIX GLASSES THAT GET WIDER
AT THE TOP,
AND SIX SPOONS.
I'M NOT COVERING THEM
IN GLUE AND GLITTER
OR DOING ANYTHING CRAZY.
THE KITCHEN SPOONS
CAN GO BACK IN THE KITCHEN
AS GOOD AS NEW.
THIS DIY ALSO NEEDS SCISSORS,
A CRAFT KNIFE,
MARKER, HOT GLUE,
AND CARDBOARD.
AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF WATER!
I BETTER GO GET THAT.
(DRAMATIC SPORTS MUSIC PLAYING)
In slow motion, Monica returns holding a bowl of water.
AS an ANNOUNCER, Monica says
THIS IS THE MOMENT
MONICA HAS BEEN TRAINING FOR
HER WHOLE LIFE.
SHE'S FILLED THE BOWL
VERY FULL,
MAKING THIS
HER MOST DIFFICULT ROUTINE YET.
IS IT POSSIBLE?
WILL SHE BE TAKING HOME
THE GOLD TONIGHT?
SHE'S DONE IT!
SHE'S REALLY DONE IT!
WHAT A MOMENT FOR MONICA.
WHAT A MOMENT FOR THE COUNTRY!
(RECORD SCRATCHING)
Standing by her table, Monica says
MIGHT I HUMBLY SUGGEST
GETTING A JUG OF WATER,
NOT A BOWL.
JUST AN IDEA.
A caption reads "The base."
A says I'VE CUT UP THE CARDBOARD
TO MAKE MY BOX.
Pointing at rectangular pieces of cardboard, she says
THIS IS THE BASE, THESE ARE THE
SIDES, AND THESE ARE THE ENDS.
As she performs the actions she mentions, she says
ON THE TOP SIDE, TRACE AROUND
THE GLASS ON THE SMALL END,
SO THE GLASS WON'T GO RIGHT
THROUGH WHEN YOU PLACE IT IN.
I'M DOING SIX
FOR SIX DIFFERENT KEYS.
CUT OUT THE HOLES.
USE CARDBOARD
TO ASSEMBLE A BOX,
BUT LEAVE OFF THE TOP.
NEXT STEP.
LINE UP THE SIX PIECES OF CORK
ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT PIECE
SO THEY'RE CENTRED TO WHERE
EACH GLASS IS POSITIONED
AND SIT JUST BELOW THE BASE.
WATCH THOSE FINGERS
WITH THE HOT GLUE.
THEY DON'T CALL IT HOT
FOR NOTHIN'!
Holding up the unfinished box with the cork pieces stuck inside, she dramatically shakes it and says
AT LAST, I'VE DONE IT.
IT IS COMPLETE!
IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!
The caption changes to "The keys."
As she continues working on the instrument, she says
NEXT, MARK AND CUT A HOLE IN
THE CARDBOARD ABOVE EACH CORK.
THEN, PUT EXTRA CARDBOARD
IN BETWEEN EACH CORK
TO SUPPORT THE BOX
WHEN THE TOP GOES ON.
THIS IS THE KEY ELEMENT.
PUSH THE SPOONS THROUGH
THE HOLES FROM THE INSIDE.
THEN ATTACH
THE TOP CARDBOARD PIECE
WITH THE SIX HOLES
FOR THE GLASSES ONTO THE BOX
AND SIT THE GLASSES IN PLACE.
PRESS ON THE HANDLE OF THE SPOON
AS THE KEY.
SEE WHAT I DID THERE?
"KEY" ELEMENT?
IT'S THE KEY?
OF THE KEYBOARD?
EH? EH?
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
a says ONCE THE SPOON, CORK, AND
GLASSES ARE POSITIONED JUST SO,
TIE THE ELASTIC BAND
ONTO THE SPOON HANDLE
TO KEEP IT IN PLACE.
The caption changes to "The sound."
A says FILL ONE GLASS WITH WATER.
NOW, I SHOULD BE ABLE
TO PRESS DOWN ON THE SPOON,
GETTING IT TO CLINK THE GLASS.
She presses on one spoon.
(LOW CLINKING)
She says MUSIC TO MY EARS.
(CLINKING)
She says I THINK I'LL MAKE THIS
THE LOWEST NOTE
IN MY CARDBOARD KEYBOARD.
LET'S GET TUNING.
FILL UP THE REMAINING GLASSES
WITH WATER.
THE MORE WATER,
THE LOWER THE NOTE WILL BE.
MAKE SURE ALL THE GLASSES
HAVE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF WATER.
WHAT HAS SIX KEYS
AND NO LOCKS?
MY KEYBOARD!
(DRUM RIMSHOT)
She says WOULD YOU LISTEN TO THIS?
She plays the keyboard.
(KEYS CLINKING)
She says SPOONS AND GLASSES OF WATER
MAKING A KEYBOARD?
I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D SEE THE DAY.
THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF
MY FAVOURITE CRAFT-STRUMENTS.
UHH! I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW IT
TO JANE'S PARTY
AND MY FRIEND OSKAR.
LET'S CHECK OUT
HIS KEYBOARD!
Fast clips show a blond boy running in a park.
A caption reads "Oskar. Junior Jammer."
Oskar says MY NAME IS OSKAR
AND I PLAY THE KEYBOARD.
(PLAYING UPBEAT SONG)
Oskar says I GREW UP WITH MY PARENTS
AND GRANDPARENTS
TEACHING ME ABOUT MUSIC.
HERE ARE FIVE FAST FACTS
ABOUT ME.
I'M ONE OF THREE
MUSICAL TRIPLETS.
I ALSO PLAY TROMBONE
WITH MY BROTHER AND GRANDPA.
Pictures show him with two blond children the same age, and playing the trombone with an older man.
Oskar says I LOVE SCHOOL BUT SURPRISINGLY
GOT A BAD GRADE IN MUSIC.
I MAKE SHORT MOVIES
WITH MY SIBLINGS.
I LOVE TO SWIM
AND DO WORKOUTS.
BONUS FACT, I PLAY KEYBOARD
AND CLASSICAL PIANO.
The caption changes to "The set-up."
As clips show a keyboard and an amplifier,
Oskar says THIS IS MY KEYBOARD.
MY DAD USUALLY HELPS ME HOOK
IT UP TO AN AMP OR A SPEAKER,
AND THERE ARE
TWO TYPES OF KEYS.
THERE'S THE BLACK KEYS
AND THE WHITE KEYS.
MY KEYBOARD ALSO HAS
A SUSTAIN PEDAL.
THE SUSTAIN PEDAL
MAKES NOTES GO ON FOR LONGER.
FOR INSTANCE, HERE'S A C.
(PLAYING SINGLE NOTE)
AND HERE'S A C
WITH THE SUSTAIN PEDAL.
(NOTE CONTINUES RINGING OUT)
YOU CAN MAKE THE NOTE
GO ON FOR LONGER,
EVEN IF YOU TAKE YOUR HAND
OFF THE NOTE.
ONCE YOU'VE GOT IT SET UP,
YOU CAN JUST PLAY.
(PLAYING MAJOR SCALE)
ME AND MY SIBLINGS
FIRST STARTED WRITING
AND MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER
LIKE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
WE HAVE CREATED A BAND
CALLED SPECTRUM 2.0
AND WE CALLED IT THAT
BECAUSE OUR DAD USED TO
HAVE A BAND CALLED SPECTRUM.
WE SORT OF ARE FOLLOWING
IN HIS FOOTSTEPS
BY CALLING OUR BAND
SPECTRUM 2.0.
IT'S PRETTY COOL.
(CHUCKLING)
NOW I THINK I'VE REALLY
FOUND MY OWN STYLE,
WHICH IS LIKE POP AND ROCK.
AND IT'S REALLY FUN
TO DO THAT.
The caption changes to "Mouth-strument."
Oskar sings.
(SINGING NOTES)
The caption changes to "Challenges."
Oskar says I SING AND PLAY THE KEYBOARD
AT THE SAME TIME,
WHICH MAKES MULTI-TASKING
A BIT HARD FOR ME.
BUT IF YOU KEEP PRACTISING
AND KEEP WORKING ON THAT BIT
THAT YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH,
YOU'LL GET IT EVENTUALLY.
The caption changes to "Living the dream."
Oskar says MY DREAMS FOR PLAYING KEYBOARD
IN THE FUTURE
IS TO BE LIKE, IN A BAND
WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE.
I JUST WANNA HAVE A BIG
MUSICAL CAREER IN MY LIFE.
IT COULD INVOLVE TEACHING,
IT COULD INVOLVE
ALL THIS OTHER STUFF,
BUT I JUST WANNA BE A MUSICIAN
WHEN I GROW UP.
The caption changes to "MAKE SOME NOISE!"
As he plays the keyboard and one of his siblings plays an electric guitar, they both sing
I'LL KEEP COUNTING
I'LL KEEP, KEEP COUNTING
TILL THE SUN COMES UP
TOMORROW
I'LL KEEP TRYING,
I'LL KEEP, KEEP TRYING
BUT I KNOW
I'LL BE UP TILL TOMORROW
I'M SITTIN' HERE WITH MY BED
ALL MADE
TRYIN' TO GET THROUGH
THE SORROW
I GUESS I'LL SIT HERE
TILL THE SUN COMES UP
JUST TO DO IT
ALL AGAIN TOMORROW...
(APPLAUSE)
Back to the rock rock band, Rocky looks at the bass player and says YOU READY?
The bass player says I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.
Rocky says OF COURSE IT IS!
THREE, TWO, ONE!
SURPRISE PARTY!
SURPRISE PARTY!
The drummer says AH!
The bass player says LET'S STICK
WITH JANE'S PARTY.
Rocky says IT'S THEIR JAM
RIGHT NOW.
The bass player says I TOLD YOU SHE
DOESN'T LIKE SURPRISES.
Back in her backyard, Monica says ALL RIGHT,
PARTY PEOPLE.
I'VE GOT
MY COOL WATER KEYBOARD.
JANE'S PARTY, OSKAR,
ARE YOU GUYS
READY TO ROCK?
Jane's Party and Oskar stand next to Monica with their instruments.
Jane's Party members say YEAH!
Oskar says I WAS BORN READY!
Monica says HERE COMES THE PARTY
OF THE CENTURY!
Jeff says OSKAR, MONICA.
I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD
OFFICIALLY BE
HONORARY
JANE'S PARTY MEMBERS.
Oskar says AWESOME.
Monica says OSKAR, WOULD YOU DO US
THE HONOURS AND COUNT US IN?
Oskar says ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
The caption changes to "Jane's Party, Oskar and Monica."
All together, they play and sing
IT ALL CAME CRASHING
IN WAVES
I HAD MY FEET
IN THE OCEAN
I JUST GOT CAUGHT
IN THE HAZE
LOST IN A SEA OF EMOTION
OH, I
WILL I EVER GET OUT OF HERE
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
I'M LOOKING FOR
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
I'M LOOKING FOR
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
I'M LOOKING FOR
YOU'RE THE LIGHT, YOU'RE
THE LIGHT, YOU'RE THE LIGHT
YOU'RE THE LIGHT,
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
I'M LOOKING FOR
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
I'M LOOKING FOR
YOU'RE THE LIGHT, YOU'RE
THE LIGHT, YOU'RE THE LIGHT...
(APPLAUSE)
As they high-five each other, they all say
YEAH!
YEAH!
WOO!
(GIGGLING)
An animated slate reads "TVOKids."
Back in his room, Robert says
HEY, WASN'T THAT EXCITING?
LEARNING HOW TO
PUT TOGETHER A KEYBOARD.
UH, THAT WAS SUPER FUN.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THAT EPISODE
OF
BACKYARD BEATS.
UH, IT'S A SUPER FUN SHOW,
AND I'M A LITTLE BIT BIASED
BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT INSTRUMENTS.
SO, UM,
WE TALKED ABOUT ME SHARING
MY LOVE OF MUSIC WITH YOU TODAY.
AND I HOPE THAT
YOU GOT TO ENJOY
THE EPISODE TODAY
ABOUT MUSIC
AND HOW WE FEEL DIFFERENT WAYS
WHEN WE HEAR MUSIC
AND HOW WE EXPRESS THROUGH MUSIC
WHEN WE'RE LISTENING TO A SONG.
UH, AND HOW WE
GIVE OURSELVES PERMISSION
TO RELAX WHEN WE HEAR A SONG
OR WE GIVE OURSELVES PERMISSION
TO FEEL DIFFERENT WAYS.
AND, UH,
REMEMBER, IT COULD BE
A SUPER SOFT AND EASY SONG
OR IT CAN BE
LIKE ROCK AND ROLL.
IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU
WHAT YOUR PREFERENCES ARE.
THERE'S NO RIGHT AND WRONG
ANSWER FOR MUSIC
AND HOW WE LOVE IT.
AND THERE'S NO RIGHT OR WRONG
WAY THAT WE CAN MOVE AROUND
AND EXPRESS OUR ENJOYMENT
FOR TODAY.
SO, TODAY WE LEARNED
HOW IT MAKES US FEEL.
UH, HOW, UH,
WE MOVE OUR BODIES
THROUGH MUSIC,
AND HOW WE CAN
EXPRESS OURSELVES.
AND EXPRESSION THROUGH MUSIC
IS A BEAUTIFUL THING,
BOYS AND GIRLS.
SO, I'M GOING TO SAY GOODBYE
FOR NOW,
AND I HOPE
YOU ENJOYED YOURSELF
AND I WILL SEE YOU
NEXT TIME SOON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN
FOR INVITING ME
INTO YOUR LIVING ROOMS
OR WHEREVER IT IS THAT
YOU'RE WATCHING ME TODAY.
THANK YOU.
An animated title against a sunny sky reads "TVOKids Power Hour of Learning."
In off, Laura says WELCOME TO TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S PRIMARY LESSON: Feel the music.
Teacher Robert sits in a room with a piano and a guitar in the background. He's in his thirties, clean-shaven, with short brown hair. He's wearing glasses and a black T-shirt.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Primary I-3. Teacher Robert."
Robert plays the guitar.
(UPBEAT CHORDS PLAYING)
Robert says HELLO, BOYS AND GIRLS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING
ME INTO YOUR LIVING ROOMS
AGAIN TODAY.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
UH, CAN ANYBODY GUESS WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY?
THAT'S RIGHT, BOYS AND GIRLS,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MUSIC
AND IT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE
THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.
UH, BECAUSE I LOVE MUSIC
AND AS YOU CAN SEE AROUND ME,
I'VE GOT A PIANO BEHIND ME
AND A GUITAR IN MY HAND.
AND MUSIC IS A PASSION OF MINE
AND I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU
PROBABLY LISTEN
TO SOME WONDERFUL MUSIC
AND PROBABLY HAVE ALL KINDS OF
GREAT IDEAS ABOUT MUSIC ALREADY.
UH, SO I'M HAPPY TO SHARE
MY PASSION OF MUSIC WITH YOU,
AND I'M HOPING THAT
YOU CAN ENJOY IT AS WELL.
NOW, UH, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT...
HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER WONDERED
WHY WE USE MUSIC?
LIKE, I KNOW THAT WE LIKE TO SIT
BACK AND ENJOY LISTENING TO IT,
BUT ARE THERE ANY OTHER REASONS
WHY WE DO USE MUSIC?
GOOD, YEAH.
THINGS LIKE PARTIES.
YEAH, WE WOULD USE MUSIC
AT A PARTY
TO MAYBE GET OURSELVES DANCING
A LITTLE BIT. VERY GOOD.
UH, YEAH, ANTHEMS.
THINK OF OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM.
VERY GOOD, NATIONAL ANTHEM.
SO, WE HAVE MUSIC PLAYING "O
CANADA." VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD.
SOMETIMES IT'S JUST
TO SIT BACK AND RELAX.
WE LIKE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC
TO SIT BACK AND RELAX
AND UH, LET IT KIND OF, UH,
SORT OF GO THROUGH OUR BODIES
AND HELP US RELAX OUR MUSCLES
AND IT'S AN ENJOYABLE TIME
JUST TO SIT BACK AND RELAX
AND LISTEN TO MUSIC.
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ALSO
ABOUT, UH, HOW WE HAVE MUSIC
PLAYING IN MOVIES.
I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
WE DON'T ALWAYS THINK ABOUT.
UH, SOMETIMES
WE LISTEN TO A MUSIC...
SOMETIMES WE LISTEN
AND WATCH A MOVIE
AND THERE ARE SONGS IN IT
THAT WE CAN LISTEN TO.
SOMETIMES THE CHARACTER
IS SINGING,
BUT ALSO THERE IS SOME MUSIC
PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND.
AND, UH,
IT MAKES THE MOVIE
SEEM MORE EXCITING
WHEN THERE'S
AN EXCITING SCENE
AND WE HAVE
SOME EXCITING MUSIC PLAYING.
UH, WE ALSO, UH, MAYBE THERE'S
SOME SAD MUSIC PLAYING
FOR A SAD TIME IN THE MOVIE.
UH, AND SO THERE'S ALL KINDS
OF DIFFERENT WAYS
THAT PEOPLE WHO
MAKE MOVIES USE MUSIC
TO HELP SET THE MOOD
OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND IT'S KIND OF
WHAT I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TODAY
IS HOW WE FEEL
WHEN MUSIC IS ON.
THE TYPE OF FEELINGS WE MAKE.
SO, UH...
SORRY, NOT THE FEELINGS WE MAKE,
THE FEELINGS THAT WE HAVE
WHEN WE'RE LISTENING TO MUSIC
OR WE'RE, UH,
SITTING BACK AND ENJOYING MUSIC.
SO, UM,
WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
IS HOW WE ALSO EXPRESS
THOSE FEELINGS.
SO, WE CAN EXPRESS
THOSE FEELINGS
THROUGH A LOT
OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
UH, ONE THING THAT I CAN
THINK OF AGAIN IS DANCE.
WHEN WE LISTEN TO MUSIC,
WE LIKE TO GET UP
AND MOVE AROUND SOMETIMES,
AND I KNOW ESPECIALLY STUDENTS
THAT I TEACH AT MY SCHOOL
AND I'M SURE YOU'RE THE SAME,
UH, YOU'RE LOVING
TO GET UP AND MOVE AROUND
WHEN THE MUSIC IS PLAYING.
AND UH, MOVING THOSE LEGS
AND ARMS AND BODIES AROUND
AND IT'S GOOD EXERCISE.
AND MUSIC HAS A VARIETY
OF SOUNDS AND RHYTHMS
AND THE PACING OF THE MUSIC
CAN GO FAST OR SLOW.
SO, I'M GONNA DO A FEW SOUNDS.
He plays a few chords softly on the guitar.
He says SO, THAT ONE IS KIND OF
A SOFT SOUND.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT
MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT FASTER.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE...
He strums the guitar faster.
He says SO, SOMETHING LIKE,
A LITTLE BIT QUICKER.
AND IT'S FUNNY
BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON THE WAY
THE MUSIC IS PLAYED
ON HOW WE WANT
TO EXPRESS OURSELVES
UH, WHEN,
WE'RE LISTENING TO IT.
SO IF WE HAVE A REALLY SOFT,
SOFT TUNE GOING ON,
WE WOULD MAYBE MOVE SLOWLY
AND MAYBE IT WOULD BE
A SAD SOUNDING TUNE
AND WE WOULD FEEL
A LITTLE BIT SAD.
UH, AND SOMETIMES FEELING
A LITTLE BIT SAD IS OKAY.
SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE FEELING SAD
WE WANT TO EXPRESS THAT
AND WE LISTEN TO SAD MUSIC.
UH, OR THE OPPOSITE.
SOMETIMES IF WE'RE FEELING SAD
WE WANT TO PICK UP OUR MOOD
A LITTLE BIT
AND PLAY SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT HAPPIER.
AND SO WHEN WE'RE LISTENING
TO HAPPY MUSIC,
IT MAKES US FEEL LESS SAD.
IT MAKES US FEEL
MORE EXCITED
AND MAKES US PULL OUT
OF THAT SADNESS AND FEEL BETTER.
SO, IF WE'RE EVER HAVING
A HARD TIME WITH SOMETHING,
MAYBE MUSIC IS THE KEY
TO HELPING US FEEL BETTER.
ON TOP OF MANY OTHER THINGS,
MUSIC CAN BE A REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY WONDERFUL WAY TO HEAL.
SO, UM,
I'M GOING TO PLAY
A COUPLE OTHER THINGS
AS WE GO ON TODAY,
BUT WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
IS THIS REALLY INTERESTING THING
ABOUT HOW PEOPLE SAY THAT MUSIC
IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.
AND DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT I
MEAN BY "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE"?
GOOD, SOME OF YOU
MIGHT HAVE IT ALREADY.
IT'S MEANING THAT EVERYBODY
CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES
THROUGH MUSIC.
UH, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU
ARE, WHAT LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK,
WHERE YOU COME FROM.
UH, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER
THAT EVERYBODY CAN EXPRESS
THEMSELVES USING MUSIC.
SO, WE CAN LISTEN
TO A REALLY HAPPY SONG
AND WE CAN LISTEN TO IT
IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE,
FOR EXAMPLE,
AND WE MIGHT NOT HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT THE WORDS ARE ALL ABOUT
BUT WE LISTEN TO IT
AND WE CAN REALLY ENJOY THE FACT
THAT WE CAN HEAR THE SOUND
OF HAPPINESS THROUGH IT.
OR THE SAD SOUNDING SONGS TOO
OR MAYBE AN EXCITING SOUND,
UH, OR A DIFFERENT TYPE
OF SOUND.
LIKE, UH, DIFFERENT TYPES
OF SONGS THAT WE HEAR
LIKE ROCK AND ROLL OR POP OR
HIP-HOP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO, WE CAN HEAR
THE DIFFERENT MUSIC PLAYING
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT LANGUAGE IT IS,
WE CAN ENJOY IT AND MAYBE
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE MESSAGE IS
WITHOUT ACTUALLY
SPEAKING THAT LANGUAGE.
SO, WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT MUSIC
BEING A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE,
IT'S REALLY... IT'S REALLY
MEANING THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S BEING CONVEYED
THROUGH MUSIC
EVEN WITHOUT
KNOWING THE WORDS.
AND OF COURSE, SOME SONGS
DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY WORDS.
IT'S JUST ABOUT HOW...
HOW THE...
HOW THE SOUNDS OF THE NOTES
AND EVERYTHING
THAT COMES TOGETHER
AND IT'S SORT OF
THE WAY THAT THE MESSAGE
IS BROUGHT FORWARD
LIKE THAT.
SO, WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT
HOW A SONG CAN SOUND SAD.
A SONG CAN SOUND HAPPY.
A SONG CAN SOUND, UH,
REALLY EXCITING.
AND WE CAN FEEL ALL THAT
AND IT'S COMMUNICATED
TO US THAT WAY.
AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY
NEED WORDS FOR IT.
SO, UM,
I'M GOING TO PLAY SOMETHING
THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT HAPPY
FOR YOU,
AND WE'RE GOING TO TEST OUT
THAT THEORY.
UH, BUT FIRST
I'M GOING TO PLAY SOMETHING
AND WE'RE GONNA SEE IF IT MAYBE
MAKES YOU FEEL A CERTAIN WAY.
SO, MAYBE I WON'T PLAY
THE HAPPY ONE RIGHT AWAY.
I'M GONNA TRY SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
(STRUMMING SOFT CHORDS)
(PLAYING MINOR CHORDS)
NOW, BOYS AND GIRLS,
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT UH, THAT SONG,
THAT SORT OF TUNE
THAT I JUST PLAYED,
MAYBE ISN'T THE HAPPIEST TUNE.
IT MAY SOUND A LITTLE BIT SOMBER
OR A LITTLE BIT SAD.
AND SO, I DIDN'T
HAVE TO HAVE ANY WORDS
TELLING YOU
THAT THIS WAS A SAD SONG.
AND UH, YOU PROBABLY
PICKED UP ON IT RIGHT AWAY
THAT THE SONG ITSELF
MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT
OF A SLOW AND SAD SONG.
UH, AS OPPOSED TO, UM...
(UPBEAT, FAST MAJOR CHORDS)
VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD.
SO, I GUESS YOU'RE ALREADY
KNOWING THAT, UH,
THAT SONG, THAT LITTLE TUNE
THAT I PLAYED THERE
IS MORE OF AN UPBEAT FEELING.
AND SO YOU COULD CALL IT
A HAPPIER SONG
OR MAYBE EVEN
AN EXCITING SONG.
SO, IT'S FUNNY HOW
WE CAN PLAY DIFFERENT SOUNDS
AND IT CHANGES THE MOOD, IT
CHANGES THE MOOD OF HOW WE FEEL.
AND I WANTED TO GET INTO THAT
A LITTLE BIT,
ABOUT UH, HOW MUSIC
CAN CHANGE THE WAY WE FEEL.
AND UH, CAN REALLY
MAKE US WANT TO GET UP
AND EXPRESS THE WAY WE FEEL.
AND SO, UM,
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TODAY
ABOUT INSTRUMENTS.
AND TODAY I'M CHOOSING, OF
COURSE, MY FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT.
THAT'S THE GUITAR.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "The guitar."
Robert says I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE,
FOR EXAMPLE,
WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
TO HAVE DIFFERENT SOUNDS
AND DIFFERENT PACING
AND DIFFERENT RHYTHMS GOING ON
FOR DIFFERENT SONGS.
IMAGINE PLAYING SPORTS,
FOR EXAMPLE.
WOULD YOU WANT TO BE PLAYING
SPORTS WITH A REALLY SLOW
AND VERY SAD SOUNDING CHORDS,
FOR EXAMPLE?
SO, IF I DID THIS WHILE YOU
WERE PLAYING, UH, BASKETBALL
OR FOOTBALL OR SOMETHING.
(SLOW PICKING AND STRUMMING)
WOULD THAT BE OKAY
WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING A SPORT
OR WOULD YOU
NEED TO HEAR SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT MORE UPBEAT LIKE...
(FAST STRUMMING)
SO, I WOULD THINK THAT THE,
UH, THE MORE UPBEAT ONE
WOULD HELP US MAYBE
PERFORM BETTER IN SPORT EVEN.
SO, THAT'S ANOTHER THING
IS WE CAN EXPRESS OURSELVES
THROUGH HOW WE PERFORM IN SPORTS
JUST BY THE CHANGE OF A TUNE.
UH, YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO LISTEN
TO REALLY SLOW MUSIC
WHILE YOU'RE DOING A SPORT.
UH, OR SOME PEOPLE EVEN EXERCISE
WHEN THEY'RE LISTENING TO MUSIC.
UH, AND I CAN BET YOU
IF YOU TOOK OFF THEIR EARPHONE
OR THEIR EARBUDS AND LISTEN
TO WHAT THEY'RE LISTENING TO,
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE
SUPER SOFT MUSIC.
IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE
REALLY FAST MUSIC
AND THEY'RE GOING TO REALLY, UH,
BE MOTIVATED BY THAT.
SO, MUSIC CAN ALSO MOTIVATE US
LIKE THAT.
UH, WE WOULDN'T BE PLAYING
A LULLABY SONG
WHILE SOMEBODY
IS TRYING TO EXERCISE
OR DO A REALLY GOOD SPORT.
NOW, UH, I'M GOING TO, UH,
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
A VIDEO RIGHT NOW,
AND UH, I'M HOPING THAT THIS
VIDEO CAN GET YOU UP AND MOVING.
I SURE KNOW
THAT I'LL BE UP AND MOVING
DURING THE VIDEO AS WELL.
UH, AND SO,
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE
OF HOW MUSIC CAN GET US MOVING,
OUR BODIES MOVING,
AND IT'S LIKE EXERCISE
BUT THROUGH DANCE.
SO, ENJOY THE VIDEO
AND I'LL BE BACK SOON.
An animated slate shaped like a mechanic metal door reads "Test Lab."
A scientist mouse wearing glasses and a lab coat works on his computer.
(BEEPING, HUMMING TUNE)
He says OH, THAT'S FINE. YES.
(CLEARING THROAT)
(BUZZER SOUNDING)
He says PLEASE SEND THEM IN.
Inside a room with metal walls, a band plays. As two men in black suits play a keyboard and drums, a woman in a red shirt sings.
She sings
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
I LOVE MOVIES
I LOVE TV...
Fast clips show the mouse scientist dancing. Then, the band wears white coveralls with colourful vests and helmets, one red, one yellow and one blue.
The song continues
SOMETIMES I'M OVERWHELMED
BY TECHNOLOGY
SO I NEED FRESH AIR
AND I NEED FREE SPACE
MY BLOOD PUMPIN'
IN AN OUTDOOR PLACE...
In animation, they jump and play in a park.
Then, the keyboard player says
FOUR TO THE TWO
TO THE ONE AND TWO
AND THREE AND FOUR AND!
As the song continues, the mouse scientist shows the band a sign on a chalkboard that reads "pass test equals get cheese."
The song says
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
I SURF ONLINE
SOMETIMES WITH FRIENDS
WE PLAY WEB GAMES
I KNOW WHEN TO SAY WHEN
BUT SOON I CAN POWER DOWN
MY FEET HIT THE FLOOR
I RACE DOWN THE STAIRS
AND OPEN UP THE DOOR
The scientist flips the board and shows them a note that reads "Fail test equals no cheese."
(DOOR CREAKING)
A man says COME ON,
EVERYBODY!
The song continues
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
I LIKE GADGETS
MY FRIENDS DO TOO
WE USE TECHNOLOGY
THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH
BUT WHEN I FEEL
I NEED EXERCISE
I POWER DOWN THE GADGETS
I FEEL ALIVE
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT...
Fast clips show the band members and the scientist dancing and exercising.
(RAPPING)
The keyboard player raps
EVERYBODY, LOVE YOUR BODY.
IT'S THE ONLY ONE YOU GOT!
MOVE IT TO USE IT.
GOTTA GIVE YOUR BEST SHOT!
Rapping together, he and the drummer go
STRATEGIZE, THE IMPROVISE,
OR THE EXERCISE TO BE ALIVE!
I AM THE DJ
OF MY BODY,
I AM WHAT I PLAY.
I NEED TO GET ACTIVE
IN EACH AND EVERY WAY.
SO, GET UP!
TURN OFF THE TV
AND WE WILL BEGIN.
GET OUTSIDE, COME ON AND THRIVE!
AND JOIN IN.
The scientist wears sunglasses and joins the band.
The song continues
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
I LOVE TO MOVE IT
I LOVE TO USE IT
I LOVE TO GROOVE
AND NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
NEVER GONNA LOSE IT
MM, MM, MM.
An animated slate shows the sun.
Back in Teacher Robert's room, he says
WELCOME BACK,
BOYS AND GIRLS.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
THAT LITTLE BODY BREAK.
AND I REALLY HOPE
THAT YOU DID GET UP
AND MOVE AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
I SURE DID.
IT'S UH, AGAIN,
SO MUCH FUN
TO LET MUSIC
COME THROUGH OUR HEARS
AND IT'S AMAZING HOW IT HELPS US
MOVE OUR BODIES AROUND.
AGAIN, IT GETS US DANCING.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO CALL IT DANCING,
IT CERTAINLY IS A GOOD WAY
OF MOVING OUR BODIES AROUND
WITH EXERCISE.
UH, AND IF YOU DO WANNA
CALL IT DANCING THAT'S GREAT,
BECAUSE ANY FORM OF MOVING OUR
BODY AROUND TO ANY TYPE OF MUSIC
IS TECHNICALLY DANCING.
AND SO, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
DANCING AROUND AND MOVING AROUND
AND REALLY ENJOYING
THE MUSIC THAT WAY.
AND SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING
A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT HOW MUSIC MAKES US FEEL
AND HOW IT HELPS US
MOVE OUR BODIES AROUND.
AND UH, I'M GOING TO, UH,
TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW CHANGING THE TEMPO
AND, UH,
CHANGING THE VOLUME
AND THE STYLE OF MUSIC
REALLY, UH,
CHANGES EVERYTHING.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
TO BE REALLY GOOD LISTENERS.
AND SO, UH, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO
IS I'M GOING TO PLAY
TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOUNDS,
TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF TUNES,
AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
A QUESTION...
WHICH ONE OF THESE TUNES
SOUNDS MORE LIKE AN ELEPHANT
GOING FOR A WALK?
SO, AN ELEPHANT
GOING FOR A WALK.
WOULD THIS SOUND LIKE AN
ELEPHANT GOING FOR A WALK?
(GENTLE PICKING)
OR, WOULD THIS SOUND LIKE AN
ELEPHANT GOING FOR A WALK?
(HEAVY, STOMPING STRUMMING PATTERN)
WHICH ONE, BOYS AND GIRLS?
YEAH, I THINK SO.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT IS THE SECOND ONE.
IT IS THE SECOND ONE.
SO, AN ELEPHANT
GOING FOR A WALK.
(HEAVY, STOMPING STRUMMING PATTERN)
SO, I KNOW THAT
YOU WERE JUST GETTING UP...
I KNOW THAT YOU JUST GOT UP
AND WERE MOVING AROUND EARLIER
DURING OUR BODY BREAK, BUT I'M
GOING TO ASK YOU TO GET UP AGAIN
IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY
STANDING UP.
AND I WANT YOU TO PRETEND
THAT YOU'RE AN ELEPHANT.
SO, GET DOWN AND MAYBE YOU CAN
USE YOUR ARM AS A TRUNK.
AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AROUND
AND LIKE BIG, STOMPING FEET.
BIG, STOMPING FEET
BACK AND FORTH.
YOU KNOW ELEPHANTS ARE SO LARGE
THAT IT TAKES THEM A WHILE
FOR THEIR FEET
TO LAND ON THE GROUND.
AND I'M GOING TO PLAY
AND I'M GOING TO SEE
IF YOU CAN STOMP YOUR FEET
TO THE SAME PACE
AND THE SAME BEAT
THAT I'M MAKING HERE
WITH THE GUITAR.
(HEAVY STRUMMING)
VERY GOOD!
WELL DONE, BOYS AND GIRLS.
VERY GOOD.
NOW, I KNOW THAT YOU WERE
PROBABLY WALKING ON THE SPOT
'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BE
WALKING ALL AROUND
AWAY FROM OUR TELEVISION
OR AWAY FROM OUR DEVICE
THAT WE'RE WATCHING THIS ON
RIGHT NOW.
HOW ABOUT IF I PICKED UP
THE PACE A LITTLE BIT?
LET'S SAY AN ELEPHANT
MAYBE GOING FOR A RUN?
(HEAVY, FASTER STRUMMING)
AWESOME!
VERY GOOD. WELL DONE.
SEE, WE CAN DO ALL KINDS
OF THINGS WITH MUSIC.
UH, I CAN EVEN
TURN YOU INTO ELEPHANTS
GOING FOR A WALK
AND GOING FOR A RUN.
SO, VERY WELL DONE.
SO, YOU DID A GREAT JOB MATCHING
YOUR WALK AND YOUR RUN
TO THE GUITAR SOUNDS.
AND THAT'S WHAT TODAY
IS ALL ABOUT.
IT'S ABOUT EXPRESSING OUR SELF
WHEN WE'RE HEARING AND FEELING
THAT MUSIC GOING THROUGH US.
SO, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
HOW YOU FEEL
WHEN I PLAY SOME DIFFERENT
SOUNDS, OKAY?
SO, NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
I'M GONNA PLAY SOME DIFFERENT
SOUNDS ON THE GUITAR,
AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
HOW IT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL.
HOW IT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL.
SO, LET'S LISTEN
TO THIS FIRST ONE.
LISTEN TO THE FIRST ONE.
(REPEATING UP-TEMPO PATTERN)
SO, BOYS AND GIRLS,
HOW DID THAT ONE MAKE YOU FEEL?
SOME OF YOU ARE SAYING HAPPY.
VERY GOOD.
OKAY, OKAY, GOOD.
YEAH,
THAT COULD BE A HAPPY SOUND.
MAYBE EXCITED?
VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD.
MAYBE FULL OF ENERGY?
YEAH, NOT TOO BAD.
IT WASN'T THE FASTEST SONG,
BUT IT MIGHT HAVE GIVEN US
SOME ENERGY.
AND REALLY,
THERE'S NO WRONG ANSWER HERE
BECAUSE IT'S ALL UP TO YOU
AND HOW YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU'RE LISTENING
TO A CERTAIN TUNE
WHEN YOU'RE LISTENING
TO MUSIC.
SO, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT FIND
THAT A CERTAIN SOUND
MAYBE MAKES THEM FEEL
SUPER HAPPY AND ENERGIZED,
AND ANOTHER PERSON CAN HEAR
THE SAME ONE AND MAYBE SAY,
"MMM, MAYBE I WAS HAPPY
BUT NOT SUPER ENERGIZED."
BUT THAT'S OKAY.
UH, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
LISTEN VERY CLOSELY.
(PICKING MEDIUM-PACED MAJOR PATTERN)
HOW DID THAT ONE MAKE YOU FEEL,
BOYS AND GIRLS?
DID THAT ONE MAKE YOU FEEL
A LITTLE BIT SLEEPY, MAYBE?
YEAH, I FIND THAT THAT ONE MAKES
ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT SLEEPY TOO.
IT WASN'T A SAD SONG.
ALTHOUGH SOME OF YOU MIGHT FIND
THAT IT'S A SAD SONG
AND THAT'S OKAY.
UH, BUT TO ME IT'S MORE LIKE
A SLEEPY SOUND.
LIKE A SLEEPY SOUND.
AND UH, AND THAT'S OKAY TOO.
WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE MUSIC
ALWAYS ENERGIZING US
AND MAKING US
MOVE TO THE BEAT.
AGAIN,
WE CAN SIT BACK AND RELAX.
WE CAN RELAX WHEN
WE'RE LISTENING TO MUSIC,
AND THAT'S SO WONDERFUL
BECAUSE MUSIC IS USED
IN SO MANY WAYS.
IT'S VERSATILE.
WE CAN USE IT TO RELAX,
WE CAN USE IT TO MOVE AROUND.
AND WE CAN MUSIC...
USE MUSIC, UH, TO UH,
JUMP UP AND DOWN
AND PRETEND WE'RE ELEPHANTS
AS WELL, RIGHT?
UM, I'M GOING TO PLAY
ONE MORE FOR YOU.
I'M GONNA PLAY ONE MORE
FOR YOU.
(STRUMMING HARD AND FAST)
HOW DID THAT ONE MAKE YOU FEEL,
BOYS AND GIRLS?
YES! YES, IT MADE ME FEEL
A LITTLE BIT MORE ENERGETIC
AS WELL.
UH, IT MAY HAVE SOUNDED
LIKE A LITTLE BIT
OF ROCK AND ROLL SOUND.
UH, AND OH!
YOU KNOW WHAT
I SHOULD HAVE DONE?
I SHOULD HAVE PUT THESE ONES ON
TO PLAY THAT.
He puts on sunglasses and says
BUT MAYBE THAT WOULD'VE
GIVEN IT AWAY TOO MUCH.
YOU MIGHT'VE THOUGHT
ROCK AND ROLL TOO QUICKLY.
UH, BUT THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT
OF A ROCK AND ROLL SOUND.
AND UH, THAT MAY HAVE GIVEN US
SOME ENERGY TO MOVE AROUND.
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT
MY FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT AGAIN.
AGAIN, MY FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT
IS THE GUITAR.
AND DID YOU KNOW THAT SOME
INSTRUMENTS COME FROM FAMILIES
JUST LIKE WE COME FROM FAMILIES,
AND DIFFERENT FAMILIES?
AND UH,
THIS PARTICULAR INSTRUMENT
COMES FROM THE STRING FAMILY.
SO, WE CALL THIS
A STRING FAMILY
AND THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU CAN STRUM.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "String family."
Robert continues
AND SO IT'S PART
OF THE STRING FAMILY
WHEN YOU CAN STRUM A STRING.
FOR MOST OF THE CASES, THAT'S
HOW THE STRING FAMILY WORKS.
NOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF
DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS OUT THERE.
THERE ARE SOME INSTRUMENTS
THAT YOU HIT OR TAP.
CAN ANYBODY THINK OF AN
INSTRUMENT THAT YOU MIGHT HIT?
YEAH, THE DRUMS.
VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD.
AND UH, THERE ARE
SOME INSTRUMENTS
THAT YOU CAN BLOW INTO.
YEAH. ANY INSTRUMENTS
THAT YOU CAN THINK OF
THAT YOU CAN BLOW INTO?
GOOD, A SAXOPHONE!
VERY GOOD.
VERY GOOD. A FLUTE.
EXCELLENT, YES.
SO, THERE ARE ALL KINDS
OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES
OF INSTRUMENTS.
UM, NOW, IF YOU DON'T HAVE
AN INSTRUMENT AT HOME,
THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE, UH,
THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS
TO MAKE INSTRUMENTS.
SO, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
WAYS YOU CAN MAKE INSTRUMENTS
JUST WITH THINGS THAT WE HAVE
LAYING AROUND THE HOUSE.
UH, I WANT YOU TO, UH...
SO I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU
TO WATCH THIS, UH,
EPISODE OF
BACKYARD BEATS.
AND UH, THIS IS
A FAVOURITE SHOW OF MINE
BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT INSTRUMENTS
AND ABOUT MUSIC.
AND UH, WHEN I...
WHEN YOU'RE DONE I'LL COME BACK
AND WE'LL TALK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT
AND HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS.
AND SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
Now an animated slate reads "TVOKids and BGM original."
A voice says WHEE!
(GIGGLING)
Fast clips show a teenager with long dark hair in a ponytail. She wears a red t-shirt and denim dungarees as she holds a ukulele.
A caption reads "Monica."
Monica says MY NAME IS MONICA,
AND MUSIC IS MY THING.
(IMITATING TRUMPET)
I'M INVITING PRO MUSICIANS
TO MY BACKYARD
FOR EPIC JAM SESSIONS.
Three women sing
ABSOLUTELY
Monica continues ALONG FOR THE RIDE
ARE JUNIOR JAMMERS
WHO LOVE TO MAKE SOME NOISE.
(YODELLING)
Monica continues TOGETHER, THEY INSPIRE ME
TO MAKE DIY CRAFT-STRUMENTS
FOR THE BIG PERFORMANCE.
Fast clips show adults and kids playing instruments and singing.
A boy says COUNT US IN.
THREE, TWO, ONE!
Monica continues INSTRUMENTS IN HAND,
WE ALL JOIN IN...
(STRUMMING)
WOO!... AND MAKE
SOME BACKYARD BEATS!
A colourful, animated sign made of homemade instruments spells out the words "Backyard beats."
Monica stands in a backyard by a large blue table.
She says THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
THE SOUND OF SANDPAPER TO WOOD
THAT REALLY MAKES ME SMILE.
(RHYTHMIC SCRATCHING
OVER ACOUSTIC GUITAR STRUMMING)
(MUSIC STOPPING)
(SCRATCHING,
ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYING)
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)
(GUITAR RESUMING)
She turns around as a cowboy hat becomes visible behind a wooden fence.
Monica turns around and says I KNOW THAT COWBOY!
BRETT KISSEL AND HIS GUITAR
ARE MAKING IT COUNTRY TODAY!
She opens a door and a man steps into the backyard. He's tall, young, with a stubble, and wears a brown shirt and the black cowboy hat seen before. He holds an acoustic guitar.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Brett Kissel. Backyard Jammer."
Brett says HEY!
I DIDN'T SEE A DOORBELL
SO I MADE ONE
OF MY OWN.
Monica says BRETT KISSEL,
READY FOR THE HANDSHAKE?
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
Monica and Brett perform a complicated secret handshake using their hands, elbows and feet.
He says NAILED IT!
She says THANKS FOR JOINING ME
IN THE BACKYARD
AND BRINGING YOUR GUITAR
FOR THE JAM SESSION LATER.
He says MY PLEASURE!
She says HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?
He says YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS
SEVEN YEARS OLD,
I GOT MY VERY FIRST GUITAR
FROM MY MEEMA
AT CHRISTMASTIME.
IT WAS UNDERNEATH
THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
STILL THE BEST PRESENT
I EVER GOT.
She says WHAT WAS THE FIRST SONG
YOU EVER WROTE ON YOUR GUITAR?
He says I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD
AND I WROTE MY FIRST SONG
AND I BELIEVE IT WAS CALLED
"WASTIN' TIME."
She says CAN I HEAR A LITTLE BIT?
I DON'T THINK
I'VE PLAYED THAT SONG
SINCE I WAS
SEVEN YEARS OLD,
BUT IT GOES LIKE THIS.
He plays the guitar and sings
IF YOU ASK ME
HOW I'M DOIN'
I'LL JUST SAY I'M FINE
AND IF YOU ASK ME
WHAT I'M DOIN'
I'M JUST WASTIN' TIME
THAT'S HOW IT GOES.
She says AMAZING!
He says THANK YOU.
She says SO, YOU'VE ALWAYS
BEEN COUNTRY?
He says I HAVE. I GREW UP
ON A CATTLE RANCH
THAT'S BEEN IN MY FAMILY
FOR OVER 100 YEARS
BACK IN SAINT PAUL,
ALBERTA.
She says IT'S TIME
TO GET MY DIY ON.
I HAVE A CRAFT-STRUMENT
TO BUILD
SO I CAN BE READY
TO JOIN YOU ON STAGE.
He says AND I'M GONNA GET THIS
ALL TUNED UP
SO I CAN BE A PART
OF THE BACKYARD SESSION.
SEE,
I LIVE IN NASHVILLE NOW
BUT I'LL STILL ALWAYS BE
A CANADIAN KID.
She says AND I'LL ALWAYS BE
A BRETT KISSEL FAN.
TIME TO GET CRAFTY!
(ACOUSTIC RIFF)
He says THAT'S JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING
TO WISH YOU GOOD LUCK.
She says OH, THANKS!
He says YOU'RE WELCOME.
Now a band made of three rocks appears. The rocks stand on a tree stump.
The singer says BRETT KISSEL'S VISIT
CALLS FOR A GUITAR SOLO!
(IMITATING ELECTRIC GUITAR)
The drummer says ROCKY, WHERE'S YOUR GUITAR?
Rocky the singer says IT'S RIGHT HERE!
The bass player says NAH, THAT'S
AN AIR GUITAR, MATE.
The drummer says YOU LOST YOUR GUITAR AGAIN,
DIDN'T YOU?
Rocky says YEE-ES.
The bass player says WELL, MONICA'S
MAKING ONE NOW!
Monica brings supplies to her table as a caption reads "Guitar craft-strument."
A difficulty gauge shows it's 4 out of 5.
Monica says OKAY. THAT'S ALL
THE SUPPLIES I'LL NEED.
I'VE GOT
A BUNCH OF CARDBOARD,
A HOT GLUE GUN, CRAFT KNIFE,
STRING, SCISSORS,
WOODEN SKEWERS, TOOTHPICKS,
FISHING LINE, AND A MARKER.
She ties her hair back.
A caption reads "The body."
Monica says FIRST UP, I NEED TO DRAW
THE SHAPE OF THE GUITAR.
FREEHAND IS AN OPTION,
BUT CAN BE TOUGH.
SO A LITTLE TRICK
IS TO USE TWO DIFFERENT SIZED
BOWLS AS A GUIDE.
On cardboard, she draws two semi circles using a large bowl and a medium bowl. She completes the shape of a guitar using the marker, then cuts it using a cutter.
She says NOW IT'S TIME
TO CUT OUT A FRONT
AND A BACK FOR THE GUITAR.
THEN, FOR THE FRONT,
TAKE A GLASS TO TRACE A HOLE
IN THE CENTRE.
She draws a smaller circle inside the shape using a glass and cuts out a hole.
She says THAT HOLE IS BASICALLY WHERE
THE SOUND WILL BE MADE LOUDER
AFTER I STRUM THE STRINGS!
NOW, I NEED TO MAKE TWO LONG,
RECTANGULAR PIECES
THAT MAKE UP THE SIDE
OF THE GUITAR.
As she measures and cuts out two long pieces of cardboard she says
SO, MEASURE THE LENGTH
WITH STRING,
CUT THE PIECES,
AND NOW I'M READY
TO GLUE THE PIECES
TO THE FRONT OF THE GUITAR,
LIKE SO!
She glues the sides onto the first shape and says I THINK IT'S STARTING
TO LOOK LIKE AN ACTUAL GUITAR!
A caption reads "The neck."
A picture pops up with a green arrow pointing at the neck of the guitar.
Monica says TIME TO MAKE THE NECK
OF THE GUITAR.
IT'S CALLED THE NECK
OF THE GUITAR BECAUSE...
WELL, IT KINDA LOOKS
LIKE A NECK, DON'T YOU THINK?
GIRAFFE NECK?
THE BASE OF THE NECK
SHOULDN'T BE WIDER
THAN THE CIRCLE IN THE MIDDLE
BECAUSE THE STRINGS
HAVE TO LINE UP WITH THAT HOLE.
ONCE I'VE MEASURED AND CUT
THE NECK OF THE GUITAR,
I'LL TRACE IT
AND CUT OUT TWO MORE.
She measures and cuts three identical cardboard necks and glues them together.
She says I'M GONNA GLUE THEM TOGETHER
TO MAKE IT MORE STABLE.
NOW, THE KEY TO MAKING
THIS THING WORK WELL,
SOUND GOOD, AND LAST,
IS TO MAKE IT STRONG.
SO, I'M GOING TO REINFORCE
THE BACK OF THE NECK
WITH EIGHT CARDBOARD RECTANGLES,
EACH ONE A BIT SMALLER
THAN THE NEXT.
STACK AND GLUE THEM TOGETHER
TO THE BACK OF THE NECK,
MAKING IT STRONG
FOR THOSE BLAZING SOLOS.
NOW, GLUE THE NECK TO THE BODY
OF THE GUITAR.
She cuts the shape and glues them to the back of the neck, which she then glues to the body of the guitar.
(IMITATING SOLO)
She says WAH! WAH, WAH, WAAH
The caption changes to "The bridge."
Monica says NOW FOR THE BRIDGE.
NOT THE OVER A RIVER KIND.
(DRUM RIMSHOT)
THE GUITAR BRIDGE IS THE PART
THAT HOLDS ALL THE STRINGS
IN PLACE.
As she performs the activities she describes, she says
I'M GOING TO CUT OUT
A SMALL RECTANGLE
THAT'S JUST A BIT WIDER
THAN THE BASE
OF THE GUITAR NECK.
USING SOMETHING POINTY,
POKE SIX HOLES
EVENLY SPACED
IN THE BRIDGE PIECE,
THEN LINE IT UP AND POKE HOLES
IN THE SAME SPOTS
ON THE FRONT OF THE GUITAR
LIKE THIS.
I'M MAKING A PRETTY STANDARD
ACOUSTIC STYLE GUITAR,
BUT THERE ARE MANY TYPES
OF GUITARS... AND THE SQUIGGLY-WIGGLY!
OKAY, I MADE THE LAST ONE UP.
TO HOLD THE STRINGS ON, I NEED
TO LINE UP THE BRIDGE PIECE
WITH THE HOLES IN THE GUITAR
AND GLUE IT IN PLACE.
THEN, BREAK OFF PIECES
OF THE BARBECUE SKEWER STICKS
AND GLUE THEM IN THE HOLES.
The caption changes to "The frets."
Monica says NOW, DON'T FRET,
BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR THE FRETS!
HA!
(CHUCKLING)
I CRACK MYSELF UP.
"FRET" IS OFTEN USED
AS A VERB,
MEANING SIMPLY TO PRESS DOWN
ON THE STRING BEHIND A FRET.
MUSIC TALK FOR "EACH FRET
GIVES YOU A DIFFERENT SOUND."
THERE ARE 16 FRETS AND
THEY GET CLOSER TO EACH OTHER
THE FURTHER DOWN THE NECK
THEY ARE PLACED.
THE EASIEST WAY IS TO DRAW
THE LINES ON FIRST,
THEN GLUE TOOTHPICKS DOWN
ON THE PROPER SPOTS.
She draws lines along the neck of the guitar, glues toothpicks to them, then holds up a sandwich.
She says BREAK TIME!
SAVE ONE TOOTHPICK
FOR YOUR TEETH.
A caption reads "The strings."
Monica says NOW, I'VE GOT THE FISHING LINE.
As she makes strings out of fishing line, she says
WRAP IT AROUND THE BARBECUE
SKEWERS IN THE BRIDGE
AND THEN GLUE THEM IN PLACE.
DO IT FOR ALL SIX STRINGS.
NEXT, INSERT SMALL PIECES
OF THE BARBECUE SKEWERS
INTO THE HEAD OF THE GUITAR
TO ATTACH THE OTHER END
OF THE STRINGS TO.
WRAP THE STRINGS
AROUND THE SKEWERS
AND GLUE THEM INTO PLACE.
THE TIGHTER THE STRINGS,
THE BETTER THE SOUND.
The caption changes to "The final step."
Monica says NOW, JUST GLUE THE BACK ON.
TA-DA!
She plays her cardboard guitar.
(TWANGY, OFF-KEY STRUMMING)
She says WHILE I THROW SOME
FINISHING TOUCHES ON IT,
LET'S MEET RYDER,
WHO'S NOT ONLY
AN INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN,
BUT IS GOING TO SHOW US
WHAT THE GUITAR MEANS TO HIM.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Ryder. Junior Jammer."
Ryder has short auburn hair.
He says I'M RYDER AND I PLAY GUITAR.
He stands outside a house porch and plays an acoustic guitar.
(UPBEAT STRUMMING)
The caption changes to "First notes."
He says I WAS IN THE MUSIC SHOP
AND I SPOTTED A GUITAR
AND I REALLY, REALLY WANTED IT.
AND SO I BEGGED MY MOM
TO GET ME IT.
WHEN MY MOM
BOUGHT ME THAT GUITAR,
I PROMISED HER
THAT I WOULD PLAY EVERY DAY,
AND I KEPT THAT PROMISE.
FIVE FAST FACTS!
The caption changes to "Five fast facts."
As pictures show him playing tennis, Ryder says I LOVE TO SKATEBOARD.
I'M A TENNIS PRO.
I REALLY LIKE VEGETABLES.
BROCCOLI OVER FRIES ANY TIME.
I LOVE TO ACT.
I'M THE LEAD SINGER OF MY BAND
CALLED GROUNDED.
I STARTED TAKING MUSIC LESSONS
FOUR YEARS AGO
WITH MY MUSIC TEACHER NICK.
Ryder and a man in his twenties sit in a small acoustic room holding two guitars.
Nick says IF YOU GO TO A G...
Ryder says I TAKE LESSONS EVERY WEEK.
(IMITATING GUITAR)
The caption changes to "Mouth-strument."
Ryder plays air guitars and imitates the sound of a guitar.
The caption changes to "Centre stage."
Ryder says I LOVE TO WRITE MY OWN SONGS.
IF I'M FEELING HAPPY OR
IF I'M FEELING DOWN OR ANGRY,
I JUST...
I'LL ALWAYS WRITE A SONG.
I START OFF WITH LIKE,
WRITING THE LYRICS.
AND THEN I PUT IN
SOME GUITAR.
AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE HARD,
FINDING THE RIGHT THING
TO GO WITH THE WORDS.
RECENTLY I'VE BEEN
GETTING INTO COUNTRY MUSIC
AND IT'S TOTALLY
DIFFERENT STYLE.
TO REALLY CAPTURE
THE COUNTRY VIBE,
YOU GOTTA LEARN SOMETHING
CALLED THE HAMMER-ONS,
AND IT JUST MAKES IT SOUND
LIKE A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING.
YOU SORT OF RAISE YOUR FINGER
WHILE YOU'RE PLAYING IT
SO IT MAKES LIKE A...
DUHHN...
(STRUMMING HAMMER-ON)
The caption changes to "Living the dream."
Ryder says I WANNA BE A FAMOUS
PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO WORK HARD,
LIKE A LOT.
PRACTISE.
I HAVE TO MAKE A GOOD SONG.
SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY
WILL LOVE AND LISTEN TO.
The caption changes to "MAKE SOME NOISE!"
Ryder plays the guitar and sings
IT'S A MYSTERY
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD
NO ONE CAN CATCH ME
IF THEY CAN
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD
JUST YOU SEE
WHAT I CAN...
(APPLAUSE)
Back to the rock rock band, Rocky says
RYDER MAKES ME WANNA
ROCK AND ROLL!
The drummer says WOW, ROCKY.
DON'T ROCK TOO HARD!
The bass player says HE'S REALLY SHREDDING
THAT GUITAR!
Rocky drops his guitar accidentally and says WHOA.
UM... LUCKY BRETT KISSEL
HAS HIS GUITAR!
The drummer says HE'S HERE TO JAM NOW
WITH RYDER AND MONICA!
In the backyard, Monica holds up the finished and decorated cardboard guitar and says
THE DIY GUITAR IS READY,
COMPLETE WITH
SOME COOL FLAMES.
LET'S PUT IT TO WORK
AND SEE HOW IT GOES.
READY, GUYS?
She walks up to Brett and Ryder, who each hold their guitars.
Brett says WE'RE ALL TUNED UP
AND READY TO GO.
Ryder says FOR SURE!
Monica says COUNT US IN,
RYDER.
Ryder says ONE, TWO...
(ALL PLAYING TOGETHER)
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Brett Kissel, Ryder and Monica."
Brett sings
BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES
I WAS SKINNY AND SIX
I HAD SECOND-HAND SKATES
AND A NEW HOCKEY STICK
IT WAS NORTHERN ALBERTA
AND NOBODY THOUGHT
THAT THE KID FROM THE FARM
WOULD AMOUNT TO A LOT
GROWIN' UP HOW I DID WELL,
I KNEW HOW TO WORK
SO I PRACTISED
MY FIRST SEARS GUITAR
TILL I HURT
NOW I TRAVEL AROUND
AND THEY PAY ME TO PLAY
AND WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME
I'M SO PROUD TO SAY
I'M A CANADIAN KID
BORN AND BRED
HAVE TWO BOOTS
A TO ZED
AND ANYWHERE IN THIS WORLD
THAT I MAY LAY MY HEAD
I'LL STILL ALWAYS BE
A CANADIAN KID
YEAH, I'M A CANADIAN KID
BORN AND BRED
HAVE TWO BOOTS
A TO ZED
AND ANYWHERE IN THIS WORLD
THAT I MAY LAY MY HEAD
I'LL STILL ALWAYS BE
A CANADIAN KID
I'LL STILL ALWAYS BE
A CANADIAN KID.
(APPLAUSE)
Brett says GOOD JOB!
An animated slate reads "TVOKids."
Back in his room, Robert says
WELL, BOYS AND GIRLS,
THAT WAS AN EXCITING EPISODE
OF
BACKYARD BEATS
AND IT WAS ALL ABOUT?
YOU GUESSED IT...
THE GUITAR!
YEAH, IT WAS A FUN ONE,
FUN EPISODE
AND I SURE ENJOYED IT
BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT THE GUITAR.
NOW, I KNOW I'VE BEEN TALKING
A LOT ABOUT GUITAR.
UH, AND UH,
SO I'M GOING TO PLAY SOME...
SOME TUNES AGAIN,
AND I WANT YOU
TO STAND UP AGAIN
AND I WANT YOU TO REALLY
MOVE AROUND TO THE MUSIC.
SO, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE
TO SHOW ME
THE TYPE OF ANIMAL
THAT YOU WANT TO BE
WHILE I'M PLAYING MUSIC.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO PLAY
ALWAYS THE SAME THING.
I'M GOING TO CHANGE IT UP,
AND THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE YOU
GET TO CHANGE UP YOUR ANIMAL.
AND I DO THIS IN
MY OWN CLASSROOM SOMETIMES
AND THE KIDS JUST LOVE IT
BECAUSE THEY CAN PRETEND THEY'RE
ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS
AND THEY CAN EVEN
MAKE UP SOME ANIMALS.
OKAY? SO, AND THERE'S
NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
UH, WE CAN MOVE AROUND TO
ANYTHING THAT WE WANNA DO.
SO, LET'S START OFF
WITH SOMETHING
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT SLOW.
(SLOW STRUMMING)
IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY
STANDING UP,
GO AHEAD AND STAND UP.
WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL WOULD YOU
THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR THIS?
AND IF YOU'RE THINKING
OF SOMETHING,
GO AHEAD AND MOVE AROUND.
TO ME, IT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT
LIKE A BUTTERFLY MOVING AROUND,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
A BUTTERFLY.
YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN ANIMAL.
(CHORDS CHANGING)
VERY GOOD.
EXCELLENT JOB,
BOYS AND GIRLS.
NOW, I'M GOING TO PLAY SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
(STRUMMING SLIGHTLY FASTER
MINOR CHORDS)
(MAJOR CHORDS)
WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL DOES THIS
MAKE YOU THINK OF,
WHEN I'M PLAYING THIS TUNE?
VERY GOOD!
OH, MAYBE SOME OF YOU
WANT TO BE A UNICORN,
A SPARKLY UNICORN!
I DON'T KNOW. DOES THIS MAKE YOU
THINK OF SPARKLY UNICORNS?
MAYBE A HORSE,
ANOTHER TYPE OF HORSE
JUMPING AROUND, GALLOPING.
WELL, THAT WAS FUN,
BOYS AND GIRLS.
I HOPE THAT YOU WERE GETTING UP
AND SHOWING ME THE TYPE
OF ANIMAL THAT YOU WANT TO BE
WHEN YOU WERE LISTENING
TO THE MUSIC.
AND YOU CAN DO THIS
WITH ANY KIND OF MUSIC.
WHEN YOU'RE LISTENING
TO MUSIC AT HOME
YOU CAN DEFINITELY MOVE AROUND
AND UH, SHOW...
MAYBE SHOW PEOPLE
IN YOUR FAMILY
HOW YOU CAN PRETEND
YOU'RE A DIFFERENT ANIMAL.
UH, AND YOU CAN START OFF MAYBE
BY DOING THE ELEPHANT STOMPS.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S UP TO YOU.
BUT IT SURE IS FUN
TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS OURSELVES
AND MOVE OUR BODIES
TO THE MUSIC.
UH, BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT MUSIC THERE FOR.
IT'S THERE FOR US
TO EXPRESS OURSELVES.
AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB
DOING IT TODAY.
UH, I WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING ELSE. A LITTLE BIT...
MAYBE IF YOU CAN STAND
SUPER TALL FOR ME.
(HAPPY SOUNDING STRUMMING)
GOOD!
NOW, I WANT YOU TO GET DOWN
A LITTLE BIT LOWER.
(STRUMMING SLOWER)
LET'S GO UP TALLER AGAIN,
TALLER, TALLER.
(STRUMMING FASTER)
AND A LITTLE BIT LOWER.
(SLOWING DOWN AGAIN)
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?
VERY GOOD,
BOYS AND GIRLS!
VERY GOOD.
AND WE'RE GONNA GET UP
REALLY TALL.
(PLAYING LOUDER, FASTER)
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!
GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB.
UP ON YOUR TIPPY-TOES.
WELL, THAT WAS FUN,
BOYS AND GIRLS.
GOOD WAY OF
MOVING OURSELVES AROUND.
WHEW! THAT MUST BE TIRING
TO DO ALL THAT WORK,
GOING UP AND DOWN ON YOUR TOES
AND GETTING REALLY LOW.
AND EARLIER,
PRETENDING YOU WERE ANIMALS
AND STOMPING AROUND
AND GALLOPING AROUND.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK
BUT IT'S A GREAT WAY TO EXPRESS
OURSELVES THROUGH MUSIC.
SO, UH, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH,
HOW MUSIC CAN BE...
AGAIN, WE DON'T NEED TO USE
WORDS IN OUR MUSIC.
UH, WE CAN, UH, DEFINITELY
LISTEN TO MUSIC
AND BE ABLE TO EXPRESS OURSELVES
WHEN WE'RE MOVING,
BUT I ALSO WANTED
TO SHOW IT YOU A LITTLE BIT.
I WANT TO PROVE TO YOU
THAT YOU CAN YOU
RECOGNIZE A SONG
WITHOUT ME
DOING THE WORDS AT ALL.
AND SO,
I'M GOING TO DO A SONG,
AND I MIGHT PLAY THE SONG
AND MAYBE HUM A LITTLE BIT
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND I'M GONNA SEE IF YOU CAN
GUESS THE SONG THAT I'M PLAYING.
AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING
TO SING WORDS.
I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE SOUNDS
WITH MY MOUTH MAYBE
AND PLAY THE SONG
ON THE GUITAR.
AND LET'S SEE
IF YOU CAN GUESS IT, OKAY?
SO, LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.
(STRUMMING)
(HUMMING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TUNE)
ANY GUESSES ON THAT ONE,
BOYS AND GIRLS?
ANY GUESSES ON THAT ONE?
THAT'S RIGHT,
IT WAS "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"!
AND IF ANYBODY HAS A BIRTHDAY
RIGHT NOW,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
UH, BUT YEAH,
THAT'S "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" SONG.
I FIGURED THAT MAYBE A LOT OF US
WOULD RECOGNIZE THAT ONE.
UH, I'M GOING TO DO
ANOTHER ONE, MAYBE.
AND UH, LET'S SEE
IF YOU RECOGNIZE THIS ONE.
(SINGING "TWINKLE TWINKLE" TUNE)
ALL RIGHT NOW, AND CAN ANY OF
YOU GUESS THE SONG OF THIS ONE?
NOW, SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE SAYING
"TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR."
VERY GOOD.
OTHERS MIGHT BE SAYING
MAYBE THE ALPHABET SONG.
AND WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT THAT
IS THEY HAVE THE SAME TUNE.
THEY HAVE THE SAME
MUSICAL TUNE.
UH, SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT...
TWINKLE, TWINKLE,
LITTLE STAR
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
SO, IT'S THE SAME TUNE,
JUST DIFFERENT WORDS.
SO, IF YOU GUESSED "ABC,"
YOU ARE CORRECT.
IF YOU GUESSED "TWINKLE,
TWINKLE" YOU ARE ALSO CORRECT.
SO, THAT'S KIND OF A NEAT THING
ABOUT THAT SONG,
IS IT CAN BE USED, UH,
FOR TWO DIFFERENT SONGS.
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S ONE.
MAYBE THIS'LL BE
MY LAST ONE.
AND WE'LL SEE
IF YOU CAN GET THIS ONE.
THIS ONE MIGHT BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT.
(UPBEAT STRUMMING)
(SINGING
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS" TUNE)
ANY GUESSES ON THAT ONE?
THAT'S RIGHT-
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS."
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS,"
VERY GOOD! VERY GOOD.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE,
YOU DON'T NEED TO HEAR
THE WORDS IN THE MUSIC
TO UNDERSTAND THE SOUND OF IT.
ALL THE SONGS HAVE
DIFFERENT SOUNDS,
UH, DIFFERENT FEELINGS.
"TWINKLE, TWINKLE" HAS
A LITTLE BIT OF A LULLABY FEEL,
MAYBE SOMETHING TO RELAX TO.
OR AS IN "ABC" SONG,
SOMETHING TO LEARN TO.
AND THEN "WHEELS ON THE BUS."
IS SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT
MORE ENERGETIC
AND IT GETS US MOVING.
AND OF COURSE, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY,"
THAT'S A FUN SONG TO SING
AND IT BRINGS US GREAT MEMORIES
OF OUR BIRTHDAYS
OR BIRTHDAYS OF OUR FRIENDS
AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
UH, AND SO, UH, MUSIC
IS WONDERFUL THAT WAY
BECAUSE IT HELPS US REMEMBER
SUCH WONDERFUL THINGS.
NOW, I KNOW I'VE BEEN TALKING
A LOT ABOUT GUITAR,
AND PRETTY MUCH IT DOMINATED
THIS ENTIRE EPISODE TODAY,
AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER
WONDERFUL INSTRUMENTS OUT THERE.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE,
I HAVE A PIANO BEHIND HERE.
BUT I HAVE A FEW KEYBOARDS
IN MY CLASSROOM
BACK AT MY SCHOOL,
AND I LOVE TO PLAY THE KEYBOARD.
AND I'M SURE THAT SOME OF YOU
MIGHT BE INTERESTED ALSO
IN LEARNING HOW TO HIT THE KEYS.
(PLAYING LOW PIANO NOTES)
UH, AND MIGHT BE INTERESTED
IN UNDERSTANDING
HOW A KEYBOARD WORKS
OR MAYBE HOW TO
PUT ONE TOGETHER YOURSELF.
SO, I WANT YOU
TO CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO
AND UH,
HAVE SOME FUN WITH THAT ONE
AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
Fast clips show a teenager with long dark hair in a ponytail. She wears a red t-shirt and denim dungarees as she holds a ukulele.
A caption reads "Monica."
Monica says MY NAME IS MONICA,
AND MUSIC IS MY THING.
(IMITATING TRUMPET)
I'M INVITING PRO MUSICIANS
TO MY BACKYARD
FOR EPIC JAM SESSIONS.
Three women sing
ABSOLUTELY
Monica continues ALONG FOR THE RIDE
ARE JUNIOR JAMMERS
WHO LOVE TO MAKE SOME NOISE.
(YODELLING)
Monica continues TOGETHER, THEY INSPIRE ME
TO MAKE DIY CRAFT-STRUMENTS
FOR THE BIG PERFORMANCE.
Fast clips show adults and kids playing instruments and singing.
A boy says COUNT US IN.
THREE, TWO, ONE!
Monica continues INSTRUMENTS IN HAND,
WE ALL JOIN IN...
(STRUMMING)
WOO!... AND MAKE
SOME BACKYARD BEATS!
A colourful, animated sign made of homemade instruments spells out the words "Backyard beats."
Monica stands in a backyard by a large blue table.
Monica says HEY! MONICA HERE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO SET UP
DECORATIONS OF LATER TODAY.
She drops a box filled with party supplies.
(NOISEMAKER NOISES)
Monica says AGH!
IT'S GONNA BE A REAL PARTY!
YOU'LL SEE.
WHERE IS IT?
THERE IT IS!
(GIGGLING)
She picks out an empty plastic container with a smiley face drawn on it with black marker.
She taps on it and sings
NOTHIN'S IN MY WAY
MY NAME'S MONICA
AND I'VE GOT A DRUM
I CAN PLAY
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A PARTY TODAY
A young man pops his head over the fence and says HEY!
WHO'S MAKING
ALL THAT RACKET?
Another young man says KEEP IT DOWN
OVER THERE!
Another man says OH,
WE'RE JUST KIDDING.
A fourth man says YOU SOUND AWESOME!
Monica says THANKS!
The first man says SO, ARE YOU
GONNA LET US IN?
Monica says YEAH! OH.
MY FAVE
POP ROCK QUARTET!
JANE'S PARTY,
GET IN HERE!
(LAUGHING)
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Jane's Party. Backyard Jammers."
As the four young men walk in they high-five Monica.
One says YEAH! WOO!
Monica says READY FOR
THE HANDSHAKE?
The four guests say YEAH!
In fast-motion Monica performs her secret handshake with all four guests.
They all say GOOD GAME.
GOOD GAME.
GOOD GAME.
GOOD GAME.
(WHISTLE BLOWING)
Monica says OKAY.
ROLL CALL. KEYS.
A guest with curly brown hair and a beard says JEFF, PRESENT.
Monica says GUITAR.
A clean-shaven guest with dark hair salutes as he says TOM, HERE.
Monica says BASS?
A clean-shaven guest with wavy graying hair says DEVON, ALSO HERE.
Monica says AND DRUMS.
A dark haired and bearded ZACH, READY TO ROCK.
Monica says THERE AIN'T NO PARTY
LIKE A JANE'S PARTY
'CAUSE THE BAND
BRINGS ALL THE FUN!
The guests say YEAH!
Monica says JEFF, I GOTTA ASK-
WHO'S JANE?
Jeff says JANE'S ACTUALLY A STREET.
IT'S WHERE WE ALL MET
AT SCHOOL.
A says I LOVE A GOOD BLOCK PARTY!
(HORN HONKING)
A says OKAY, WHICH BRINGS ME
TO A VERY SERIOUS
RAPID Q and A SESSION.
(GAME SHOW THEME PLAYING)
A says DEVON,
FAVOURITE PARTY SNACK.
Devon says UH, PRETZELS!
A says TOM,
FAVOURITE PARTY GAME.
Tom says UH, HULA HOOP.
A says ZACH,
FAVOURITE TYPE OF PARTY.
Zach says JANE'S PARTY!
(AIR HORN BLOWING)
A says JEFF,
IF I HAVE 14 BALLOONS
AND I POP 12 AND THEN I BLOW UP
TWO MORE BALLOONS,
HOW MANY BALLOONS
DO I HAVE LEFT?
Jeff says UH, I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS NEVER GOOD AT MATH.
(BUZZER SOUNDING)
A says JEFF, I TAKE PARTY PLANNING
VERY SERIOUSLY.
FOR THE RECORD,
THE ANSWER IS FOUR.
The band says AH!
A says LIKE YOU GUYS,
A QUARTET!
I'M SO GLAD YOU GUYS
ARE ALL HERE.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY
THE INSPIRATION
FOR MY NEXT
CRAFT-STRUMENT.
IT'S TIME TO GET
THIS PARTY STARTED!
The guests all say TOTALLY!
a says JINX.
(LAUGHING)
The rock rock band appears.
Rocky says IT'S A PARTY!
(HOOTING)
The drummer says RIGHT NOW...
(HOOTING)
The drummer says MONICA'S MAKING...
(HOOTING)
(CLEARING THROAT)
The drummer says MAKING A...
(HOOTING)
The drummer says MAKING A KEYBOARD
CRAFT-STRUMENT. CHECK IT OUT!
(REPEATED HOOTING)
(DRUMMING AND CHANTING)
As she drums on the plastic container, Monica says
THE BAND IS HERE!
WHAT'S NEXT IS CLEAR
WE'LL STRIKE A CHORD
AND MAKE A KEYBOARD.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "Keyboard craft-strument."
A difficulty gauge shows it's 3 out of 5.
A says WELL, I THINK
I'M WELL ON MY WAY
TO BECOMING THE FIFTH MEMBER
OF JANE'S PARTY.
COME ON!
THAT SONG I JUST WROTE?
GENIUS!
STRIKE A CHORD
MAKE A KEYBOARD
(PIANO KEYS PLAYING)
A says THE KEYBOARD!
MY NEXT CRAFT-STRUMENT BUILD.
SIX IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
FOR THIS DIY.
As she points at her supplies, she says
THERE'S SIX PIECES OF CORK
THAT I CUT FROM A HOT PAD,
SIX ELASTIC BANDS,
SIX GLASSES THAT GET WIDER
AT THE TOP,
AND SIX SPOONS.
I'M NOT COVERING THEM
IN GLUE AND GLITTER
OR DOING ANYTHING CRAZY.
THE KITCHEN SPOONS
CAN GO BACK IN THE KITCHEN
AS GOOD AS NEW.
THIS DIY ALSO NEEDS SCISSORS,
A CRAFT KNIFE,
MARKER, HOT GLUE,
AND CARDBOARD.
AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF WATER!
I BETTER GO GET THAT.
(DRAMATIC SPORTS MUSIC PLAYING)
In slow motion, Monica returns holding a bowl of water.
AS an ANNOUNCER, Monica says
THIS IS THE MOMENT
MONICA HAS BEEN TRAINING FOR
HER WHOLE LIFE.
SHE'S FILLED THE BOWL
VERY FULL,
MAKING THIS
HER MOST DIFFICULT ROUTINE YET.
IS IT POSSIBLE?
WILL SHE BE TAKING HOME
THE GOLD TONIGHT?
SHE'S DONE IT!
SHE'S REALLY DONE IT!
WHAT A MOMENT FOR MONICA.
WHAT A MOMENT FOR THE COUNTRY!
(RECORD SCRATCHING)
Standing by her table, Monica says
MIGHT I HUMBLY SUGGEST
GETTING A JUG OF WATER,
NOT A BOWL.
JUST AN IDEA.
A caption reads "The base."
A says I'VE CUT UP THE CARDBOARD
TO MAKE MY BOX.
Pointing at rectangular pieces of cardboard, she says
THIS IS THE BASE, THESE ARE THE
SIDES, AND THESE ARE THE ENDS.
As she performs the actions she mentions, she says
ON THE TOP SIDE, TRACE AROUND
THE GLASS ON THE SMALL END,
SO THE GLASS WON'T GO RIGHT
THROUGH WHEN YOU PLACE IT IN.
I'M DOING SIX
FOR SIX DIFFERENT KEYS.
CUT OUT THE HOLES.
USE CARDBOARD
TO ASSEMBLE A BOX,
BUT LEAVE OFF THE TOP.
NEXT STEP.
LINE UP THE SIX PIECES OF CORK
ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT PIECE
SO THEY'RE CENTRED TO WHERE
EACH GLASS IS POSITIONED
AND SIT JUST BELOW THE BASE.
WATCH THOSE FINGERS
WITH THE HOT GLUE.
THEY DON'T CALL IT HOT
FOR NOTHIN'!
Holding up the unfinished box with the cork pieces stuck inside, she dramatically shakes it and says
AT LAST, I'VE DONE IT.
IT IS COMPLETE!
IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!
The caption changes to "The keys."
As she continues working on the instrument, she says
NEXT, MARK AND CUT A HOLE IN
THE CARDBOARD ABOVE EACH CORK.
THEN, PUT EXTRA CARDBOARD
IN BETWEEN EACH CORK
TO SUPPORT THE BOX
WHEN THE TOP GOES ON.
THIS IS THE KEY ELEMENT.
PUSH THE SPOONS THROUGH
THE HOLES FROM THE INSIDE.
THEN ATTACH
THE TOP CARDBOARD PIECE
WITH THE SIX HOLES
FOR THE GLASSES ONTO THE BOX
AND SIT THE GLASSES IN PLACE.
PRESS ON THE HANDLE OF THE SPOON
AS THE KEY.
SEE WHAT I DID THERE?
"KEY" ELEMENT?
IT'S THE KEY?
OF THE KEYBOARD?
EH? EH?
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
a says ONCE THE SPOON, CORK, AND
GLASSES ARE POSITIONED JUST SO,
TIE THE ELASTIC BAND
ONTO THE SPOON HANDLE
TO KEEP IT IN PLACE.
The caption changes to "The sound."
A says FILL ONE GLASS WITH WATER.
NOW, I SHOULD BE ABLE
TO PRESS DOWN ON THE SPOON,
GETTING IT TO CLINK THE GLASS.
She presses on one spoon.
(LOW CLINKING)
She says MUSIC TO MY EARS.
(CLINKING)
She says I THINK I'LL MAKE THIS
THE LOWEST NOTE
IN MY CARDBOARD KEYBOARD.
LET'S GET TUNING.
FILL UP THE REMAINING GLASSES
WITH WATER.
THE MORE WATER,
THE LOWER THE NOTE WILL BE.
MAKE SURE ALL THE GLASSES
HAVE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF WATER.
WHAT HAS SIX KEYS
AND NO LOCKS?
MY KEYBOARD!
(DRUM RIMSHOT)
She says WOULD YOU LISTEN TO THIS?
She plays the keyboard.
(KEYS CLINKING)
She says SPOONS AND GLASSES OF WATER
MAKING A KEYBOARD?
I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D SEE THE DAY.
THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF
MY FAVOURITE CRAFT-STRUMENTS.
UHH! I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW IT
TO JANE'S PARTY
AND MY FRIEND OSKAR.
LET'S CHECK OUT
HIS KEYBOARD!
Fast clips show a blond boy running in a park.
A caption reads "Oskar. Junior Jammer."
Oskar says MY NAME IS OSKAR
AND I PLAY THE KEYBOARD.
(PLAYING UPBEAT SONG)
Oskar says I GREW UP WITH MY PARENTS
AND GRANDPARENTS
TEACHING ME ABOUT MUSIC.
HERE ARE FIVE FAST FACTS
ABOUT ME.
I'M ONE OF THREE
MUSICAL TRIPLETS.
I ALSO PLAY TROMBONE
WITH MY BROTHER AND GRANDPA.
Pictures show him with two blond children the same age, and playing the trombone with an older man.
Oskar says I LOVE SCHOOL BUT SURPRISINGLY
GOT A BAD GRADE IN MUSIC.
I MAKE SHORT MOVIES
WITH MY SIBLINGS.
I LOVE TO SWIM
AND DO WORKOUTS.
BONUS FACT, I PLAY KEYBOARD
AND CLASSICAL PIANO.
The caption changes to "The set-up."
As clips show a keyboard and an amplifier,
Oskar says THIS IS MY KEYBOARD.
MY DAD USUALLY HELPS ME HOOK
IT UP TO AN AMP OR A SPEAKER,
AND THERE ARE
TWO TYPES OF KEYS.
THERE'S THE BLACK KEYS
AND THE WHITE KEYS.
MY KEYBOARD ALSO HAS
A SUSTAIN PEDAL.
THE SUSTAIN PEDAL
MAKES NOTES GO ON FOR LONGER.
FOR INSTANCE, HERE'S A C.
(PLAYING SINGLE NOTE)
AND HERE'S A C
WITH THE SUSTAIN PEDAL.
(NOTE CONTINUES RINGING OUT)
YOU CAN MAKE THE NOTE
GO ON FOR LONGER,
EVEN IF YOU TAKE YOUR HAND
OFF THE NOTE.
ONCE YOU'VE GOT IT SET UP,
YOU CAN JUST PLAY.
(PLAYING MAJOR SCALE)
ME AND MY SIBLINGS
FIRST STARTED WRITING
AND MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER
LIKE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
WE HAVE CREATED A BAND
CALLED SPECTRUM 2.0
AND WE CALLED IT THAT
BECAUSE OUR DAD USED TO
HAVE A BAND CALLED SPECTRUM.
WE SORT OF ARE FOLLOWING
IN HIS FOOTSTEPS
BY CALLING OUR BAND
SPECTRUM 2.0.
IT'S PRETTY COOL.
(CHUCKLING)
NOW I THINK I'VE REALLY
FOUND MY OWN STYLE,
WHICH IS LIKE POP AND ROCK.
AND IT'S REALLY FUN
TO DO THAT.
The caption changes to "Mouth-strument."
Oskar sings.
(SINGING NOTES)
The caption changes to "Challenges."
Oskar says I SING AND PLAY THE KEYBOARD
AT THE SAME TIME,
WHICH MAKES MULTI-TASKING
A BIT HARD FOR ME.
BUT IF YOU KEEP PRACTISING
AND KEEP WORKING ON THAT BIT
THAT YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH,
YOU'LL GET IT EVENTUALLY.
The caption changes to "Living the dream."
Oskar says MY DREAMS FOR PLAYING KEYBOARD
IN THE FUTURE
IS TO BE LIKE, IN A BAND
WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE.
I JUST WANNA HAVE A BIG
MUSICAL CAREER IN MY LIFE.
IT COULD INVOLVE TEACHING,
IT COULD INVOLVE
ALL THIS OTHER STUFF,
BUT I JUST WANNA BE A MUSICIAN
WHEN I GROW UP.
The caption changes to "MAKE SOME NOISE!"
As he plays the keyboard and one of his siblings plays an electric guitar, they both sing
I'LL KEEP COUNTING
I'LL KEEP, KEEP COUNTING
TILL THE SUN COMES UP
TOMORROW
I'LL KEEP TRYING,
I'LL KEEP, KEEP TRYING
BUT I KNOW
I'LL BE UP TILL TOMORROW
I'M SITTIN' HERE WITH MY BED
ALL MADE
TRYIN' TO GET THROUGH
THE SORROW
I GUESS I'LL SIT HERE
TILL THE SUN COMES UP
JUST TO DO IT
ALL AGAIN TOMORROW...
(APPLAUSE)
Back to the rock rock band, Rocky looks at the bass player and says YOU READY?
The bass player says I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.
Rocky says OF COURSE IT IS!
THREE, TWO, ONE!
SURPRISE PARTY!
SURPRISE PARTY!
The drummer says AH!
The bass player says LET'S STICK
WITH JANE'S PARTY.
Rocky says IT'S THEIR JAM
RIGHT NOW.
The bass player says I TOLD YOU SHE
DOESN'T LIKE SURPRISES.
Back in her backyard, Monica says ALL RIGHT,
PARTY PEOPLE.
I'VE GOT
MY COOL WATER KEYBOARD.
JANE'S PARTY, OSKAR,
ARE YOU GUYS
READY TO ROCK?
Jane's Party and Oskar stand next to Monica with their instruments.
Jane's Party members say YEAH!
Oskar says I WAS BORN READY!
Monica says HERE COMES THE PARTY
OF THE CENTURY!
Jeff says OSKAR, MONICA.
I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD
OFFICIALLY BE
HONORARY
JANE'S PARTY MEMBERS.
Oskar says AWESOME.
Monica says OSKAR, WOULD YOU DO US
THE HONOURS AND COUNT US IN?
Oskar says ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
The caption changes to "Jane's Party, Oskar and Monica."
All together, they play and sing
IT ALL CAME CRASHING
IN WAVES
I HAD MY FEET
IN THE OCEAN
I JUST GOT CAUGHT
IN THE HAZE
LOST IN A SEA OF EMOTION
OH, I
WILL I EVER GET OUT OF HERE
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
I'M LOOKING FOR
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
I'M LOOKING FOR
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
I'M LOOKING FOR
YOU'RE THE LIGHT, YOU'RE
THE LIGHT, YOU'RE THE LIGHT
YOU'RE THE LIGHT,
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
I'M LOOKING FOR
YOU'RE THE LIGHT
I'M LOOKING FOR
YOU'RE THE LIGHT, YOU'RE
THE LIGHT, YOU'RE THE LIGHT...
(APPLAUSE)
As they high-five each other, they all say
YEAH!
YEAH!
WOO!
(GIGGLING)
An animated slate reads "TVOKids."
Back in his room, Robert says
HEY, WASN'T THAT EXCITING?
LEARNING HOW TO
PUT TOGETHER A KEYBOARD.
UH, THAT WAS SUPER FUN.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THAT EPISODE
OF
BACKYARD BEATS.
UH, IT'S A SUPER FUN SHOW,
AND I'M A LITTLE BIT BIASED
BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT INSTRUMENTS.
SO, UM,
WE TALKED ABOUT ME SHARING
MY LOVE OF MUSIC WITH YOU TODAY.
AND I HOPE THAT
YOU GOT TO ENJOY
THE EPISODE TODAY
ABOUT MUSIC
AND HOW WE FEEL DIFFERENT WAYS
WHEN WE HEAR MUSIC
AND HOW WE EXPRESS THROUGH MUSIC
WHEN WE'RE LISTENING TO A SONG.
UH, AND HOW WE
GIVE OURSELVES PERMISSION
TO RELAX WHEN WE HEAR A SONG
OR WE GIVE OURSELVES PERMISSION
TO FEEL DIFFERENT WAYS.
AND, UH,
REMEMBER, IT COULD BE
A SUPER SOFT AND EASY SONG
OR IT CAN BE
LIKE ROCK AND ROLL.
IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU
WHAT YOUR PREFERENCES ARE.
THERE'S NO RIGHT AND WRONG
ANSWER FOR MUSIC
AND HOW WE LOVE IT.
AND THERE'S NO RIGHT OR WRONG
WAY THAT WE CAN MOVE AROUND
AND EXPRESS OUR ENJOYMENT
FOR TODAY.
SO, TODAY WE LEARNED
HOW IT MAKES US FEEL.
UH, HOW, UH,
WE MOVE OUR BODIES
THROUGH MUSIC,
AND HOW WE CAN
EXPRESS OURSELVES.
AND EXPRESSION THROUGH MUSIC
IS A BEAUTIFUL THING,
BOYS AND GIRLS.
SO, I'M GOING TO SAY GOODBYE
FOR NOW,
AND I HOPE
YOU ENJOYED YOURSELF
AND I WILL SEE YOU
NEXT TIME SOON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN
FOR INVITING ME
INTO YOUR LIVING ROOMS
OR WHEREVER IT IS THAT
YOU'RE WATCHING ME TODAY.
THANK YOU.
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