(Music playing)

An animated panda plays a recorder.

A title reads: Bamboo Loves Music. Created by Tero Hollo

A narrator says, HI BAMBOO LOVE. WHAT INSTRUMENT WOULD YOU LOVE TO TRY TODAY?

White text inside a yellow heart reads: Tuba.

The narrator says, TUBA.

Bamboo Love makes a butterfly shadow puppet on a white screen.

The narrator says, WOW. NICE SHADOW PUPPET.

(Giggles)

(Tuba sound)

Bamboo Love says, OH!

The narrator says, WHOA. DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT SOUND CAME FROM BAMBOO LOVE?

Bamboo Love says, HMMM. OH! UH HUH!

Bamboo Love makes a shadow puppet of an elephant.

(Tuba blowing)

The narrator asks, DID IT SOUND LIKE MR.ELEPHANT?

Bamboo Love says, UH UH!

The narrator says, RIGHT IT IS SIMILAR. IS BUT IT'S NOT AN ELEPHANT. LET'S EXPLORE WHAT THE SOUND IS.

Bamboo Love walks toward a rabbit on a stool. A tuba stands up next to the stood.

The narrator says, WOW, YOU'RE RIGHT. IT WASN'T MR. ELEPHANT. IT WAS RABBIT.

(Rabbit giggles)

The narrator says, GOOD DISCOVERY. BAMBOO LOVE.

Rabbit plays the tuba.

Bamboo Love looks inside the tuba.

(Tuba note)

Bamboo Love jumps back.

The narrator asks, HEY, WHAT DOES THAT NOISE SOUND LIKE?

Bamboo Love says, BUUUHH!

(Giggles)

The narrator says, GREAT JOB. DO YOU KNOW WHAT INSTRUMENT THAT IS?

Bamboo Love says, HMM.

The narrator says, YOU'RE RIGHT BAMBOO LOVE THE BELL DOES HAVE AN OVAL SHAPE. COULD IT BE A TUBA? THE TUBA IS A LARGE BRASS INSTRUMENT.

A penguin walks over, carrying a tablet.

Penguin says, WHA-WHA!

The narrator says, HELLO, PENGUIN! WILL YOU HELP SHOW THE TUBA TO BAMBOO LOVE?

Penguin says, WHA-WHA!

Penguin holds out the tablet. A picture of a tuba is on it.

The narrator says, THE TUBA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE LOWEST SOUNDING INSTRUMENTS IN AN ORCHESTRA. A TUBA HAS A , MAIN TUBE, VALVE TUBE, VALVES, AND BELL. PRESSING THE VALVES MAKES DIFFERENT NOTES WHEN YOU BLOW INTO THE MOUTHPIECE. THE SOUND COMES OUT OF THE BELL. THANK YOU FOR THAT INTERESTING TUBA LESSON PENGUIN.

Penguin says, WHA-WHA!

The narrator asks, SO, BAMBOO LOVE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY PLAYING THE TUBA?

Bamboo Love says, UH-HUH!

(Deep tuba notes)

The narrator asks WHAT COULD THAT FAMILIAR SOUND BE? GO TAKE A LOOK.

Rabbit and Bamboo Love carry the tuba. Mr. Elephant sits, playing a larger tuba.

The narrator says, IT IS MR. ELEPHANT!

Bamboo Love holds up the small tuba.

The narrator says, YOU'RE RIGHT, BAMBOO LOVE. THAT IS ALSO A TUBA. TUBAS COME IN DIFFERENT SIZES FOR DIFFERENT MUSICIANS. WILL YOU GIVE IT A TRY?

Bamboo Love says, UH-HUH!

Mr. Elephant plays the tuba.

(Deep tuba notes)

Bamboo Love blows into the other tuba.

(Blowing a raspberry sound)

The narrator asks, HMM, WHAT COULD BE MISSING?

Bamboo Love smacks their mouth.

The narrator says, THAT'S RIGHT! YOU NEED A SPECIAL MOUTH POSITION TO PLAY THE TUBA. MR. ELEPHANT CAN SHOW YOU!

Mr. Elephant moves his mouth in different shapes. Bamboo Love copies him and blows into the tuba.

(Tuba notes)

The narrator says, GREAT JOB. THE ONLY THING LEFT IS TO PUSH THE VALVES DOWN TO MAKE DIFFERENT NOTES! HAVE FUN PLAYING THE TUBA!

(Both tubas playing)

(Lively music playing)

The narrator says, TODAY WE LEARNED ABOUT THE TUBA. BAMBOO LOVE LEARNED THAT THE TUBA IS THE LOWEST BRASS INSTRUMENT THAT REQUIRES A SPECIAL MOUTH SHAPE TO PLAY. AND TUBAS COME IN DIFFERENT SIZES SO ANYONE, BIG OR SMALL, CAN MAKE MUSIC.

End credits read: Produced in association with tvokids
Produced in collaboration with Radio-Canada
Produced in association with Knowledge: Kids
Produced in collaboration with Groupe Média TFO
Logos: Bamboo Love. Victory VFX. PopArts. VictoryArts.
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