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"Beathoven & The Big Note Band" (Music)

"The Big Note Band" has fallen apart! They've lost their beat, can't remember the melody and don't know the harmony! So their conductor, Beathoven uses comedy, magic and music to help them re-discover the essential elements of music. The band comes alive on a giant video screen with animated characters that interact with the audience. In the end, the band just can't get it together. so Beathoven fires the band hires the audience in giant jam session with everyone playing percussion instruments. Beathoven sings and performs on a vast array of musical instruments including banjo, guitar, Irish and African drums. For Pre K -5th grades.

There are two versions of the show one educational for schools and another non-educational for theaters who need a highly entertaining show.

For ages: Pre-K - 5th Grades

Duration: 50 Minutes (Shorter versions of the show are available.)

Setup: 1 and 1/2 hours depending upon the performance space.

Tech Requirements: One Chair, One Table 6'X2' and one Electrical Outlet (We bring the rest!)

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Curriculum Standards Connections

Students will:

Sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

Sing simple melodies in a limited range using appropriate head voice accompanied and unaccompanied.

Echo simple singing and speech patterns.

Sing multiple songs representing various genres, tonalities, meters, and cultures including at least one song in a foreign language.

Perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music by echoing simple rhythmic patterns using body percussion as well as classroom instruments with appropriate technique.

Perform a steady beat using body percussion as well as classroom instruments with appropriate technique.

Create sound effects and movements to accompany songs, poems, and stories.

Move, alone and with others, to a varied repertoire of music using gross locomotor and non-locomotor movements and perform choreographed and non-choreographed movements.

Understand music in relation to history and culture by singing, listening, and/or moving to music from various historical periods and cultures.

Describe music using appropriate music vocabulary, (Pitch, Rhythm, Melody, Texture, Harmony, Antiphonal, etc.)