10x10 - Berlioz the Bear

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♪ Reading rainbow ♪

♪ Butterfly in the sky ♪

♪ I can go twice as high ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can go anywhere ♪

♪ Friends to know ♪

♪ And ways to grow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can be anything ♪

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Hi. What a jumble
of noises.

The city is so alive,
it roars.

The sounds ricochet
off the sidewalks and buildings.

[Honk]

[Siren]

[Bicycle bell rings]

Here are some of the city's
sharpest sounds.

[Playing jazz music]

This is probably the last place
you'd expect to find musicians.

They make a city street
their stage.

Out of sight.
That was really swinging.

Thank you.

Usually, an audience
travels to the music,

But this band takes
their music to the people.

Here's a story about musicians
who try traveling,

But get stuck
in a terrible rut.

It's called
berlioz the bear.

♪ Zoom zoom zzz-zoom
zoom zzz ♪♪

Berlioz had been
practicing for weeks.

And now, when the orchestra
was going to play

In the village square
for a ball,

A strange buzz was coming
from his double bass.

"Why now?"
Berlioz said to himself.

The musicians arrived
with their instruments.

As berlioz watched them climb
aboard the bandwagon,

All he could think about
was his buzzing bass.

♪ Zoom zoom zzz-zoom
zoom zzz ♪♪

Berlioz picked up the reins
and clucked to the mule.

Off they went
down the road.

Suddenly, the wagon
lurched to a stop.

The front wheel
was stuck in a hole.

The mule looked back,
sat down, and yawned.

"Oh, dear," said berlioz,

As he tried to get the mule
to pull the bandwagon out.

"What can we do?
We'll be late for the ball."

"I'll help you,"
said a rooster

Who was on his way
to the ball.

"I'll pull you out
with the rope."

The rooster pulled
and pulled,

But the mule stayed put.

A tabby, who had been
watching from a fence,

Spoke up smugly.

[Purr]

"Oh, that isn't a job
for a featherweight.

I'll do it for you."

He took hold of the rope
and pulled,

But the mule
wouldn't move.

"Oh, my," said berlioz.

"Everyone,
put on your coats

So we'll be ready
when we get there."

Just then, a schnauzer
came over the hill.

He looked at the cat
and sniffed.

"A fur-ball can't
pull a bandwagon.

Here. Let me have
that rope."

He panted and pulled,

But the wagon
stayed in the hole.

Along came
a prancing billy goat.

He looked at the schnauzer
and snorted.

"Move over, squirt.
Let me do it.

I'll have this wagon
out in no time."

Billy goat
strained forward,

But to his surprise,
he got nowhere.

"Ha ha! Allow me,"
said a plowhorse.

"This will be easy.
I spend my days pulling."

But the plowhorse
couldn't move the mule.

Berlioz
tugged at his ears.

It was almost time
for the ball to begin.

He looked around
and saw a large ox

Lumbering toward them.

"You're saved!"
Roared the ox.

He twisted the rope
around his horns

And gave a mighty tug.

The animals
held their breath,

But the mule
wouldn't budge.

The clock on the tower
started to chime 8:00.

"Oh, no!"
Berlioz shouted.

In desperation, he pulled
his bow across the strings,

And to his dismay,
he heard...

♪ Zoom zoom buzz buzz ♪♪

All the musicians turned
to see the buzzing bass.

Out of the bass
sh*t a very angry bee.

It had been disturbed
once too often.

The first thing it saw
as it flew out of the bass

Was the mule's
hindquarters.

[Buzz buzz]

[Hee haw]

With one giant sting,

The bee made the mule pull
the bandwagon from the hole,

Down the road,
and into the village square

Before the bells
had stopped chiming.

[Cheering]

The audience roared.

"What an entrance!"
They cried.

And the orchestra,
already dressed and tuned,

Began to play.

"Porcupine."

"You're so feathery."

"Love this music."

Berlioz had never
played better.

"Encore, berlioz. Encore!"

Berlioz came forward.

[Cheering]

"Thank you all.

"And this evening, I would like
to dedicate our encore

To the buzzing bee."

[Playing
flight of the bumblebee]

Berlioz and his band
barely made it to the ball,

But street performers
know exactly where to play.

Some choose
a busy intersection,

While others
pick a covered place

Where the acoustics make
their music sound perfect.

There are many spots,

And each artist seems
to find the perfect place.

♪ That's the kind
of magic music ♪

♪ You make when you say
"baby, I love you" ♪

♪ Baby, I love you ♪

♪ There's a weeping willow,
a willow ♪

♪ Who really knows
how to cry-- ♪

Bless you, princess.

♪ That's how she'll cry
on her pillow ♪

♪ If you should tell her
farewell or good-bye ♪♪

Good afternoon.
Good afternoon.

As we wait for our train--
a little pleasant music.

I'm jay bailey.

Thank you.
Thank you.

[Cheering]

Big instruments,
like a piano or drum set--

They're tough to pack
and carry.

But a harmonica--it's a lot
easier to bring along.

But there's one instrument
you don't have to pack

Or even have a pocket for.

You always have it
with you.

♪ I will lift up
mine eyes ♪♪

Using your voice is
the most personal music.

When voices join together,

The result can be
a glorious sound.

Dr. Walter turnbull has
made the boys choir of harlem

His life's work.

[Singing hymn]

Once again, please.

You know, it's
something about "mine"

That doesn't get legato.

♪ I will lift up
mine eyes ♪

I need singing
through the "mine."

Often, kids don't
realize they can sing.

That's the joy
of discovering

Children who
have a voice.

Not everyone has
a singing voice,

But I've often said,

"I can teach
a doorknob to sing."

[Singing scales]

Being in the choir,

I've learned
about myself--

That I can sing
and be a leader, too.

Legato.

It makes you
more mature

And be
more of a man

Than to be
a little boy.

Intelligent singing.

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

♪ Ohh ♪♪

Joy--i feel glad
when I sing.

[Dr. Turnbull]
I know

From where my children
have come.

I've seen kids come in

Who were very negative,

But enter an environment
where they're accepted,

Where first-class
musicianship is expected,

They sort of turn around.

And to see them
blossom and grow

And become first-class
musicians

Is extraordinarily
important to me.

I know I want to become
an opera singer.

Now I know
with this advantage

They've given me,

I can make it.

Without the choir,
I wouldn't have gone to japan

Or europe or italy--
france, berlin.

We went to japan,
and they sang in japanese.

City boys learn a lot
of different languages,

Including german,
latin.

They sing in french.

They sing in italian
and hebrew.

[Speaking foreign language]

Let's have everybody,
please.

Ready? And...

[Singing in foreign language]

It's not thinking,
sopranos.

No support--
not thinking--

And it's not loud.

Nasty.

They look like angels,
but I'm not sure.

Actually, I know
they're not angels,

But they're very--

What we have
to instill in our kids

Is that sense of purpose,

A sense
of going for it.

Don't wait
for someone else to do it.

♪ Doo wop, doo wop ♪

♪ Doo wop, doo wop ♪

♪ Doo wop, doo wop,
doo wop, doo wop ♪

♪ It don't mean nothing ♪

♪ All you have
to do is sing ♪

♪ Doo wop, doo wop ♪

♪ Doo wop, doo wop ♪♪

Get it up.

John, get it up.

The boys often
have requests,

And they pick
some of the music.

Actually,
they have written a song

Called the joy of singing.

♪ Joy of singing ♪

♪ Joy, joy,
joy of singing ♪

♪ Joy, joy, joy of singing ♪

♪ Joy, joy,
joy of singing ♪♪

A choir is many things.

A choir has to work
and play together

In order to sing together.

A choir is like
any basketball team,

Any football team.

Dr. Turnbull--he's a mother,
he's a father, he's a sister,

He's a brother.

He's like--
he's like the papa bear.

I thank him for taking us
under his wing

And teaching us to be
responsible black men.

Otherwise,
I'd probably be doing

Something stupid
right now.

It's like
he's your friend--

Somebody you could
depend on,

You could trust.

[Singing hymn]

I know now that I am somebody,
that I count.

I never thought
this would come.

I'll never forget
the choir

Because these will
be my best times.

♪ Oooh ♪

♪ Oooh ♪♪

[Singing
in foreign language]

♪ Hallelujah ♪♪

Bravo.

Notes and chords
are the language of music.

When you put them together,
they tell a story

Like words in a book.

If you liked
berlioz the bear,

Here are three books
that are right on key.

Hi. I'm michael.
Do you like science and music?

Here's a book with both--
the science book of sound.

It shows you how
to make noisemakers.

You can make
a drum,

A cardboard flute,

Or a musical shaker.

This paper noisemaker
sounds like thunder.

This balloon makes
a pretty funny noise.

But one of the greatest
things to do

Is start your own band.

What do you think
of this guitar I made?

♪
♪
♪

Yeah. The science book
of sound.

Some music makes you dance,

But some music takes you
into a different time and place.

I'm martha,
and my book is georgia music.

The story begins
in a small cabin in georgia.

One summer,
the girl in the story

Visits her grandfather.

They do everything together.

Best of all, they listen
to crickets and grasshoppers

Singing in the distance.

"Now, that's music,"
the grandfather says.

It doesn't matter
whether it's rock, rap,

Or classical music.

What matters is the feeling
that you get

Each time you listen.

Get georgia music.
It's a song you'll remember.

Hi. I'm lauren.

I know about instruments

Because I play
piano and cello.

That's why I enjoyed

An introduction
to musical instruments series.

Instruments come
in different shapes and sizes.

To play a brass instrument,

You have to blow hard
through a mouthpiece.

You need long arms

And strong lips
for the trombone.

Woodwind instruments
make nice sounds.

The flute can sound
like birds singing.

The violin is
the smallest and squeakiest

Of all the string
instruments.

Which instrument
do you want to play?

Read this series
and find out.

There are many choices.

You guys got
any requests?

New york, new york.

You got it.

Music has an exciting
rhythm and energy

When it blends in
with the b*at of the city.

Its sounds bounce
off the concrete sidewalks...

And wander
through quiet back streets.

They echo through underground
subway tunnels.

You can hear its melodies
sneaking around every corner...

And float up
through the canyons

Between glass
and steel skyscrapers.

City musicians bring the passion
they feel for their music

To the streets and to us.

It's a sound and a feeling
that you never forget.

I'll see you next time.

Today's reading rainbow
books are...

Berlioz the bear
by jan brett,

Published
by g.p. Putnam's sons,

A division of
the putnam & grosset book group.

The science book of sound
by neil ardley,

Illustrated by dorling
kindersley ltd., London,

Published by gulliver/hbj.

Georgia music
by helen v. Griffith,

Pictures by james stevenson,
published by greenwillow books.

Introduction to musical
instruments series--

Brass, percussion,
strings, woodwinds,

By dee lillegard,

Published
by childrens press.