TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE

1. Ask the kids what kind of music they listen to and what they like about it.
   Does it make you want to dance and sing?
   Can it make you sleepy?
   Can it make you feel happy, sad or goofy ?,etc..
   Are there songs that you like that your Mom, Dad, Grandma or Grandpa like ,too?
2. Has anyone ever played an instrument or pretended to?
   Can you name some different instruments?
   Do you think that anyone can play an instrument, sing, and be in a band?
   It's just like learning to read and write or ride a bike, you have to practice to learn to do it well.
3. Can music tell a story?
   Think of a song you like and tell me what it is about.
   Do you think the same song could mean something different to someone else?
   Is that O.K?
   Pick a sentence in The Tenny Shoe-Bop Bunny Band Rockin' my ABC's worksheet and describe what you imagine.
   Music, like a book can spark peoples imaginations, allowing each person to experience it there own way.
4. Do you know that you can have the same music, change the words, and come up with a different song.
   (Try this) Have half of the class sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
   Now, sing it again and let's have the other half of the class sing the A-B-C song.
   Did you notice that it's the same music?
5. You've probably heard animals singing in cartoons-do you think they can sing in real life?
   Name some animals and tell us what sounds they make. birds, frogs, etc..
   Sometimes when you hear a lot of different animals together it can sound like music.
6. Did you know that sometimes music can be used to remember things?
   Think of one of your favorite toys,cereals, movies, etc., and see if you can remember a song about it.
   Would anyone like to sing one?
   Sometimes when you hear a song it will remind you of a certain time.
   Maybe you heard it on a Family trip, or at a friend's house. (even grownups have those experiences)
7. Do you know what a mascot is?
   From looking at the Tenny Shoe-Bop Bunny Band picture do you think the band has a mascot?
   Can you think of a mascot in your town or one from your favorite sports team?

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION AFTER THE PERFORMANCE

1. How many people were in the band?
2. Do you remember the color of the rabbits' shoes?
   Sometimes a rabbit is called a hare. Do rabbits have hair?
   Rabbits hop on their feet. Where are your feet?
   What can you do with them? Hands? Ears? Eyes? Nose? What other animals hop? Frogs, Kangaroos,etc..
3. Can you name the instruments they were playing? (drums, piano , guitar)
   What instrument did you like best and why?
4. When you sang, clapped, kicked, wiggled,etc., did you feel like you were part of the band?
   Was it participation? Define: Participation.
   How do we participate in the classroom? Why? Was it cooperation? Define: Cooperation.
   List other activities requiring cooperation. Explain.
   How do we cooperate in the classroom? Why?
5. One of the songs they played was called Traveling Land. The lyrics tell how you can learn and do different things when you travel places.
   Can you share with us some things you've learned from places you have been?
   Can you think of any other songs that are about places, people, holidays, animals or countries? Star Spangled Banner, Mickey Mouse, Old Macdonald, Wish you a Merry Christmas,etc..
6. Can you name some different styles of music? Rock, Rap, Country, Classical, Polka, Latin, Reggae, Jazz,etc..
   Did you know a lot of these styles came from other countries?
   Do you think you could like a song that has foreign words? Macarena, Frere Jacques(Brother John), Kumbaya, etc..
   This is one of the reasons music is sometimes called the universal language . People from all around the world, every color and nationality can listen to and like the same song.
7. Hare Clue' is an optional guessing game where a staff member fills the character and Tenny Shoe-bop Bunny costume, and the students draw conclusions on the character's identity after the program. Unknown to the students, the band integrates a prearranged set of clues about the character, into the program. After the show, teachers lead their class to recall and reiterate given clues, and discover the true identity of the bunny character.