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Unknown: You all have gone on your tours all tired out. So, since you're so experienced now, following these leaders around, I thought, before we do the orchestra games, please we'd like to tell you the story of the Pied Piper Just so you know,

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the real story. Now, when the Pied Piper comes into town, she's playing this beautiful, beautiful song on the flute. You think everything's gonna be nice and calm and quiet. But when the sun starts going down, all these really slimy rats come

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out. And the Pied Piper is very upset about these rats, there's 1000s of them. And so she decides that she's gonna have a real battle with the rats and try to get them all to disappear.

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And she does a very good job, because pretty soon, it takes a while, but today, it'll take a short time. Pretty soon all the rats were completely gone. But you know, all the adults in the town, they won't acknowledge what she's achieved. And, you

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know, all the politicians that get together and they're just doing their own thing, they won't pay any attention to the Pied Piper would rip this town of all the rats, they're just singing this sort of pompous old corral.

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So the Piper who can't be heard beyond this corral, obviously, I don't know if you can hear I can kind of hear near me. But um, she decides that she's going to find a really, really small flute that everyone can hear. And once you start playing this,

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all kinds of magical things begin to happen. I don't know where they went. Thank you. So thank you, Cheryl. Thanks, everybody, you were great. And

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now we're gonna do a piece of what's so great about the orchestra is you can do almost anything. I can tell stories that can entertain you, it can make you feel different things. And a friend of mine who was here last year, Gregory Smith, I

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asked him, would he write a brand new piece for you today that would explain all different things about the orchestra and he decided to hold the 1995 Olympic orchestra games right here right now for you today. So please welcome my friend, Greg

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Smith. You'll never guess where I got this T shirt. Very nice. Good advertising. I couldn't find a tie that match. Okay. On your mark, get

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set. Go. Welcome to the 1995 orchestra games. instruments from all over the world have come together to play for you. And today we're going to find out which instruments can play the loudest softest by highest, the lowest the fastest. But

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before the games begin, let's meet the players. First, the woodwinds Hello woodwind. Playing for the woodwinds we have the piccolo flute the oboe

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followed by the clarinet. And finally, the pursue. Now tell me, how did you prepare for today's games? Let's see if I can sort that out. Did you practice high notes? You did? What about low notes?

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Did you practice fast notes and slow notes. Did anyone practice trills? Well then tell me what else did you practice? Well then I guess you must be pretty well prepared. Good luck in today's Teams now let's meet the brass section.

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Hello brass. Playing for the brass. We have the trumpet. The next player isn't really French but just really likes her name, the French horn. Unfortunately, the next instrument isn't feeling so well, but I'm sure he'll try his best anyway, the

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trombone Bless you. You're welcome. And now last and last but certainly not least, the mighty tuba. Brass you have the reputation of being kind of

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a loud bunch. Tell me. Is there any truth to this? I heard that you have a device called a mute that makes you play more softly. Could you show us what this sounds like? Please? Well, that is softer. Maybe we can leave those muted for a while. Too

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late. surrounding me, we have the largest team in today's games, the strings Hello strings. I feel so cheap. You know the strings are a very versatile team of players. They can play really fast. They can play very softly and when

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there's enough of them, they can play downright loud. But what I like most about the strings is how expressively they can play. So here they are, first up for the strings, the violence. Right next to the violins or the violas. Now the violas don't

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play quite as high as the violins, but they do play lower and have a nice deep, rich tone. Next up the instruments that seems stuck to the floor with their little pole vaults. Those are the cellos.

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And finally, way in the back the double bass fiddles Did you ever notice how the strings move their bowls in the same direction at the same time to watch and listen to this? How do they do that? Let's ask them. strings. How do you make your

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bows going the same direction at the same time? Wait a minute, you are aware that you all bow in the same direction, right. Do you guys do everything together? I think I have my answer. Moving on. So we've met the players. Now let's meet the judges.

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Hello, percussion. We're listening to our first judge right now on Tiffany. Judge number one on xylophone and bells. Judge number two on harp and not really a percussion instrument but a fine judge.

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Nonetheless, Judge number three and finally playing all sorts of drums and noisemakers judge number four. Judge number four is asleep. orchestra. Let's

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wake him up. Good morning. Now let's meet one last group. Without them the orchestra games just couldn't happen. Talking about the crowd, the screaming fans, and you all know who you are. So when I say the crowd goes wild, you you're

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like crazy. Okay, let's try it. And the crowd goes wild. Now, now that was really good. Really good. But because practice makes perfect, let's try it one more time. And the crowd goes wild. So we have the players, the woodwinds,

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brass strings. We have our illustrious panel of judges. And most importantly, oh, gosh, we have our crowd that goes wild. Let the games begin.

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The first event to get underway is the marathon. Not a marathon is a long race. The winner is the player who crosses the finish line first. And where is the finish line? Well, it's at the end of the race. Let's meet today's marathoner showing,

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playing for the strings, and capable playing fast notes without resting the violin. Playing for the brass and using a special slide technique, the trombone And finally, playing for the woodwinds and not really doing

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anything special. The clarinet players ready. On your mark, get set, go. We'll check in with them later. as they head off, let's go over to the glissando competition. We hear a glissando when instruments slide between notes, they can slide up and

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they can slide down. In this event, we find out which team of instruments can play the best glissando. So keep in mind, it's the brass against the woodwinds against the strings, just judges ready. On your mark, get set gliss And the winner is strings.

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Now that's a glissando. This is a soft No. This is allowed. Any questions? In this next event, we're going to find out who can play the loudest and who can play the softness. So let's

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listen carefully. start them off judges. So we just heard the weapons playing softly and then the brass playing full out. Let's see what happens next judges. Okay, this time it was the strings playing very softly and

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then the brass once again playing painfully loud. But don't be fooled. The brass can play softly too, especially if they're muted. Let's see if I can quiet them down. softer, even less. Okay, now keep it right there. Now is the brass

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continue playing softly. Let's hear how loud the woodwinds and strings can play. One last chance for everyone to play softly woodwinds first strings,

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and now the brass. And now one last round of loud notes. Well, the brass is our obvious loud node winner, but judges who's our soft note winner wins, and the crowd quietly goes wild. Now it's time for the event we call the low note limbo. In this

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event, we find out who can play the lowest playing for the brass tuba. Playing for the woodwinds, the bassoon. And for the strings, the bass fiddles. Now listen carefully to see how low they

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can go. Ready? Set Limbo assumes you're not alone, I'm sorry. That means it's between the tuba and the face. Wow, that's really low. But can the bass fiddles go lower? The

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winner of the low known Limbo bass fiddle, around goes while now for the shortest event in the orchestra games, the short note event On your mark, get set, go. And the winner is. It's time they can all play short knocks. Now for the long note

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competition. In this event, the oboe the French horn and one of the cellos will play a note and hold it as long as they can. Judges are you ready with the stopwatch? Okay, on your mark, get set, go are still playing. still playing? I think the

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French horn is starting to run out of air and the cello was switched to a back and forth tremolo bowing judges Is that allowed? Sorry, cello. It's not. That means the winner of the long note competition is still playing.

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marathon is back and it appears the violin is in the lead. It appears the violin is stuck. orchestra help her out. And here comes the trombone running a close second. still has that nasty cold as they continue. Let's move on to the next. Now

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in this next event, it's going to be the there's the clarinet. Oh, the violin and the trombone. When that way You're welcome. Better hurry. As I was saying, the next event is the fast note dash. In this event, we see how fast the instruments can play

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strings first. Okay, judges start them off. Brass. You have to wait your turn. Next up the woodwinds. woodwinds, are you ready? Okay, judges. Brass. If you play out of turn one more time, you'll be disqualified. Okay, brass. Now it's your turn,

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judges. Whenever you're ready brass and the winner is finished. Even though the brass get a little out of hand, for the most part, the orchestra games are played in a nice friendly way.

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But what if things weren't so friendly? What was instrument against instrument? Note against note. What if even the judges were nasty? And what if instead of cheering, the crowd booed. If all these things were true, the orchestra games might sound

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something like this. And the crowd booed. wasn't that bad? A little earlier we found out who could play the lowest now it's time to find out who can play the highest playing for the woodwinds and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. The

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Piccolo the high note specialist for the strings, the violin playing for the brass, a secret weapon that smaller and plays higher than the normal trumpet. The Piccolo trumpets. Here we go. And

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remember, keep it nice and happy. The winner and friends of dogs everywhere. The Piccolo and the crowd goes wild. With the marathon in the final stretch and no clarinet this

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sight, it appears the trombone is caught up with the violin. As they race for the finish line, strings have come out and cheer on their teammates. And the brass will play Of course, for the trombone. Sadly,

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the woodwinds have little to cheer about at all. Judges are taking their position at the finish line. Can this be a terrible time for the trombone to sneeze? Hello, the violin right into the judges. With the trombone and

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violin down, I guess our marathon won't have a finish? Or will it? It looks like the clarinet is going to be our winner. Wait a minute, why is he stopping? He said he doesn't think the race should be won or lost because of an accident. So

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he's inviting the trombone and violin to finish the race together. As they cross the finish line, the Orca struggles while. So that's it for the games. And if you're wondering what the final

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score is, judges, they don't know. I don't know either. I don't really keep the score. I know certain instruments do things better than others. But for me,

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the real magic happens when they play together. So when it comes down to winners here today, it's all of you and me. Because we get to hear the woodwinds we get to hear the strings. And you can't help but hear the brass. And when the percussion joins in

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and they all play together, you've got yourself an orchestra. Maybe one day some of you out there will be playing in the orchestra. Maybe you'll be playing the flute or cello or

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any one of the other instruments to me won't matter which one. Just hope I see you there. I really do. So until the next games, keep the torch lit thanks for listening Good night.

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Thank you very much. So, those of you that's, that's a good technique in the crowd as well. So those of you who are interested in trying either stringed instruments, or percussion instruments, when you go outside, you'll see those.

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Remember those old signs? If you see the signs, ABC, follow them if you want to try something out. Oh, yes, ABC. There it is. And thanks very much for joining us today. Bye. Bye. Thank you very much. So those of you that's a good technique in the

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crowd as well. So those of you who are interested I think I have my answer. Moving on. I think I have my answer. Moving on. never guess where I got this T shirt.

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Very nice. Good advertising. I couldn't find a tie that match. Okay. On your mark on your mark, On your mark, get set.

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I think I have my answer. Think I have my answer.