Rock Star The Large Family

BELL RINGS

Hurray! Half term.

Come on, you two.

-SHE PLAYS THE RECORDER

-That's lovely, Laura.

Sebastian and I have put our names down to be in the musical evening

-next Saturday.

-Good for you.

I've just bought tickets. I can't wait to see you on stage.

Ha! That's not real music.

You should hear the Arctic Elephants.

-Lucy! Give it back.

-She wants to play too.

Ha ha! Wouldn't be surprised, Luke.

We're a musical family. I used to play the trumpet.

-Really?

-Wow!

Waste of time.

Who needs to play something when you can listen to it? # Da-da-da

# Da-da-da da-da-da da-da-da... #

MUSIC POUNDS FROM HEADPHONES

# ..Da-da-da da-da-da da-da-da... #

THEY CHUCKLE

Hi, Sebastian.

-That looks like his cousin.

-Sarah!

-You're blushing.

-Am not.

Hi, there. Mum says we need to practise

to be ready for the concert next week.

You remember Sarah, don't you? She's staying for half term.

Hiya.

-Are you coming to the musical evening?

-Why would she do that?

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it.

You like music? Then you should listen to this.

-MUSIC PLAYS FROM HEADPHONES

-Do you play that?

That's so cool.

Anyone can listen to music,

but you've got to be really special to play something.

I wish I could play trombone like Sebastian.

-Thanks, Sarah.

-Cool? What's cool about playing trombone?

The Arctic Elephants play trombone on some of their songs.

Do they? Of course, I'm performing at the musical evening too.

-You are?

-What are you playing?

Yes, Lester, what ARE you playing?

-Erm...it's a surprise.

-Hm.

Anyway, I'd better go and do a bit more practice. See you!

Mum! You've got to get me music lessons now!

What? I thought you didn't want them.

That was before Sarah said playing an instrument was cool.

I'll sign you up for recorder lessons after half-term.

After half-term?

The musical evening's at the end of this week.

-I need to learn something now.

-I could teach you the tunes I know.

Brilliant, come on, let's get started.

HE PLAYS NOTES ON THE RECORDER That's it. Then C.

Then C.

Oh!

HE PLAYS RECORDER Oh!

I'm never going to learn. It's a silly instrument anyway.

Hi, Lester.

-Not practising?

-Having a break.

What am I going to do?

-I've got to find something I can play.

-I've got an idea.

Here it is. Mum's old trumpet.

Yeah, that's more like it.

Here goes.

DISCORDANT TRUMPETING

Ha-ha. Ha-ha...

Oh, it's broken!

I think it's like the trombone, so you have to blow like this.

-HE PLAYS A TUNEFUL MELODY

-Hee hee!

This is hopeless.

My old trumpet.

I thought I could hear something. Are you trying to learn, Luke?

Not him, me.

Here. I'll show you.

Breathe in... No need to look like that!

I used to play quite well before I had you lot.

SHE BREATHES IN

-SHE PLAYS AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE

-Wow.

TRUMPET SQUEAKS HORRIBLY

Oh, oh, it has been a few years since I played.

Will you teach me, Mum? MUM GIGGLES

-RECORDER IS PLAYED

-# Da-da-da da-da-duh da-da... #

TRUMPET IS PLAYED

How come everyone can play something but me?

Who wants to play in a silly musical evening anyway?

ROCK MUSIC PLAYS

That's it!

Mum, Dad! I need a drum kit!

Oh!

Wow.

Wow.

Oh!

I'm sorry, Lester, we just can't afford that.

I know.

It doesn't matter.

I bet I can make you some drums. It can't be too hard.

Really? Thanks, Dad.

# And it's good to be...

# It's good to be...

-# It's good to be... #

-My toy box!

My wind chimes!

Ooh...rattle.

# ..It's good to be a rock star

# And we...

# Are all rock stars! #

What do you think?

-Oh!

-You sound terrible.

Thanks for trying, Dad.

DRUMSTICKS CLATTER

-HE SIGHS

-I'm sure Sarah won't mind

that you're not playing at the musical evening.

-It's not that, Mum.

-What is it, then?

I thought I was the musical one in the family.

It turns out I'm the only one who's no good.

I'm sure you'll find something you can play.

There is something you haven't tried yet.

-GRUMPILY:

-What?

Your voice.

My voice?

It's true. You're always singing along to songs.

Yes! And you're always in tune.

I am? Of course! I'm not meant to be playing anything.

I'm a singer. A rock elephant singer.

Glad I thought of it.

I just need a backing band.

We can help with that, can't we, Luke?

Yeah.

And so can I...I think.

This might help.

We saw it when we went to Stradibearibus yesterday on sale.

A karaoke machine! We can have lots of other instruments

in the band with this. Thanks.

It's a good thing you put your name down

for the musical evening after all, Lester.

What do you mean?

Miss Longley said you had to put your name down

if you wanted to take part. Didn't you know?

-That's that, then.

-You could have my spot.

-Really?

Are you sure, Laura?

It's more fun playing in a band than on my own.

Then let's get practising.

We've got a musical evening tomorrow and we want the place to rock.

And now, in place of Laura Large on recorder, we have...

Lester And The Largers! APPLAUSE

MUSIC STARTS

# It's good to be It's good to be

# It's good to be a rock star

# It's good to be It's good to be

# It's good to be a rock star

# And we are all...rock stars! #

And you can all dance to this one!

# ..It's good to be

# It's good to be

# It's good to be a rock star... #

Come on!

Just like old times.

# ..It's good to be It's good to be a rock star

# And we are all...

-# Rock stars! #

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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