TE-997

Reproducible Kit

Hamsters Cant Play The Piano

by Teresa Jennings

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Includes web extras

Hamsters Cant Play The Piano

way too seriously (=72)

&c &c ?c
C

P -F *over-enunciate with breathy pop emotion - head voice

3 %

Teresa Jennings

Ham-sters cant play the pi - a- ha-no.

(

(opt.)

F ) sing on d.s. only

w
Ooh.

No,

no,

(opt.)

piano only

F)

sing on d.s. only

No,

no,

Ooh.

c &
P
on d.s., rhythm also plays - lightly, freely

?c w
pedal lots freely

..

w J

P -F)

..

pno. lh +

on d.s.

*optional solo (till chorus or beyond, as preferred)

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1

Rehearsal extras can be found among the MP3s included with this song as well as under Downloads at MusicK8.com
2009 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved

Hamsters Cant Play The Piano

& b J &
no

J
pi

.
a-ha-no.

not breathy now, but still overdone

j w

Ham-sters cant play the pi - a-ha-no.

Ham-sters cant play the pi - a- ha-no.

But they like

Ooh.

They like

no

pi

a-ha- no.

Ooh.
+solo elec. guitar

They like

& b ? b & j & j b ? J

Bb

Bb

to coda

..

w J j

..
f

J j j
go

pop-corn and broc-co-li,

j j J

(after d.s.)

chest voice - belt! continue overdoing it

sing!

pop-corn and broc-co-li.

And their feet

go

pop-corn and broc-co-li,

sing!

J
f
And their feet

And their feet

pop-corn and broc-co-li,

to coda (after d.s.)

go

& b ? b .

C .

C . b

Bb

solo guitar build to high, soaring

+drums - phil collins fill

molto cresc.

> >>

> >

+bass creep in, also power guitar

. . >

13 & b

Hamsters Cant Play The Piano

( )

wig-gle, wig-gle, wig - gle when they chew. Yes, their feet

j j

b
wig-gle, wig-gle, wig - gle when they

go

& w
ah!

( )

w
ah!

Yes, their feet

( )

go

w
ah!

J
go

w
ah!

Yes, their feet

& b .. b J
sim.

Bb

b . . b J b . b .

Bb

?b . b .

huge - big time with active drums, power chords, synth pads

j
( )

(bass, freely) pno. cont. pedaling to changes

&
chew.

( )

17 j b

Oh, their feet

go

wig- gle, wig- gle, wig - gle when they chew.

See their feet

( )

j j

go

& ?
C

( )

j
go

w
ah!

Oh, their feet

( )

See their feet

( )

go

J
Oh, their feet go

w
ah!

J
go

See their feet

&

b . . b J b . b .

Bb

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3

Hamsters Cant Play The Piano

lighten back to head voice

& b & w
ah,

w
chew,

wig - gle, wig - gle, wig - gle when they chew.

.
chew.

chew, chew,

w
ah,

chew,

chew, chew,

chew.

& b .. b J ? b . b .

coda

Bb

Gsus

. .

j w

G
F

w w w

fill

j
decresc.

rit.

pedal for sure

& j & j b ? J
Bb

pop-corn and broc-co-li,

decresc.

j j J
C .

j j J
C

rit.

U U U

pop-corn and broc-co-li.

rit.

Ooh.
rit.

j b
rit.

w
Ooh.

pop-corn and broc-co-li,

decresc.

pop-corn and broc-co-li.

w
Ooh.

rit.

pop-corn and broc-co-li, coda

pop-corn and broc-co-li.

& b
decresc.

. b
b
rit.

Bb

U w w w
^

? b
(+

. w

rit.

U
+

Includes web extras

Hamsters Cant Play The Piano

way too seriously (=72)

&c &c ?c

P -F over-enunciate with breathy pop emotion - head voice

3 %

Teresa Jennings

j w

Ham-sters cant play

the pi - a - ha - no.

F ) sing on d.s. only

No,

no,

Ooh.

F)

sing on d.s. only

No,

Ooh.
7

no,

& b J J
Ham-sters cant play the pi - a - ha-no.

not breathy now, but still overdone

j j j
But they like

Ham-sters cant play the pi - a - ha-no.

&
no

pi -

. .
a - ha-no.

w
Ooh.

They

like

pi -

w
Ooh.

They

like

no

a - ha-no.

A
5

Rehearsal extras can be found among the MP3s included with this song as well as under Downloads at MusicK8.com
2009 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved

Hamsters Cant Play The Piano

to coda

& j & j b ? J
13

j j J

(after d.s.)

chest voice - belt! continue overdoing it

sing!

j
go

pop-corn and broc-co - li,

pop-corn and broc-co - li.

And their feet

j
go

pop-corn and broc-co - li,

And their feet

sing!

J
f
And their feet go

pop-corn and broc-co - li,

& b & w
ah!

( )

j
go

b
wig - gle, wig - gle, wig - gle when they

wig - gle, wig - gle, wig - gle when they chew. Yes, their feet
( )

j
go

w
ah!

Yes, their feet

( )

w
ah!
17

J
go

w
ah!

Yes, their feet

&
chew.

( )

j
go

( )

j
go

Oh, their feet

( )

wig - gle, wig - gle, wig - gle when they chew.

See their feet

( )

& ?

j
go

w
ah!

j
go

Oh, their feet

( )

See their feet

( )

J
Oh, their feet go

w
ah!

J
go

See their feet

Hamsters Cant Play The Piano

lighten back to head voice

& b & w
ah,

w
chew,

wig - gle, wig - gle, wig - gle when they chew.

chew,

chew,

.
chew.

w
ah,

chew,

chew,

chew,

chew.

coda

& j & j b ? J

decresc.

j j J

rit.

j j J

rit.

w
Ooh.
rit.

U U U

pop- corn and broc-co - li,

decresc.

pop- corn and broc-co - li.

rit.

pop- corn and broc-co - li,

decresc.

j b
rit.

w
Ooh.

pop- corn and broc-co - li.

w
Ooh.

rit.

pop- corn and broc-co - li,

pop- corn and broc-co - li.

Hamsters Cant Play The Piano

Hamsters cant play the pi-a-ha-no. Hamsters cant play the pi-a-ha-no. Hamsters cant play the pi-a-ha-no. But they like popcorn and broccoli, popcorn and broccoli. part 1: And their feet go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle when they chew. Yes, their feet go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle when they chew. Oh, their feet go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle when they chew. See their feet go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle when they chew. Hamsters cant play the pi-a-ha-no. Hamsters cant play the pi-a-ha-no. Hamsters cant play the pi-a-ha-no. But they like popcorn and broccoli, popcorn and broccoli, popcorn and broccoli. Ooh. parts 2 & 3 (optional): And their feet go ah! Yes, their feet go ah! Oh, their feet go ah! See their feet go ah, chew, chew, chew, chew. Ooh. No, no, no pi-a-ha-no. Ooh. They like popcorn and broccoli, popcorn and broccoli, popcorn and broccoli. Ooh.

HAMSTERS CANT PLAY THE PIANO, Teresa Jennings 2009 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Notes for

Hamsters Cant Play The Piano

If you have not yet seen the now legendary YouTube videos of the baby dwarf hamsters (one eating broccoli, the other eating popcorn while lying on a piano keyboard), you really must. Theyre completely adorable. We were so taken with them that they inspired our own creative outside-the-box musings. (Or would that be outside-the-cage musings?) And because we really do think you would appreciate our humor more after seeing these videos, we have embedded them on our web site, MusicK8.com Just go to the drop-down menu under Site Features on the home page and select Video Network, then select Hamsters. Not only will you see the original two videos, you will also see our very own hamster video, set to this song. (Yes, we were that inspired.) If you dont find yourself smiling, then perhaps this anthem isnt for you. But were willing to bet your kids will enjoy it. (By the way, since our video in this format is streaming, we have had requests to also make it downloadable. So we did. It can be found for sale at MusicK8Kids.com or MooToobMoosic.com for $1.98. The convenience of being able to play it back in various ways seems to be worth the minimal cost to a lot of folks. Fine with us.) The first and most important thing to know about performing this piece is: Everything must be over the top. All drama, enunciation, affectation, gesturing, etc., should be overdone. (Think Jack Black, if that helps.) There are many specific instructions on the music that will help you overachieve this. Youre going for the combination of seriousness in the music, overacting in the performance, and silliness in the lyrics. The hard part might be keeping a straight face. We have many versions of the tune to share so you and your kids can decide how youd like to do it. The full original version on the recording includes a unison performance of the melody (part 1). The background vocals (parts 2 and 3) are optional, but they add so much to the tune, we recommend them. Pull in some older students or even teachers and parents to help! Part 3 is in bass clef, and lays nicely for older, changing, and changed voices. Neither of these is particularly hard, but to help you teach, we have isolated parts 2 and 3 and included them both with the MP3s for this song and on our web site. (See details at the bottom.) If you still cant pull off the backgrounds, but you want to use them, we have also created an instrumental track mix that includes the background vocals. Add your own melody and youre good to go. (This is also included with the MP3s for this song as well as our web site.) Speaking of the melody, we included a second full mix that features a soloist instead of an ensemble singing part 1. Our soloist was Kelsey Montgomery, who seemed to grasp the way too seriously idea right away. Other goodies for this song that you will find both with the MP3s and on our web site include an out-take of guitar solos played by our own Sandy Williams that we liked so much we just wanted to share, and an a cappella vocal mix with just the big drum fill added. (We call it a drum phil because we asked our drummer to do a Phil Collins-esque fill there. We just crack ourselves up sometimes...)

Online extras The extras mentioned can be found among the MP3s included with this song as well as under Downloads at MusicK8.com