Products Name "Tree Top Pop"
Production Country China
Theme Type Education
Episode Volume 26
Episode Length 11 min
Dialogue Language Chinese
Title Language Chinese
Completed Date 2009
Format HD
Concept
This series follows the adventures of four lovable birds, Plucky, Toots, Groovy and Basher, known collectively as the Early Bird band, as they journey to their next musical performance.
The Early Bird Band is a happy-go-lucky troupe of friends that like nothing more than to entertain people with great music. As they travel from place to place, they discover a whole host of interesting objects. The Early Bird band’s magical instruments have the power to bring the objects to life so that the objects can, through catchy song and dance, describe what they are called and why we need them.
The amazing things that the Band discovers on their travels throughout the story help them to create a wonderful new song that they perform at the end of the episode.
Each member of the band specialises in different areas of music, so that together, they complete the full musical range:
Plucky covers “chords”, specialising in instruments like Guitars, Banjos Mandolins.
Toots, plays “Tunes”, and uses instruments such as violins, flutes, trumpets, saxophones.
Groovy, performs the band’s “Bass” instruments, using Tubas, Trombones, Bassoons.
Basher is on “Drums”, using equipment such as Bongos, Snares, Steeldrums.
In each story the Band are invited to perform a new song at a concert or show, they go to their magic music cupboards to see what instruments will appear for them to use. This gives the characters the ability to change musical sounds and styles for every story, by simply having a different set of instrument appear in the cupboards, giving the opportunity to thrill children with the many wonderful varieties and forms that music encompasses. At the same time, music will play a fun but key role in educating children about everyday objects and their uses.This series aims to ignite children’s imagination and curiosity by using music to promote preschool learning in an exciting and entertaining way.
Characters
Plucky Duck
Ducks aren’t really known for being tuneful, but Plucky isn’t you average duck. He has a huge love of all things musical, and is the leader of the Early Bird Band. Plucky is an adventurous character that gets enthusiastic about just about everything, especially when he learns something new.
Plucky handles playing chords for the band, and uses chord type instruments…well, anything you can strum or pluck.
Toots Flamingo
Toots is a beautiful tall pink Flamingo, she enjoys travelling and seeing new places. Long legged Toot’s is a bundle of energy that likes to keep fit and healthy, and is a keen walker. Toots is at her happiest when she and her friends are making a long trek to their next show. Toots loves finding new objects and discovering what they are used for, she will literally jump up and down with excitement. Toot’s role in the band is to handle the tunes, and is an expert in just about all lead instruments.
Groovy Puffin
Is the shortest and dumpiest member of the Early Bird Band, but what she lacks in height, she more than makes up for in character, she has a bubbly and giggly personality and is enormously eager to learn new and interesting things. Groovy, like her fellow band members loves to play music, and enjoys the big deep rhythmic sounds that only the bass instruments can provide.
Basher Parrot (Drums – drums, bongo’s, snare, steeldrum)
He is the loudest of the four friends, which is appropriate as Basher plays the drums. Like most parrots, Basher is very talkative, sometimes it’s very hard for him to stop. His multicoloured plumage reflects his wonderfully colourful personality. Basher curiosity is as large as his big friendly smile, he enjoys finding out how things work and always endeavours to learn everything he can on a subject.
Jingle
The Early Bird Band’s brightly coloured Robot, Jingle is an excitable character that takes calls from people that want to book the band for an event on her inbuilt receiver. Jingle lives in the bands Sing-Along Studio. Jingle is able to show the gang pictures of the people they will be playing for on her monitor located in her belly, as well as showing them the location they will be travelling to. Jingle is a bright, happy and bouncy character, that loves to see her friends perform, and is the Early Bird Band’s biggest fan.
The Objects
As the characters travel to their destination they will come across a variety of everyday objects. These objects can be anything from Pencils to Tractors. However, once one of the band members plays a tune on their magic instruments, the objects are brought to life, becoming singing characters. If for example, an instrument brings a tractor to life, the tractors role in the story is to then explain to the audience what a tractor is, and why we need them. All of which, is performed in a really catchy song that the children at home can clap along too and join in.
Basic Story Framework of Each Episode
Episode starts with the characters being invited to play at a special event or location.
The characters go to their magical music cupboards to discover what instruments they will be taking with them, before starting on their journey to the concert.
The characters will discover a series of different objects on their journey with a common theme for the episode’s story.
The bands magical instruments will bring those objects to life. Each object will then explain to the band (and audience) what they are, where they come from, and what it is used for, through music and song.
Episode ends with the Band reaching their final destination, and performing a song incorporating all the things they learned on their journey.
这个系列延续四只可爱鸟：Plucky, Toots, Groovy and Basher的冒险经历, 作为先前的鸟乐队所熟知，现在正要去下一站的音乐演出。先前的鸟乐队是一个逍遥的剧团， 他们通过音乐带给大家欢乐。他们去了很多的地方，发现了很多有趣的事物。早起的鸟儿乐队的神奇音乐魔力赋予这些事物生命力，因此这些物体可以通过琅琅上口的歌声和简单的舞蹈描述他们的姓名和我们需要他们的原因。乐队在旅途中遇到的神奇事物和故事经历，使他们创作了一首美妙的新歌曲，并在剧情结尾的时候演出。
乐队的每个成员都在音乐领域有所专长，合在一起，他们覆盖了音乐所有范畴。
Plucky------专长于弦类和音，如乐器：吉他，班卓琴, 五弦琴，琵琶。
Toots------擅长曲调，如乐器：小提琴，长笛，喇叭，萨克斯管。
Groovy-------表演贝斯低音乐器，如：大号，长号，低音管。
Basher------擅长打鼓，如乐器: 小鼓, 小军鼓, 铁皮鼓。
每个故事，乐队都被邀请在音乐会上演出一首新歌，他们都会去有魔力的乐器架上挑选该使用那种乐器。这使得人物有能力每集都要改变音乐声音和风格。不同的乐器所组合发出的美妙声音也让孩子们兴奋不已。同时，音乐不仅有趣，也能教育孩子们认识日常的事物和它们的用途。
这个系列目的在于启迪孩子们的想象力和好奇心，通过音乐这种有趣轻松的方式来进行学前教育和学习。
角色
事实上，鸭子的音调并不和谐，但Plucky不是一般的鸭子。他对音乐无比热爱，是早起的鸟儿乐队的头儿。Plucky赋予冒险精神，对一切新事物充满热情。Plucky擅长的乐器是吉他。
Toots是一只高大的粉红色火烈鸟，她喜欢旅行到新的地方。长腿Toots在保持身材方面乐此不疲，她非常喜欢走路。Toots最开心的时刻就是和她的朋友一起经过艰苦跋涉到下个演出地方。Toots很喜欢发掘新事物，看看他们是做什么用的，她会兴奋不停的上窜下跳。她在乐队中的角色是处理曲子和调子，她最擅长的乐器是小提琴。
早起的鸟儿乐队中最矮最胖的一个，她虽然身高不够，但人物丰满。她傻呵呵的，渴望学习新鲜有趣的事物。Groovy, 和其他成员一样喜欢音乐，擅长的乐器是萨克斯。
事物
人物一路旅行每天会碰到各式各样的事物。这些物体可以是任何东西，从铅笔到拖拉机。只要乐队成员用神奇的乐器演奏一小曲调，物体立刻有了生命，并开始唱歌。例如，一个乐器使得卡车赋予生命力，卡车在剧中的作用是向观众介绍卡车是什么以及我们需要它的原因。演出的歌曲通俗易懂，孩子们在家也可以拍着手加入一起唱歌。
每集基本故事框架
故事开始于人物们被邀请去一个很特别的地方或因重要事件的演出。
在开始去音乐会的旅途之前，人物们去他们的音乐架上挑选要带的乐器。
人物们一路上发现了一系列不同的事物，故事的共同主题。
乐队神奇的乐器带给事物生命。每样东西都通过音乐和歌曲为乐队和观众阐述他们是什么，来自哪里，以及是用来做什么的。
故事以乐队到达最后的目的地为结束，并献上了一首歌曲，把他们在路上的所见所闻都融入进去了。
