CUBS INTEREST BADGE:

SHOWMAN

 

Do satisfactorily FOUR activities in ONE of FOUR entertainment fields offered:


 1.        PUPPETRY


Date Completed

a. Write a puppet play.

 

b. Make a set of hand puppets or marionettes for the play you have written.

 

c. Construct a simple stage for hand puppets, shadow puppets, or marionettes.

 

d. Alone or with others put on a puppet show for your Pack.

 

e. Make two puppets from socks and put on a one-man show.

 

OR  

2.         MUSIC


Date Completed

a. Demonstrate your ability to play four tunes on a musical instrument.

 

b. Sing two songs alone or with a group.

 

c. Explain what folk music is and hum, sing, or play a folk song.

 

d. Name three Southern African composers and a composition written by each one.

 

e. Draw a staff, clef, sharp, flat, natural note, rest, and explain their use.

 

f. Lead or take a prominent part in a traditional dance.

 

 OR  

3.         DRAMA


Date Completed

a. Recite a patriotic or humorous monologue.

 

b. Attend a play and describe the story, explaining what you liked and disliked.

 

c. Read a play and describe the story.

 

d. Write, produce and join in a one-act play.

 

e. Describe the difference between opera, musical comedy, and drama.

 

f. Take part in a Scout show or similar amateur performance.

 

g. Describe theatre in the round and point out its advantages and disadvantages.

 

 OR  

4.         TRADITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT


Date Completed

a. Demonstrate traditional attire.

 

b. Demonstrate your ability at playing a traditional instrument.

 

c. Sing two traditional songs.

 

d. Perform two traditional dances.

 

e. Explain the story behind two traditional dances.

 

f. Tell a traditional folk story.

 

 

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