A Bouncing Baby Bunny

Originally published in Volume 13, Number 4, this flashback song is one we wanted to share with you for a couple of reasons. First, it is a song that could be used for Easter or spring performances. And second, it is one of the many jazz tunes arranged by Paul Jennings over the years. Since we are keen to keep his wonderful works known to our ever-changing audience, we will be republishing some of them on a regular basis. Lucky you.

This simple and light tune is written with your youngest singers in mind and offers the opportunity for some real cuteness. It's a bit of a story about a bunny who doesn't just hop, he bounces! (If your bunny is a girl, change "he" to "she" throughout.) A costumed star bunny could steal the show with choreographed or freestyle bouncing in selected spots during the song (such as during the second time at measure 5 when the winds take over the melody). There are a few spoken lines that can be added, too. We have included some suggestions on the music, but you can use your own ideas.

The instrumentation on this is pretty nice. There is a neat clarinet choir (which you will be able to hear better on the instrumental version). The brass are all muted, and the bass is an acoustic upright, giving it just the right texture and drive.

The audio is included on the recording for this issue (tracks 13 and 27) and the lyric page is printed in this book. The piano/vocal score and student part PDFs can be found online.