Barney & Friends
Practice Makes Music
Season 1, Episode 20
Air date	May 1, 1992
Written by	Mark S. Bernthal
Directed by	Jim Rowley
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"Practice Makes Music" is the 20th episode of Season 1 of Barney & Friends.

PlotEdit

Michael is scheduled to play a cello solo at the school concert in a few days, and he is nervous about playing in front of all those people. Barney invites his friend Greg Murray to teach the kids about music, and help Michael learn that "practice makes perfect." Barney and his friends learn to identify musical instruments and their sounds, and to appreciate all the different varieties of music.

Educational Theme: Different Genres of Music and Perseverance

Stories: Emmit the Elephant Joins the Band

CastEdit

• Barney (Body: David Joyner, Voice: Bob West)

  

• Michael (Brian Eppes)
• Tosha (Hope Cervantes)
• Tina (Jessica Zucha)
• Luci (Leah Gloria)
• Greg Murray (Himself)
• Dancers

Song List Edit

1. Barney Theme Song
2. Kookaburra
3. The Crocodile Song
4. Piano Medley: (Pop Goes the Weasel, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Frere Jacques, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
5. The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
6. Old Brass Wagon
7. The Marching Song
8. I Am a Fine Musician
9. London Bridge
10. Everyone is Special
11. I Love You

International Edits Edit

Trivia Edit

• Michael calls back to playing the cello in future episodes. He specifically refers to this episode in Everyone is Special (episode), and Sing and Dance with Barney.
• This is the first episode where Luci plays "I Love You" on her guitar. She also does so in that episode, "Hola, Mexico!", in which it was also the second episode to feature that.
• The different music types on the fixed record are a waltz, an instrumental version of Japanese song "Sakura Sakura," and a polka.
• Barney's voice is starting to sound like the Season 2 voice.
• Michael's same shirt is shown in "Doctor Barney is Here!".
• This is the fourth episode to feature only one boy (Michael).
• Greg Murray's name is similar to Greg and Murray who are part of The Wiggles.
• The song "If You're Happy and You Know It" plays during the story "Emmit the Elephant Joins the Band".