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.

Plot

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

Cast

• 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

1. Barney Theme Song
2. Kookaburra (Guitar Version)
3. Crocodile Song
4. Piano Medley: Pop Goes the Weasel, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Frere Jacques, 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

Trivia

• The last picture seen during the credits of this episode is also the fifth picture seen on the Season 2 and 3 credits.
• This is the first episode Luci plays her guitar with "I Love You". The second time is "Hola, Mexico!"
• This is the first time Tosha and Luci appear together.
• In the Hebrew version, "Crocodile Song" and "I Am a Fine Musician" are cut out.
• The music on the record that keeps skipping are the waltz, Japanese music played in a "Sakura, Sakura" style and the polka.