Half notes, whole notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, what does it all mean? This movie taught me a very valuable lesson, some things really DON'T change over time. For instance: when I was in kindergarten (way back when) I learned that a whole note is a hollow circle which receives four beats in four four time, very much to my surprise this information has not changed since then. Relearning information such as, "What a bass clef looks like" and "Which side is the stem is on?" was a truly valuable experience for me. Even though I use this information every day, it was a pleasure to learn it again. I think this was the exact refresh my brain needed. I was thinking in the past, but now I realize that the past is and will always be the same as the future when it comes to subjects like, "How many beats in a half note?"

Though the movie did leave me a little dry when it came to the subject of time signatures and key signatures (which I find myself struggling with sometimes) it did help me with the things I hope I will never confuse in my natural lifetime. Perhaps a sequel could be made to this movie that would be called, "How to Clap a Beat."
In the end I believe this movie will be an instant classic with the older crowd (those relearning obvious information such as I.) I did find some points such as "a half note gets 2 beats" and "a whole note gets 4 beats" to be extremely overplayed with very few breaks for the audience to really digest what the movie was dishing out.

When I told my Tuba Instructor (Garret Woods, 19) about the movie he responded, "I remember watching the same movie when I went to Vista, and I also found it horribly inappropriate for the level of music I was at." Overall I would not recommend this movie to anyone who has taken at least 1 music class, let alone children who have been taking music classes for 4-5 years. RATING: D-