Activities. Pin pictures of musical instruments on boys’ backs. They ask questions of each other which can be answered “yes” or “no” until each discovers the name of the instrument he wears.
Practice the song the Pack has chosen for chorus of minstrel show. Also practice any other general songs to be used in the show.
Closing. Sing again the closing chorus for the minstrel show.
Pre-Opening. Tell the story of some special music or composer such as Stephen Foster.
Opening. Sing one of the choruses to be used in the Pack minstrel show.
Business Items. Den Mother leads Den in discussion to decide what the Den will do at the Pack minstrel show.
Activities. Spend some time working as a group on words for the song chosen at the first meeting. Try some musical charades. Each Cub Scout acts out the title of a song while others guess its name. After the name is guessed the Cub leads his Den in the song. Rehearse Den’s part in minstrel show.
Closing. Teach the Cub Scouts an old time spiritual such as “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” and “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho.” The Fireside Book of Songs, published by Simon & Schuster, will give Den Mothers lots of ideas.
