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Lion – Kindergarten
Fun on the Run
Personal Fitness
Required
Requirement 4

Music Can Soothe the Savage Beast

Lion – Kindergarten
Fun on the Run
Personal Fitness
Required
Requirement 4

Music Can Soothe the Savage Beast

Snapshot of Activity

Learn how music can influence your ability to rest and relax. 

Indoor
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3
3
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  • Age-appropriate music playlist with different beats
    • Ideas for the playlist for upbeat music
      • Y’all Ready for This (Space Jam Theme) 
      • We Will Rock You (Queen) 
    • Ideas for the playlist for dramatic music
      • Theme for the movie Jaws 
      • The Imperial March (Star Wars) 
    • Ideas for the playlist for soothing music
      • 5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied (Brahms’s Lullaby) 
      • Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight Sonata” 
  • Smart device with music and speakers to play music 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Set up a playlist with music that is upbeat, music that is dramatic, and music that is soothing.  Set up the speaker with your smart device. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners and share with them that it is important that we not only eat foods that will keep us healthy and to stay active to exercise our muscles It is also important to give our body a chance to rest and to sleep. 
  2. One way to rest and relax is to listen to music, however not just any music can help you relax.  Music can really affect your mood. For example, how do you feel when you hear this?  Play an upbeat song. 
  3. Allow Cub Scouts and adult partners to reflect on how the song made them feel. 
  4. Play each type of song and ask the Cub Scouts and adult partners to reflect on how the song makes them feel. 
  5. Discuss how some songs can get you energized, and some are little scary, and some can really help you relax or even fall asleep. 
  6. Play relaxing music for the den and have everyone close their eyes as they listen to one soothing piece of music. 

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1

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2
1

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.