In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to animation), a stuffy owl teacher lectures his feathered flock on the origins of Western musical instruments. Starting with cavepeople, whose crude implements could only "toot, whistle, plunk and boom," the owl explains how these beginnings led to the development of the four basic types of Western musical instruments: brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion.

Directed by: Ward Kimball & Charles A. Nichols
Runtime: 10 minutes
Tagline: A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.
Cast:
Thurl Ravenscroft Thurl Ravenscroft
The Mellomen 
Bill Thompson Bill Thompson
Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain 
Loulie Jean Norman Loulie Jean Norman
Penelope Pinfeather 
Gloria Wood Gloria Wood
Susy Sparrow 
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Also known as:
  • Adventures in Music: Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom