Backyard Beats
Canadian children's television series
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Backyard Beats is a Canadian children's television series, which premiered on TVOntario in 2020.[1] Hosted by Monica Brighton, the series profiles do it yourself approaches to making music, through a format which sees a professional musician visit to teach her about a musical genre or instrument, following which she makes her own version of the instrument with everyday household objects before the professional musician returns for a jam session on a song.
Written by
- Valerie Sara Cardinal
- Madeleine Donohue
- Ivan Hutomo
- Melissa Peters
- Tyra Sweet
- Jillian Welsh
Directed by
- Daniel Bourré
- Steve Diguer
- Merissa Simonian
- Drew Dafoe
Starring
- Monica Brighton
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| Genre | Children's television series |
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| Music by | Greg Johnson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Cinematography | Tom Bellisario |
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| Running time | 11 minutes |
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| Network | TVOntario |
| Release | May 20, 2020 – present |
The series received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[2]
