Festival at St Peters Lutheran College, Brisbane, featuring ‘Great Australian Bight’ with 330 Primary school children – watch here
RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS
Composed in 2017, Rain in the Mountains is suitable for Advanced Primary, Secondary school students and Adult choirs. It is available in SA or SSA and piano. It is based on a poem by Australian poet, Henry Lawson. “The Valley’s full of misty cloud, Its tinted beauty drowning, The Eucalypti roar aloud, The mountain frosts […]
‘Gecko’ by Sherelle Eyles – Finalist – Qld Music Awards – Childrens Song Category
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Starfish
Composed in 2016, Starfish is available in Unison or SA and piano, and is suitable for lower Primary school age children from Prep to Grade 6. It teaches harmonic blending and unison singing, has easy-to-learn words for younger children and explores the range of the voice. This piece was inspired by a trip to Lennox […]
Starfish from Animal Songs
Startish (2016) is composed for Prep to Grade 3 Primary children in easy harmonic blending and words that are easy to memorise.
Black Currawong Tango
Black Currawong Tango for Solo Piano is a characterization of the Pied Currawong, an Australian native bird. This piece characterizes the quirky behaviour of the Currawong and at bar 24 is reminiscent of its call. The left hand is in the style of a Tango with the Habanera rhythm suggesting that the birds do a […]
Shiver of Sharks
Composed in 2015 for Primary School choirs, Shiver of Sharks is a humorous look at the ‘dog eat dog’ world of the Animal Kingdom with a jazzy ‘safari’ style harmonic bass and accompaniment. Shiver of Sharks suits Primary School age children. The lyrics of this song teaches the names of collective nouns of groups of animals, […]
Autumn
Autumn (2015) is a celebration of a Queensland Autumn. Composed for Unison, SA or SSA & Piano from Advanced Primary to Secondary School students, Autumn is suitable for Assemblies and Parades, Eisteddfods and Choral Festivals. It teaches harmonic blending, question and answer techniques and contains some unison singing. Autumn, at sunrise, and the skies are so blue […]
Chocolate Fiesta for Guitar Ensemble
Chocolate Fiesta is the first of 2 enjoyable and educational children’s pieces for Upper Primary School or Lower Secondary School Guitar Ensemble. This piece was commissioned by All Hallows School 2013. Instrumentation: Guitar 1, Guitar 2, Guitar 3, Guitar 4 and Bass Guitar Audio Sample:
Hot Chocolate Tango for Guitar Ensemble
Hot Chocolate Tango has a Spanish rhythmical flavour and is composed for Upper Primary School or Lower Secondary Guitar Ensemble. This piece was commissioned by All Hallows School 2013 for the Queensland Catholic Colleges Festival. Instrumentation: Guitar 1, Guitar 2, Guitar 3, Guitar 4 and Bass Guitar Audio Sample:
Wriggly Song for String Ensemble
Wriggly Song is written for Junior String Ensemble. It was premiered by Western Suburbs Symphony Orchestra (Junior Ensemble) in November 2013 and selected for AUSTA reading day 2014. Wriggly Song is a cheerful rag in D major with imitative part writing and a catchy tune. Instrumentation: Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3, Viola, […]
Viennese Waltz for String Ensemble
Viennese Waltz is composed for Junior String Ensemble. It was premiered by Western Suburbs Symphony Orchestra (Junior Ensemble) in November 2013 and selected for AUSTA reading day 2014. Instrumentation: Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano Difficulty: Primary […]
Raging Rumba
Raging Rumba is an enjoyable and educational piece for Junior String Ensemble. It was premiered by Western Suburbs Symphony Orchestra (Junior Ensemble) in November 2013 and selected for AUSTA reading day 2014. It is a lively and melodious Rumba in the key for G major. Instrumentation: Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3, […]
Sailors Dance
Sailors Dance is a lively sea shanty for Junior String Ensemble. It was premiered by Western Suburbs Symphony Orchestra (Junior Ensemble) in November 2013 and selected for AUSTA reading day 2014. Composed for the All Hallows School String Ensemble (Grade 5-7) in 2013 and performed by Brisbane Girls Grammar School Corelli Strings Ensemble June 2014. It is a lively and […]
A Thousand Stars
A Thousand Stars is a description of the stars and universe. The underlying message is that each individual person is unique and we can achieve great things. We are like stars in ourselves that are part of a greater constellation. This piece was commissioned for the Pemulwuy Festival 2014 by Brisbane Boys Grammar, and is […]
Byron Bay Sunrise
Byron Bay Sunrise for Solo Piano Grade 1 level, captures the feeling of walking up to the lighthouse at Byron Bay, New South Wales, at sunrise. It requires a rounded singing tonal quality, relaxed hand position, and good shaping of phrases. Byron Bay Sunrise was composed for the ‘set piece’ section of the Enoggera Eisteddfod, Brisbane […]
Black Currawong Tango
This piece is a characterization of the native bird and is reminiscent of its call. It is AMEB 4th Grade standard. Black Currawong Tango was a set piece of the Enoggera Eisteddfod, 2014. Length 1’21” Speed Moderato […]
Wattle
Wattle is a programmatic Grade 6 level piece for solo piano capturing the image of the Wattle tree in full flower in Spring. The stunning yellow colour of the flowers combines with the flowing, swaying movement of the branches. Wattle was a set piece of the Enoggera Eisteddfod Brisbane in 2014. Duration – 2’38” Tempo – Flowing and […]
