Great Australian Bight

Great Australian Bight (2013) from the Australian Destinations series, is a humorous detective song for children. Find out, from a child’s point of view, why the Great Australian Bight is called a ‘Bight.’ Is it the Great White Sharks, the Mossies or the Kronosaurus that made the ‘great big bite’?

This piece is suitable for Primary school age children. It is available for Unison or SA and Piano. It has a jazzy swing (optional) tune in B minor with words that are easy to memorise and simple, optional actions. The children are required to make rhythmical ‘shhh’ noises like a mosquito repellent spray can and clap/slap sounds (body percussion). It teaches echo effects and simple canon techniques, harmonic blending, unison singing, imitation and explores the dynamic range of the voice.

Why is the great Australian Bight called a Bight, yes a Bight?

Why is the Great Australian Bight called the Great Australian Bight?

Is it because of all the sharks that bite, sharks that bite, oh!

Because of all the great white sharks that bite at the Great Australian Bight?

Maybe it’s because of all the mossies that bite, mossies that bite, 

Maybe it’s because of all the mossies that bite at the Great Australian Bight?

shhh, shhh (make a sound like a mosquito repellent spray can and slap mossies)

I know why the Great Australian Bight is called a Bight,

A kronosaurus took a great big bite, great big bite, oh!

A kronosaurus took a great big bite out of the Great Australian Bight!

Key            B minor

Range       B below middle C to D above high C

Tempo      Moderately fast and lively

Duration  2’15”

Actions     Yes, optional

Performances

  • Great Australian Bight was performed by Voices of Birralee Piccolos and Kids at the Cupcakes and Cushions Concert 2013
  • Performed by over 2,000 children at Queensland Singfest 2014
  • Australian Girls Choir, Sydney, end of year concert, 2017
  • Set piece of the Goondiwindi Eisteddfod 2018

Score sample  Great Australian Bight page 1

Video sample

Sung by Voices of Birralee, Brisbane

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