An “air shanty” composed at the request of a friend for her husband who was retiring from the RAF in 2020.
Song Stories: When I Was A Pilot
Categories: Song Stories
Tag Archives: birds
Twelve Of The Best: “Looking On The Bright Side” Songs
Categories: Twelve Of the Best: Choral Catalogues
Here are twelve optimistic songs for choir or singers with accompaniment that are generally hopeful and cheery in nature or sentiment. Many of them were composed during 2020 and 2021 when an optimistic view of things was a helpful attribute to have!
April 2021: Zoom and Composing
Categories: Composery Life
After a month away from the blogging, I’m back in the hope that my plan to compose some Zoom-friendly songs for choir will be spurred on by this declaration of my plan!
Up With The Lark
Categories: Music Teaching Activities (Primary)
Let’s compose an exaltation of larks and other birds by listening to Vaughan Williams’ music and also by doing a spot of bird-watching of our own.
March 2016 Fade-Ins: #reallifecomposer
Categories: Composery Life
With my new piece almost complete, it’s time to notice some more of the sounds around me and crack on with new composing projects. Follow my #reallifecomposer progress here!
Songs Of The Calder
Categories: Music Teaching Activities (Primary), Song Stories
River music merriment and enthusiastic new songs with Year 6 at St. Michael’s C of E Academy in Flanshaw, Wakefield.
Song Stories: Slow Down! Red Squirrels!
Categories: Song Stories
It’s a single-line song for children about the some of the wildlife we see in Northumberland and the road signs that protect them, with piano accompaniment and optional vocal harmony and descant parts.
Song Stories: Pigeon Hands
Categories: Song Stories
The story of a lullaby inspired by William Roberts’ painting “The Pigeon Carriers” for single line voice with optional harmony parts and descant.
