Category: Education
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Nurturing Vulnerability to Develop Pedagogical Change Through MOOC Participation and Public Blogging (Book Chapter)
A chapter I wrote with Catherine Zhao and Danny Liu drawing upon data from my MOOC, The Place of Music in 21st Century Education, for the Oxford Handbook of Social Media and Music Learning, edited by Janice L. Waldron, Stephanie Horsley, and Kari K. Veblen. Abstract Despite several decades of ground-breaking achievements in music education research…
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Fanfare (2012)
Junior brass ensemble with smaller professional ensemble and optional organ. Commissioned and premiered by MLC School at the Sydney Town Hall. Designed to encourage beginner brass players by coupling them with their teachers in performance. Download a sample of the score
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Small Stars (2012)
Text by Khayshie Tilak-Ramesh. SSA Choir, String Orchestra. Commissioned and premiered by Girton Grammar School. Note: strings parts are for senior performers, but a piano reduction is available to replace strings. Click here to download the Small Stars Score
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The Speaking Piano (2012)
An outreach project for the Goulburn Regional Conservatorium of Music, premiered by Michael Kieran Harvey. Includes music for beginner and intermediate piano players, a classroom (pitched and unpitched percussion) arrangement, and concert music for a professional. Associated resources include an illustrated story book, a free eBook for iPad and a webapp. The Speaking Piano has…
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Daedalus and Icarus (revision – 2009)
Text by John Hughes. Four part children’s Choir, solo Violin, String Quartet, Piano. The revision was premiered by MLC School under James Humberstone at Angel Placea and again in 2011 at the International School of Beijing. Download a sample of the score.
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Symphony of the Child (2009)
Orchestra, extended Percussion, SATB Choir. Note: each movement of the Symphony is for different aged children. The first movement was designed for pre-school and primary school children with senior orchestra and professional trumpeter. The singing and percussion parts for primary children are very simple. The second movement is more suitable to middle school children (late primary to…
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Nocturna’s Stars (2008)
Four part children’s Choir, Harp, String Quartet. Commissioned and premiered by MLC School at the Sydney Opera House under Anna Humberstone. Download a sample of the score, and watch the premiere performance below.
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Kiravanu (2008)
Kiravanu (2008). Text by Mary Elizabeth. Children’s Opera with a wide range of vocal and instrumental parts for children aged 5 to 12 with pit orchestra (Fl, Ob, Tbn, Hp, Strings). Kiravanu has its own website: www.kiravanu.com Commissioned and premiered by MLC School. Click here to download the sample teaching Kit [video_lightbox_vimeo5 video_id=”5533662″ width=”640″ height=”480″ anchor=”http://composerhome.com/jh/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/Kirivanu-Video-Img-300×148.png”%5D NEED…
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Daedalus and Icarus (2006)
Text by John Hughes. Four boy sopranos, solo trumpet, piano and strings. Commissioned and premiered by Sydney Grammar School, St Ives. See the revised version (2009) for a recoring. Download a sample of the Daedalus 2006 score.
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Hiroshima (2005)
Flute, Clarinet in B flat, Violin, Cello, Piano. Commissioned and premiered by students of Caringbah High School. This piece was inspired by a moving visit to the Hiroshima memorial with my family in June 2005. Download a sample of the score
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Too Much (2005)
Clarinet in B flat, Alto Saxophone, Violin and Cello. Commissioned and premiered by students of Caringbah High School. Caringbah commissioned three works from me over three years, the first two (Hiroshima and Under the Surface) of which were quite sombre pieces. For the third I decided they deserved something a bit fun, and so this…
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The Future (2005)
Orff ensemble, Electric Keyboards, samples, Piano, Descant Choir, Percussion, Violin ensemble. Commissioned and premiered by Aitken College, Vic. Download a sample of The Future score.
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Three Moments (2004)
Flute, cello and piano. Composed for a friend who was moving to the US to study. The unison cello and flute lines were inspired by Howard Skempton’s Surface Tension – a sound I also explored in Under the Surface. Download a sample of the score.
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When Satie Met Miss Daisy (2004)
Flute, Violin and Piano. Another little character piece, this time for some friends to play. Download a sample of the score.
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Changing Land (2004)
4 Flutes with delay effect, 2 Clarinets in B flat, Alto Saxophone, SATB voices, Electric and Bass guitars, Piano, Keyboards and antiphonal Drum Sets. Commissioned and premiered by Aitken College, Vic. Download a sample of the score.
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Under The Surface (2004)
Flute, Cello, Marimba, Piano. Commissioned and premiered by students of Caringbah High School. Download a sample of the score.
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Jabberwock (2004)
Combined Concert and Stage Bands. Commissioned and premiered by MLC School at the Sydney Opera House under Anna Parry (see video of premiere performance below). Download the complete score. [video_lightbox_vimeo5 video_id=”56888354″ width=”640″ height=”480″ anchor=”click here to open vimeo video – NEED PREVIEW IMAGE”]
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Aftertrace (2003)
Solo Drum Kit, Timpani, Vibraphone with String Orchestra. Commissioned and premiered by Sydney Grammar Prep School, St Ives. This piece is also available as a short solo violin work. Download a sample of the score.
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Duet for beginner violins (2002)
Two Violins. Composed for two preliminary grade violinists. Download a complete copy of the score.
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Today is Tomorrow Beginning (2002)
Text by Maxine Leary. Orchestra and Descant Choir in 2 parts. See also the 2006 revision under middle school music which includes extended Orff ensemble (could possibly be performed by older primary school children). Commissioned and premiered by Martin Smith and the Sydney Grammar School Prep, St Ives. Download a sample of the Today is Tomorrow Beginning…
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Fanfare for School Orchestra (2001)
Orchestra. Download a sample of the score.
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One Piece in the Olden Style (2000)
String Orchestra. Commissioned and premiered by Nova Orchestra. Download a sample of the score.
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Ta Yu (2000)
String Orchestra. Commissioned and premiered by Nova Orchestra. Download a sample of the score.
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Simple Suite for Strings (1999)
String Orchestra. A very simple suite for beginner string ensembles which will introduce a few new pitches outside D major. Download a sample of the score
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