HSC & More Exceptional Student Works

Below are some exemplary work samples by my students that they have created under my instruction.

Some work is group based and while others are based solely on individual initiative.

In each case they have worked hard to achieve the final projects presented here. Please respect their intellectual property

Yr 12

Baby Girl

This is an A Capella composition by a 2007 HSC Music 1 student.  We even got to show it to the vocal group Idea of North!

Baby Girl Score BBG Recording

Four For Guitars

This is a piece inspired by Nigel Westlake’s Songs from the Forrest and other Saffire (Australian Guitar Quartet) performances.  This is a Music 1 HSC Composition.

Four for Guitars Score FFG Recording

News Team Assemble!

This is again a Music 1 HSC composition with a prime time ‘this just in’ twist.

News Team Assemble Score NTA Recording

Macabre Waltz

This is a HSC Music 1 composition in the style of Danny Elfman.  The composer enjoys the darker timbres in his film scores.

Macabre Waltz Score MW Recording

Yr 11

The following three files are student arrangements of popular works for small ensembles.  This is a component of my yr 11 program where students develop orchestration and arranging skills.

Day Tripper by the Beatles A Capella

Princess Mononoke for Flute and Guitar Quartet

Muscle Museum by Muse for Distorted Guitar Quartet

Yr 10

Attached is a Sibelius 5 file of Here Comes The Sun arranged by one of my yr 10 students for a contract assignment that was part of her studies in 20th Century Music.

Unzip and then double click on the file.  You will need Sibelius 5 to play it.

Yr 9

This following mindmap was devised to help my Yr 9’s revise the work we had covered for their examination.  It was created using the free and excellent software mindnode!

Baroque Music Mindmap