South Downs Songbook Educational Resources

Teachers notes and student guides

These resources were made for Orchestra of Sound and Light by Duncan Mackrill

They may be used and adapted in educational settings under the CC license:

CC BY-NC (NonCommercial): Allows users to remix, adapt, and build upon the work for non-commercial purposes only.

Visual media

South Downs Songbook performed by Orchestra of Sound and Light live at ACCA, University of Sussex. For further info, watch on youtube and click on the description box.

Composer interviews/How tos

Our Music Education consultant Duncan Mackrill interviewed the four professional composers we commissioned for the South Downs Songbook:

Shirley J. Thompson, Ed Hughes, Rowland Sutherland, and Evelyn Ficarra.

Each composer talks about their backgrounds in composing and song writing, and gives some useful hints and tips on getting started with composing projects.

To see more detailed information on interview content, including section by section timecodes, please watch on youtube and click to open the information panel.

Our songbook commissions - scores, sketches and starting points

These resources were shared with Orchestra of Sound and Light by the composers for workshop use

They may be used and adapted in educational settings under the CC license:

CC BY-NC (NonCommercial): Allows users to remix, adapt, and build upon the work for non-commercial purposes only.

Template

Sky Rhythms by Ed Hughes - MIDI file in eight tracks of Section A of this song - opens in Logic Pro and other DAW and music Apps

This resource was shared with Orchestra of Sound and Light by the composer for workshop use in education.

It may be used and adapted in educational settings under the CC license:

CC BY-NC (NonCommercial): Allows users to remix, adapt, and build upon the work for non-commercial purposes only.

Students’ works (videos)

Student songs and compositions for the South Downs Songbook - Brighton and Hove Sixth Form College

Student songs and compositions for the South Downs Songbook - East Sussex Academy of Music

For further information including composer credits and timecodes, please watch on youtube.