This piece was inspired by Jonas Blue and Major Laser. The quietest point is the chorus after a louder verse; it then builds to the loudest part of the song. Many songs do this, but I first learnt this from Smells like Teen Spirit by Nirvana.
The Big H
Humiliation is the one thing that pupils fear the most. Gary would rather die than suffer the ‘Big H’. But when a fast tap stains his trousers, causing widespread mirth, he must decide whether to flee or fight.
Performed by:
Victoria Amura
Sebastian O’Driscoll-Henderson
Ruh Robertson
Poppy Thody
Edited by: Sabina Miclaus
Directed by: Francesca Amura
April and Beth: Looks Like a Map of the Tube
Self-appointed fashion expert April, and her mate Beth, are not happy. Beth can’t find the value of ‘Y’, while, April has a problem with a shirt that looks alarmingly like a map of the London underground…
April…Eloise Thody
Beth…Rebecca Greenwood
April and Beth will return!
Joey Benstead: Jazzed 3 4
Sleeve notes: This piece was originally written for the guitar. It features three solo sections and a recurring piano rhythm.
Raise Your Hand at Your Own Risk
Answering a question in class can be very scary. Only the smart and confident kids put their hands up. Sophie is neither but she’s determined to give it a go. If only she can make the voices inside her head shut up.
Sophie…Poppy Thody
Teacher…Alexis Hickin
Doubt…Rebecca Greenwood
Indecision…Francesca Amura
Fear…Anna Ueding
Pride…Eloise Thody
Tom…Issac James
Jeuel Stiling: 22
Sleeve notes: The main riff was created purely by experimenting with bass sounds. I used a low tom instead of a kick drum as well as a harp, which is uncommon.
The Game Show That Goes Wrong
You’ve heard of The Play That Goes Wrong; now listen to the catastrophe that is The Game Show That Goes Wrong. Andy Carroll is your host…
A version of this audio play was submitted to The British Theatre Challenge for Kids (2017).
Andy Carroll…Alex Savine
Daisy Redmeir…Rebecca Greenwood
William Spratt…Alex Slyfield
Music by…Joey Benstead
Written by…Nathanael Chappell
Directed by…Anna Ueding
Number One
Posh Solly likes to think that he is the best at everything. Even goalkeeping. I mean it’s not rocket science is it?
Performed by Sebastian O’Driscoll-Henderson
Edited by Sabina Miclaus
Jeuel Stiling: 15
This is based on a three-chord piano sequence, with the marimba line originally written for voice. The piano segment in the bridge was inspired by Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay.
Falling
A teenage girl contemplates the cliff edge upon which she stands – and considers what it would be like to fall…
Falling was written by Eloise Thody and performed by Poppy Thody