The Surprising Scary Horror Of The Cafe, The Castle And The Jungle

Written in collaboration with children from Elgol Primary School and Bun-sgoil Shlèite on the Isle of Skye, this piece is a must for anyone interested in creative writing in the classroom. We find Gorillas jumping out of drums, mischievous monkey’s singing opera and a wet King trying to fight off a dragon.

Vocal difficulty: 5 of 5

Accompaniment difficulty: 3 of 5

by Luke Styles

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Luke Styles - The Surprising Scary Horror Of The Cafe, The Castle And The Jungle

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Other Song Information

Tonality

Minor

Time Signature

5/4, 3/4, 6/4 and 4/4

Key

Ambiguous but often D Minor

Tempo

Crotchet = 88

Genre

Contemporary Classical

Melody Structure

Unison

Range

C4 - E5

Piano supporting melody

Rarely

Song Credits

Music by

Luke Styles

Words by

Alan McKendrick

Performance track:
Written in collaboration with students at Elgol Primary School and Bun-sgoil Shlèite, Isle of Skye. Workshops delivered by Luke Styles, Alan McKendrick and Ellie Moran. Read our blog post <a href="http://fridayafternoonsmusic.co.uk/blog/blog-isle-skye-september-2016">here</a>.

Backing track:
Performed by Nathan Williamson
Recorded by Mike Challis

Music by Luke Styles
Lyrics by Alan McKendrick

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