Norfolk Music School

The Tristan Song Project combines children's poems with children's music.

The Project began as a joint venture between St Mary’s School on Tristan da Cunha, a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic, and my own young music pupils in Norfolk. A songbook entitled Rockhopper Penguins and other Songs* sums up their achievement.

The transoceanic collaboration is still unfolding in friendship and song, and the Project is ready to enlarge its scope, taking poems and settings from children worldwide, and parents and teachers are invited to email with details of youngsters who would like to take part.

Tony D Triggs, Project Director

top.note@yahoo.co.uk

Below: A Tristan poet with his poem 'A Molly' (albatross), which we have turned into song with the help of Pizzicato notation software

Three island poets taking a break

 Tristan boys and rockhopper penguins

Below: The proud composer of a particularly entertaining song!

 To hear a synthesiser performance of a Project favourite -

Volcano! 

- please go to

www.NorfolkMusicSchool.com/Volcano_by_Rachel_Green_and_Sophie_Babbs

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* For your copy of the songbook, please send a cheque for £7.50 made out to Tristan Song   Project, Norfolk Music School, Mere House, Brewery Road, Trunch, North Walsham   NR28 0PU   UK.

To pay by credit card, order from Ian Mathieson, Delacroix House, Braceborough, Stamford Lincs PE9 4NT UK (01778-560158; imathieson2000@yahoo.co.uk)

We are using the proceeds to buy instruments for the island school. The first Project-funded instruments - five guitars - reached Tristan in June 2011.