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This is me, rehearsing for the biggest concert I've ever done. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
I've composed a piece for BBC Music Day, all about CBBC, | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
and in a few hours' time, will be performing it to an audience of 500. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:15 | |
But it hasn't been easy. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:17 | |
It's time to face the music. | 0:00:17 | 0:00:20 | |
PIANO PLAYS | 0:00:20 | 0:00:21 | |
My name is Shane and I'm 15. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:35 | |
I play the piano and I compose my own music. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:40 | |
I live in Surrey with my dad... | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
..my brother Ashlee, who's ten, my sister Channelle, who's nine... | 0:00:49 | 0:00:53 | |
..and this here is Ruby. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:57 | |
She's my budgie. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:01 | |
I would describe myself as a little bit of a nerd. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
I like Latin because it has really complicated grammar. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:09 | |
I'm not going to give you any clues, so don't mess up. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
HE SPEAKS LATIN Brilliant. Thank you very much. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:15 | |
I don't really mind being a nerd. At least I've got SOME friends. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
-..No, I'm so thick. Have you put it in yet? -No. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:26 | |
'Most days, me and George and Curtly, | 0:01:26 | 0:01:28 | |
'we all come up to the music department | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
'and we spend a little while just messing around and making music.' | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
Oscillations was a track that we made. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
It started by accident, where I was playing around with the synth | 0:01:36 | 0:01:39 | |
and then I found out one day that Shane had just gone and made, | 0:01:39 | 0:01:41 | |
like, I don't know, 15 versions of it. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:45 | |
My family is not particularly rich. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
It's really great that I still get to do all these great musical things | 0:01:48 | 0:01:53 | |
and then I go to this nice private school | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
that only the rich kids normally go to. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
I have a music scholarship to go there | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
because they were impressed by my piano playing | 0:02:02 | 0:02:06 | |
and my composing skills. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:07 | |
Yeah, well, I am his piano teacher, | 0:02:11 | 0:02:12 | |
but I think his strengths probably lie with his compositional talents. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:16 | |
Sometimes, they remind me of film music. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
I could see them as a film score. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
Although it's nice to be able to play other people's music, | 0:02:23 | 0:02:26 | |
I kind of get more out of making my own music | 0:02:26 | 0:02:30 | |
and being able to perform it. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
Sometimes, Ruby inspires some of my music, | 0:02:33 | 0:02:36 | |
so there's this one piece called Joshua And Ruby, | 0:02:36 | 0:02:40 | |
which is about Ruby's old mate, Joshua. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
Sadly, Joshua died and that was sort of like a memorial to Joshua's life. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:50 | |
I don't live with my mum, because my parents are divorced, | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
so I don't ever see her. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:00 | |
My dad has quite a lot to do, | 0:03:00 | 0:03:01 | |
because he has to do all our cooking, laundry, | 0:03:01 | 0:03:05 | |
help me with my music. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:07 | |
Shane's got no practice regime, no schedule, | 0:03:07 | 0:03:12 | |
he's a law unto himself when it comes to his music. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
I don't push him to do anything. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
All I do is prompt him and say, | 0:03:17 | 0:03:18 | |
"Shane, do you remember this is happening? | 0:03:18 | 0:03:21 | |
"Perhaps you should do some practice." That's about it. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
A dad that doubles up as a kind of manager, but I'm not a manager. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:29 | |
I'm a dad-ager! | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
CHIMING ALERT | 0:03:35 | 0:03:36 | |
-'Hello, Shane. I'm Andy. Nice to meet you.' -Hello, Andy. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
So, you must be the musical director of this orchestra. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:43 | |
'Yes, I am. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:44 | |
'And I hear lots of good things about you and your composition, | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
'so it's going to be exciting few weeks, for us to work together.' | 0:03:47 | 0:03:51 | |
It will be the first time I've ever played with an orchestra on stage. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:55 | |
That will be really great. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:56 | |
'What I need from you is a set of parts for the orchestra, | 0:03:56 | 0:03:59 | |
'and the turnaround on that's going to be quite tight. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
'I need that, really, by the end of this month, if that's possible.' | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
Yes. So, I'll work on some ideas and send you some files. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
It's exciting. I'd like to have my music played. It's also daunting. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:15 | |
I've got lots of work to do and very little time to get it done. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:19 | |
I don't know if I'm really going to have the time | 0:04:20 | 0:04:24 | |
to juggle school and writing these parts. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
Normally, when I start a piece of music, | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
I just have, like, a stimulus, | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
just a short bit that I want to develop | 0:04:31 | 0:04:34 | |
that I've had in my mind for a little while. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
And I go home later and I play it on the piano | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
and then I carry on writing the piece of music from there. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:44 | |
Sometimes, I go to sleep and I have a dream and I hear this music | 0:04:46 | 0:04:50 | |
and I wake up in the morning and play what I've heard. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:54 | |
It's different for me to have a brief. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:59 | |
I never normally have a deadline and an outline of what someone wants. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:06 | |
I need to start writing soon, or I'll fall behind schedule. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
# I'm Hacker T I'm the number one dog | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
# In the canine league I'm sitting right at the top | 0:05:12 | 0:05:14 | |
# So don't mess with me I'm the king of the mutts... # | 0:05:14 | 0:05:16 | |
This rapper cannot rap. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:18 | |
# ..But he's got a small weakness An Achilles heel | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
# When it comes to dinner time He's Mr Congeal | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
# He hates proper food... # | 0:05:23 | 0:05:24 | |
I think it will be hard to write a piece of music | 0:05:24 | 0:05:26 | |
about being in a kitchen. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:28 | |
It's just a new experience for me, but it's a good one, | 0:05:30 | 0:05:34 | |
because this is pretty much what film composers are told to do. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:38 | |
# ..Then I'll blend it on brick next time | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
# I'll point the finger at Harry Tongue | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
# I know, I'll blame it on Coogi. # | 0:05:43 | 0:05:45 | |
I'd probably say it's quite varied, | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | |
cos you've got sort of a sense of humour in it as well, | 0:05:48 | 0:05:52 | |
and then you've got these darker programmes. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
So, that could come out in my music a bit. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
So, I could have lots of loud bits and quiet bits | 0:05:57 | 0:06:00 | |
and just lots of contrast to make it represent the channel bit better. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:04 | |
Sometimes, you can use Ruby as a judge | 0:06:06 | 0:06:08 | |
as to whether things are good or not. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:10 | |
If she starts tweeting along, that's a good sign. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:14 | |
My main influence for this was probably Wizards vs Aliens. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:20 | |
So, this could possibly be the wizards. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:23 | |
HE PLAYS UPLIFTING CHORDS | 0:06:23 | 0:06:25 | |
And then all the aliens is probably... | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
HE PLAYS MOODIER CHORDS | 0:06:34 | 0:06:35 | |
All these moody and pretty dark chords. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:41 | |
This is quite a fun piece to play, I think. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:44 | |
MUSIC PLAYS ON RECORDER | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
Yeah, that should be fine. Yes, that's gone well. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
I'll just send it off to Andy for him to give it a listen. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:02 | |
And get some feedback. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:05 | |
ALERT | 0:07:05 | 0:07:07 | |
Very impressed, young man. Let's run with this idea. | 0:07:07 | 0:07:11 | |
We need another minute or so. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:12 | |
-'I've got quite a lot of ideas for the rhythm section.' -Good. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:15 | |
-'I think that's going to play quite a large role in this piece.' -OK. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:19 | |
Can you send me the full piano part, then, | 0:07:19 | 0:07:21 | |
-by, say, the beginning of next week? -'Yeah, OK. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:24 | |
'I'll do that for you and we can orchestrate from there.' | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
Absolutely. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:28 | |
Then we'll be on schedule for getting the parts printed up | 0:07:28 | 0:07:31 | |
and ready for the orchestral rehearsals the following week. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:34 | |
All right, Shane, good to talk to you. Take care. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
At school, I have a friend called Stephanie. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
She's a really great cellist | 0:07:39 | 0:07:40 | |
and, sometimes, I've got her to try playing my music as well. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:44 | |
You have to combat my awful handwriting at the same time. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:48 | |
THEY PLAY TOGETHER | 0:07:48 | 0:07:50 | |
No, sorry. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:53 | |
-It changes to E major. -Oh, right, OK. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:57 | |
It turns out that my music's really difficult to play on the cello. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:01 | |
HE PLAYS THE CELLO HALTINGLY | 0:08:01 | 0:08:03 | |
SQUEAKY NOTES | 0:08:05 | 0:08:06 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
Something like that! | 0:08:10 | 0:08:12 | |
I was quite surprised at how difficult that is to play. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
I might consider making the music for my CBBC project a bit easier, | 0:08:15 | 0:08:21 | |
because I have to write for a 46-piece orchestra. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:25 | |
-Oh, wow. So, quite a challenge. -Yes. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:29 | |
I'm sure you'll be able to make something really good up | 0:08:29 | 0:08:32 | |
with a 46-piece orchestra. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:33 | |
With a deadline to meet, | 0:08:37 | 0:08:39 | |
I spend the next few days in London with Mark, my producer. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:43 | |
He helps me to record my ideas | 0:08:43 | 0:08:45 | |
for the different parts of the orchestra, one instrument at a time, | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
until we finish the entire piece. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:52 | |
But will Andy be happy with it all? | 0:08:54 | 0:08:56 | |
CHIMING ALERT | 0:08:57 | 0:08:59 | |
'I've just had a listen through it and it sounds fabulous. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
-'How are you feeling about it?' -I'm quite happy with it. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
'Cool. All right, well, thank you ever so much | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
'for staying on our agreed schedule. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:10 | |
'That's so important when you're involved in a project like this, | 0:09:10 | 0:09:14 | |
'making sure that you hit your deadlines, | 0:09:14 | 0:09:16 | |
'and you've been true to your word with all that, so well done. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
-'Very professional job.' -Thank you very much. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:21 | |
'I'm sure the musicians will look forward to meeting you | 0:09:21 | 0:09:23 | |
'and playing your piece | 0:09:23 | 0:09:24 | |
'and giving it its world premiere next Friday at the RNCM Theatre.' | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
-Yes. -'All right, I'll see you soon. You take care, then.' -Bye. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
The biggest performance of my life is now only two days away. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:37 | |
500 people will be listening to my composition, if it all goes to plan. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:41 | |
Unfortunately, my biggest fan has to stay behind. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:45 | |
We've just arrived in Manchester and we've just checked into the hotel. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:52 | |
We're in this really cool apartment. It's really spacious. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
-We've got a dishwasher, Dad. -We've got an awesome view of the city. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:58 | |
It's nice, isn't it? | 0:09:58 | 0:10:00 | |
Sightseeing over, it's time to get ready for the concert. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:03 | |
Hello, Andy. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
-How are you? Nice to meet you at last in person. -I'm great. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:08 | |
-Welcome to the Royal Northern College of Music. -Thank you very much. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
I'm going to take you to meet Danny, our arranger and orchestrator. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
-Great. -He's going to show you how he's done what he's done. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
-I'm sure he's been very busy. -I'm sure he has. OK, let's go. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:20 | |
-Here he is. -Ah, hello. -Here's Danny. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
-Hello, Danny. -Good to meet you. -Danny, this is Shane. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
-Great. -Cool, well, here's your piece. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
'Danny took the music that I wrote and arranged it | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
'so that the orchestra can read it easily. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
'Let's say it's an improvement on my handwriting.' | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
Yeah, I think it's a really cool piece. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:40 | |
-It's dramatic, it flows really well. It's great. -OK, thank you. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:45 | |
OK, so it's time to welcome our special guest, | 0:10:45 | 0:10:49 | |
so let's give him a warm welcome. Where is he? Shane... | 0:10:49 | 0:10:51 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:10:51 | 0:10:53 | |
-Want to take a seat at the piano, my friend? -Sure. | 0:10:57 | 0:11:00 | |
And we'll play through your masterpiece. All right, everybody? | 0:11:00 | 0:11:03 | |
Here we go. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:05 | |
One, two, three, four. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:07 | |
It's just so awesome being in the auditorium | 0:11:08 | 0:11:11 | |
and you've got the massive PA and it's blasting out my music. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:15 | |
It just sounds brilliant. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:17 | |
I'm so looking forward to the big performance. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
I've really enjoyed working with Andy. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:26 | |
I've just picked up a lot of advice from him. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
So, it's been very, very helpful. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:30 | |
The whole experience has really improved me as a composer. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
ORCHESTRA PLAYS: Kashmir by Led Zeppelin | 0:11:34 | 0:11:38 | |
I think if I manage to get all my music played on such a big scale, | 0:11:50 | 0:11:54 | |
it could really change my life | 0:11:54 | 0:11:56 | |
and bring about a lot of improvement financially | 0:11:56 | 0:12:00 | |
and just in terms of how happy I can be. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:02 | |
This is a very important moment in my life. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:07 | |
CHEERING | 0:12:15 | 0:12:18 | |
..He's here to perform the world premiere | 0:12:18 | 0:12:20 | |
of his very special composition, Spectrum. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:22 | |
Would you be kind and give a very warm welcome to our special guests? | 0:12:22 | 0:12:25 | |
This is Shane. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:27 | |
MUSIC: Spectrum | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
Amazing. That's amazing. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:20 | |
It reminded me of, like, a James Bond theme. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:24 | |
It was really good. Everything was really good. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
-Lost for words. -It was awesome. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:32 | |
My heart was kind of pounding before the beginning. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
I was just so excited to get on and play it. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
And then it was just kind of euphoric being out there, | 0:13:50 | 0:13:53 | |
getting to play my piece with a whole orchestra. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:56 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:14:03 | 0:14:04 | |
What's really impressive is, he comes out there | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
and performs in front of a 500-people audience | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
with a 40-piece orchestra behind him like he's been doing it all his life. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:13 | |
He's an incredibly talented young man and got a bright future, I think. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:17 | |
Aw, thanks, Andy. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
And if you liked my piece, check out the CBBC website. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 |