Welcome! Welcome!

If you can hear the music playing, please type If you can hear the music playing, please type “loud and clear” in the chat box.“loud and clear” in the chat box.

If you If you cannotcannot hear the music, please check your hear the music, please check your audio settings and let us know if you need help.audio settings and let us know if you need help.

As you listen to this piece of music, think about As you listen to this piece of music, think about what imagery this piece of music creates in your what imagery this piece of music creates in your mindmind’’s eye…s eye…

The Role of Music in FilmThe Role of Music in FilmMusic’s power to create or enhance emotion, mood and imagery in a film

Lesson ObjectivesLesson Objectives

Observe and describe what mood, Observe and describe what mood, imagery or action a specific piece of imagery or action a specific piece of music creates in the mindmusic creates in the mind’s eye’s eye

Observe and discuss how dynamics, Observe and discuss how dynamics, tempo, timbre and instrumentation create tempo, timbre and instrumentation create or enhance the feeling or mood in a or enhance the feeling or mood in a movie scenemovie scene

The Visual Power of The Visual Power of MusicMusic

Manipulate the audienceManipulate the audience’s feelings or ’s feelings or reactions in a scenereactions in a scene

Enhance the inner world of a characterEnhance the inner world of a character’s ’s mind, their mood or feelingsmind, their mood or feelings

Establish setting or time periodEstablish setting or time period

Musical TermsMusical Terms Review Review

Music Description ExamplesMusic Description Examples

Activity DirectionsActivity Directions

1. Close your eyes and listen to the 30 second music 1. Close your eyes and listen to the 30 second music clipclip

2. The clip will play again, and in your assigned chat 2. The clip will play again, and in your assigned chat pod, type out any imagery comes to mind: a scene, pod, type out any imagery comes to mind: a scene, action, movement, colors, instrumentation, tempo, action, movement, colors, instrumentation, tempo, timbre, dynamics, etc. …your own personal timbre, dynamics, etc. …your own personal perceptionsperceptions

3. When time is up, look at the chat pod to your right 3. When time is up, look at the chat pod to your right and add comments about any of their imagery that and add comments about any of their imagery that stands out to you. stands out to you.

*please use proper netiquette when commenting. *please use proper netiquette when commenting.

Next steps…Next steps…• We would play a few more songs, then show a We would play a few more songs, then show a

selection of silent film clips and ask students to selection of silent film clips and ask students to work in small groups to brainstorm and reflect work in small groups to brainstorm and reflect on what types of music (including tempo, on what types of music (including tempo, dynamics, timbre, instrumentation) might be dynamics, timbre, instrumentation) might be used to enhance or drive the action, drama or used to enhance or drive the action, drama or feeling within the given scene. feeling within the given scene.

• Extension activitiesExtension activities are to reflect on knowledge are to reflect on knowledge further by choosing one song and describing its further by choosing one song and describing its “visual” elements in-depth, supporting their “visual” elements in-depth, supporting their thoughts with terms and ideas covered within thoughts with terms and ideas covered within the unit.the unit.

ResourcesResources• Presentation Piece #3Presentation Piece #3

• Barrett, D. Darkness Awaits. On Electrofied, Volume 6. BMI. Found at Barrett, D. Darkness Awaits. On Electrofied, Volume 6. BMI. Found at www.freeplaymusic.comwww.freeplaymusic.com

• Presentation Piece #1Presentation Piece #1

• Calandra, P. & Schreer P. (2001). Love Doctor. On Acid Jazz, Volume 1. Calandra, P. & Schreer P. (2001). Love Doctor. On Acid Jazz, Volume 1. BMI. Found at BMI. Found at www.freeplaymusic.comwww.freeplaymusic.com

• Presentation Piece #5Presentation Piece #5

• Hewer, M. World Peace. On Moods and Grooves, Volume 4. BMI. Found Hewer, M. World Peace. On Moods and Grooves, Volume 4. BMI. Found at at www.freeplaymusic.comwww.freeplaymusic.com

Resources Cont’dResources Cont’d

• Presentation Piece #2Presentation Piece #2

• Sillescu, T. Landscape Mars. On Battle Themes, Volume 3. BMI. Found at Sillescu, T. Landscape Mars. On Battle Themes, Volume 3. BMI. Found at www.freeplaymusic.comwww.freeplaymusic.com

• Presentation Piece #4Presentation Piece #4

• Sillescu, T. (2009) Army Angels. On Action and Adventure, Volume 1. BMI. Sillescu, T. (2009) Army Angels. On Action and Adventure, Volume 1. BMI. Found at Found at www.freeplaymusic.comwww.freeplaymusic.com