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Evan Davis
Dr Cape
8 October, 2020
Notes:
The objective of this lesson is to make students engage with Yasunori Nishiki, a 21st
JRPG composer, and engage with video game music with a critical and analytical mindset. I
would have loved to separate the students off into breakout rooms to find the remaining
instruments, but the process of creating breakout rooms will cut my ten minutes of instruction
down to the wire. I would like to maintain a low key environment due to the subject matter, so I
used my knowledge of color theory and picked a bluish-greenish background color for the
presentation.
Sequence:
● Briefly introduce Octopath Traveler and the story behind its development
● Explain how the game’s structure works using the character portraits
● (Hook) Ask students to list the instruments that they hear in the first section of
Clearbrook
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● Students will share what they heard and we will construct a class-wide list of
instruments.
● When we are close to the completion of our class list, I will ask the students what
the flute like instrument was. I will then introduce the Shakuhachi, and add it to
● Then, individually, the students will be tasked with identifying the rest of the
instruments.
● We will reconvene, and quickly fill in the second instrument list with instruments
● At the end, we will talk about how Nishiki’s music captures the serene location of
Clearbrook
● If we have enough time, I will give them the recording of the main theme of the
riverlands and ask them to play it quietly while we discuss Nishiki deciding to use
Objective:
able to identify the various instruments in Clearbrook, by the Pristine Waters by Yasunori
Nishiki including the shakuhachi, a traditional japanese flute, and the congas, a cuban percussion
Assessment: Students are tasked with finding the remaining instruments in the second half of the
Methods:
-Musical excerpts
Link to Presentation:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xN_YcSmZWA0FBiWdU9A6rKUH0ECNcOa6yQwufN
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