Music for Film

Word/week: simile in music

Basic (Level 4c-b)

The
Musical
Element
s of SciFi Music

Compose music for Kubricks

2001 Space Odyssey
Intermediate (Level 4a-5b)
Use appropriate TIMBRE
(sounds) & PITCH (low/high)
Advanced (Level 5a-6c)
Choose DYNAMICS (crescendo)
& TEXTURE (layers)

Word/week: Personification

Basic (Level 4c-b)

Perform a
LEITMOTI
F (theme
tune) for
Star Wars

Perform a leitmotif: song/melody for a

Star Wars character (instrumental/vocal)
Intermediate (Level 4a-5b)
Perform fluently and in character
Advanced (Level 5a-6b)
Compose your own leitmotif for one of
the characters:
- Darth Vader : dark, low-pitched, minor
- Princess Leia : lyrical, high-pitched
- Luke Skywalker : major, bright, up-beat

Word/week: Personification
DEAR 12:55

Musica
l
Eleme
nts of
Wester
n Films

Basic (Level 4c-b)

Perform Western music
Intermediate (Level 4a-5b)
Perform confidently & fluently
Advanced (Level 5a-6b)
Perform in style:
tribal drums, drone, archmelody

Word/week: Parallel/ Rhyme

Perfor
ma
Disney
Song

Basic (Level 4c-b)

Take part in a Disney melody
(vocal and/or instrumental)
Intermediate (Level 4a-5b)
Be in time and aware of how
your part fits in
Advanced (Level 5a-6b)
Perform in the character of the
song

Word/week: Assonance in Music

Compo
se
Music
for an
Epic
Film

Basic (Level 4c-b)

Tell a story (adventure) with your
music OR Write a song for a film
Intermediate (Level 4a-5b)
Depict characters/ actions in
your music/song: gentle, mellow:
princess/ slow, drum-beat: war march
Advanced (Level 5a-6b)
Use dynamics (volume)
appropriately