Course overview - Study Period 1 and 2 - Can music capture real-life experiences and take you to another world? (Film and game music)
This DFL is designed to develop learners’ understanding of how music can be used in films, TV and computer games to create an atmosphere and manipulate feelings. Learners will understand how composers communicate their ideas through the medium of music and begin to use compositional devices to communicate their own thoughts and ideas through music.
Key Concept:
Relationships, Time, Influence and Evolution
Assessment Points:
A summative practical performance at the end of the unit.
A formative and summative assessment of vocabulary and knowledge.
Guidance:
Learners will receive guidance in a variety of ways. These include marked assessments, reports, feedback in books, 1:1 interaction, Google Classroom.
Key Vocabulary:
Mickey mousing
Synchronised
Diegetic
Non-diegetic
Leitmotifs
Orchestration
Melody
Character
Atmosphere
Foley sound
Jack Foley
MR HITS