May the Fourth
Listen & Watch
John Williams conducts the Main Theme
Trombone Slide View - The Imperial March
The Greatest Film Composer?
Learn about John Williams
Who is John Williams? Find out in this short video and read some of the Wikipedia article.
How many times has John Williams been nominated for an Academy Award?
Hear from the Composer
This was filmed when the music for The Rise of Skywalker was being recorded. It's fascinating! If you've got the time, watch all 11 minutes.
How John Williams Composes
Play it Yourself!
On the Recorder or Piano
If you've earned your blue belt, you might be able to figure out how to play the first two lines and last two lines from this sheet music. If you learn it, please send me a video!
On the Ukulele
See if you can figure it out from the tab, the sheet music, or the video of me playing it.
Click the tab or notes to open them in a new tab.
MCAcapellaVideo.MP4Featuring Mr. L-Q's covid hair!
On a Band Instrument
Scroll through the pdf to find your instrument. When there are two notes in your part, you can choose the higher note or the lower note.
Or, search Google for "Star Wars Sheet Music Trumpet" or whatever instrument you'd like to find.
Star Wars Band.pdfUsing SongMaker
Follow these links to have some fun with the Star Wars Theme!
Padawan
Add percussion to the theme: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/song/4895194731249664
Fill in the missing melody, then add percussion: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/song/6387954973933568
Jedi Knight
Fill in the missing melody and bass line: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/song/6313448062320640
Jedi Master
Fill in the remainder of the melody, create a bass line, add chords and a percussion part and choose instrument playback sounds https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/song/4596127568494592
Once you're done, compare it with this completed version: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/song/6251752971042816
Jedi Master II:
Fill in the melody and bass line for The Imperial March. https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/song/5631408765665280
Once you're done, compare it with this completed version: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/song/5432797935173632
Just for Fun
Cello Wars!
Music with a Pencil
Turn your speakers up!
"John Williams is the Man"
This video was a hit when Mr. L-Q was in high school.
Can you name all the movies that the music comes from?
Did you spot John Williams in Episode IX?
Star Wars Boomwhackers
Line Rider
Band Kids Star Wars
Featuring professional musicians who have played on movie soundtracks.