Music is a semester-long subject that explores music fundamentals and their application in film scores. You'll develop skills in performance, composition, and analysis while exploring the role of music in film, television and gaming.
• Learn and perform scales, melodies, and film themes on your instrument
• Analyze film scores and discuss how music affects visual storytelling
• Improvise and compose music based on characters or video clips
• Participate in group performances of arranged film themes
• Create a final composition and reflect on your creative process
By the end of the course, you'll have improved your musical skills, gained insight into film scoring, and developed your ability to analyze and create music for visual media.
1. Music Fundamentals: Learn about rhythm, pitch, scales, and music notation.
2. Film Music: Explore how music enhances scenes and creates atmosphere in films.
3. Solo and Group Performance: Prepare and perform film themes on your chosen instrument.
4. Music Analysis: Study the elements of music, compositional devices and how they're used in film scores.
5. Composition and Improvisation: Create your own music inspired by characters and film scenes.
This subject is a pre-requisite for Music Level 2, VCE Music Performance, and IB Music. Career paths include Music composition, Music education, Music Performance, Music production, Event Management, Live Sound, Music Therapy, Performance Psychology.