Composing and Performing Music for a Film
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Description of activity
In groups students compose and perform a piece of music for a scene in a silent film on a topic of their own choice. The scene must be 2–3 minutes. The accompanying music must reflect the mood, characters and setting of the story and may be in any appropriate style. Students provide the score of the musical extract used in the scene, give a brief overview of the scene and give an explanation about the mood of the scene and how the music relates to this mood.
Context
Students are familiar with the requirements of film music and understand the importance of music in silent films to communicate mood, characterisation and setting. They have been improvising, composing and arranging musical ideas both individually and in groups in a number of styles using various forms of notation. They have performed musical compositions and arrangements individually and in groups.
Areas for Assessment
Outcomes
A student:
4.1 performs in a range of musical styles demonstrating an understanding of musical concepts
4.2 performs music using different forms of notation and different types of technology across a broad range of musical styles
4.3 performs music demonstrating solo and/or ensemble awareness
4.4 demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through exploring, experimenting, improvising, organising, arranging and composing
4.5 notates compositions using traditional and/or non-traditional notation
4.6 experiments with different forms of technology in the composition process
Criteria for assessing learning
(These criteria would normally be communicated to students with the activity.)
Students will be assessed on their ability to:
- compose a musical work for a scene in a silent film
- provide a portfolio that reflects the composition process, contains an analysis of the way music is used in the film, the accompanying score using notation conventions and a brief overview of the scene
- demonstrate an understanding of the function of stylistic and expressive techniques
- give a performance that is well rehearsed, melodically and rhythmically accurate and reflects the stylistic features appropriate to the chosen style.