Year 10 - Music
Matching music to action – using a storyboard
Film music: developing ideas and understanding
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how film composers work and can create different versions of a melody to suit contrasting moods.
Key Notes
- Writing film music requires composers to precisely match their music to the timings of action.
- They use storyboards to represent the action of a scene and cues to help fit their music to exact moments in a scene.
- They create the music to match each mood, by developing musical ideas in different ways.
- Developing an ostinato to create different moods.
Vocabulary To Learn
- ostinato: a repeating pattern that forms the basis of a piece of music
- development: the process of adapting an existing motif or musical idea, helping to create a balance of unity and variety in a composition
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All film music has to be precise to the second to fit the action perfectly.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Writing film music requires composers to precisely match their music to the timings of action. They use storyboards to represent the action of a scene and cues to help fit their music to exact moments in a scene.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'ostinato'
a repeating pattern that forms the basis of a piece of music.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: All film music has to be precise to the second to fit the action perfectly. Correction: Some film scenes do have to be exact where the music mirrors precisely what is happening on screen, but much film music is about creating the correct atmosphere and feel and this can be just as important when composing programmatic music.
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