An introduction to music history To know the different periods in the progression of western classical music and to understand how musical characteristics developed through this time.

Initial questions When did music begin? Why do we talk about ‘western’ and ’non western’ musics? Is there a clear definition between popular music and classical music?

Timeline – Western Art Music Dates Musical Period Historical Events 500-1400 The Medieval Period 1400-1600 The Renaissance Period The Tudor period – Henry VIII etc 1600-1750 The Baroque Period Louis XIV in France, several Europpean conflicts including the Franco-Dutch wars 1750-1830 The Classical Period The Georgian Era 1830-1900 The Romantic Period The Victorian Era 1900 - Now The Twentieth Century The Edwardian Era Post WW1 / Pre WW2 / Post WW2

Music of the Romantic Era Timetable for monday Time Topic 09:00-10:45 Film Music 10:45-11:00 Short Break 11:00-12:15 Film Composition 12:15-13:00 Lunch 13:00-15:00 Music of the Romantic Era 15:30-17:00 Guitar Workshop

To understand the contextual characteristics of film music. Music for film To understand the contextual characteristics of film music.

Key words Mickey-Mousing Music and Sound Effects that directly reflect the action on screen. Sound Effect Creative non-musical sound to represent something on the screen Soundscape The characteristic types of sound commonly heard in a given period or location Leitmotif A musical theme that recurs in a film soundtrack to reflect a character / time / place Motif A short rhythmic or melodic unit

Starter activity List 1-10 in your books to guess the soundtracks.

LESSON 1 Listening to Film Music Films have always been associated with music, from the SILENT MOVIE to ANIMATIONS; the HOLLYWOOD GOLDEN AGE to the MUSICAL. Many musical GENRES including; POPULAR MUSIC and CLASSICAL scores, as well as WORLD MUSIC and ELECTRONICA Listening to Film Music As a team, complete your listening worksheet. Focus on one question each per example you hear. Can you determine any similarities or common themes through the different examples? Pirates of the Caribbean Theme, Amelie Theme, Silent Movie Music Example, BladeRunner Theme

Film composers John Williams Hans Zimmer Danny Elfman Randy Newman Howard Shore Bernard Hermann Ennio Morricone James Horner Jerry Goldsmith Harry Gregson Williams

MIDI Mock Up: Film composers use computers to compose – they can mark the time of each important thing that happens in the scene and match it along with the film, to see if the music suits. Once the music is complete, an orchestra is hired to perform and record the music in a studio, normally with the composer conducting. There is a big screen with the scene on behind the orchestra, so the composer can time the music perfectly.

Different types of music in film scenes… Diegetic music: when you are watching a scene where a piano is being played, the characters can hear it, and you can hear it. Non-diegetic music: when there is music in the scene that the characters can’t hear, and you can’t see it being played.

LESSON 1 Improvise a Soundtrack! Get yourself a percussion instrument! In your groups, have a go at experimenting with creating some music to accompany the film clip. Think about creating moments of musical material and moments of sound effects. Tom and Jerry Video Clip The Incredibles Scene Mr. Incredible Battle with large Robot)

Worksheets Have a go at completing the attached worksheets.