This session should last for 3-4 hours focused on learning and composing music for film. It highlights the ideas of a leitmotif, including examples from Star Wars, James Bond, Mission Impossible and Pirates of the Caribbean. There are work sheets on diegetic and non-diegetic sound, the instruments of the orchestra and different musical styles used in film. The final sheet is detailing the steps used when creating variations of a melody such as sequencing, inversion etc. These sheets are designed to be either used in conjunction as a booklet for a days intervention or spread across a few lessons. Each sheet is a self contained topic which can be used individually in isolation from the rest of the booklet if needed.

This booklet contains enough work to fill a terms worth of lessons based around Film Music with a focus on learning how to play and composing using the James Bond theme music. It has work on different phrases from the James Bond theme as well as key terminology to help students compose convincing pieces of Film Music. There is notation with letter guides for each phrase which can be easily layered to create convincing group performances. There are pages detailing Film Music ideas such as diegetic and non-diegetic sound as well as a guide to the orchestra with a specific focus on different genres of film. There is also a guide to improvisation including a guide scale to use. It is a great resource to use for an entire term or to dip in to for starter tasks and well designed single sheets to take to away to instruments or stick in books.

This Powerpoint contains enough work to fill a terms worth of lessons based around the music of Jaws and Halloween. The practical work centers around learning these themes and creating compositions that create moods in film music. There are listening and analysis tasks based around both of these pieces of music. There are covered key terms such as Leitmotifs It focuses on using the elements of Dynamics, Texture, Tempo, Melody and Harmony to create different moods. There are explanations of cluster chords, semitone intervals (chromaticism), consonant & dissonant sounds, sequencing, diminution, inversion and more. There are also recall and starter tasks included for the lessons. It is a great resource to use for an entire term or to dip in to for starter tasks and well designed single sheets to take to away to instruments or stick in books.