Samuel Wright
K UN G FU PAN D A SC OR E WR IT I NG Film Scoring in GarageBand This session will be useful for anyone wanting to integrate film- scoring classes into their lessons or to instruct in the basics of foley sound effects & editing. It will start with some basic scoring features and extend into more advanced operations. There will also be materials for a whole unit on teaching Film Music in the Classroom.
1. WHY FILM SCORING? “Music for Film, Radio & Television” is a popular topic in both the junior and senior music syllabuses. It is incredibly popular for all students and you can teach so many musical concepts through experience, creativity and the novelty of GarageBand. Plan for this Session: 1. Introduce students to GarageBand with a smaller project (Blues Composition) 2. Beginning the Film Music Topic (with background information) - PBL 3. Starting the Scoring Project (with included PDF) 4. Foley Sound Effects 5. Composing in GarageBand 6. Your Turn
2. BEGINNING FILM MUSIC TOPIC • What is our role as an educator? ~ Design instructional units that encourage “effective use of stuff” not merely the use of stuff (Thomas Cooper, Networked Learning PPT 2009) • The purpose & aim is not just to use technology for technology’s sake • The purpose & aim is not to give students a ‘make a loop composition’ task so it is easy for me • The purpose & aim is to make a task where almost a year’s worth of drilling on the concepts of music can be imparted by inspiring students to create their own film score, utilizing technology, and aiding their exploration of how music is manipulated in film
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