When you watch a movie, how do you know that a “bad guy” is just around the corner? Often without words, composers like John Williams of “Star Wars” fame, cleverly create musical themes to add suspense to a scene or intensify the emotional impact of events in a story. Like words, musical themes present an idea or message in a story using patterns of sound(s).
In our daily lives, music communicates as it entertains us, and students are often asked to compose music as one of the ways of “knowing” when reporting on or presenting material. This unit provides students with a variety of composing experiences which will help them successfully create music for a desired purpose, and act as a reference for future composing activities.
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