Stage Music
This lesson is part of the Style & Compositional Techniques category. |
Objectives[edit]
- Students will be familiar with the compositional processes involved in writing music for theatrical productions
- Students will be able to write a melody which underscores a short theatrical scene
Resources[edit]
Listening or Videos[edit]
Class Activities[edit]
- Discussion of the mechanics and compositional challenges of scoring film and video
- Analysis of a recorded opera or musical theatre scene
- Identifying techniques unique to opera or musical theatre
Assignments[edit]
- Analysis of music from opera or musical theatre
- Creating a compositional plan for a short theatrical scene
- Tracking the use of a specific motif through an opera or musical
Files[edit]
- Opera Terminology Matching ( Word | Pages | PDF )
- Identifying Types of Songs in Musical Theater ( Word | Pages | PDF )