Stage Music

This lesson is part of the Style & Compositional Techniques category.

Objectives

• 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

Class Activities

• Discussion of the mechanics and compositional challenges of scoring film and video
• Analysis of a recorded opera or music theatre scene

Assignments

• Analysis of music from opera or musical theatre
• Creating a compositional plan for a short theatrical scene