From Advancing Music Theory
| This lesson is part of the Style & Compositional Techniques category.
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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
Resources
Listening or Videos
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
- Tracking the use of a specific motif through an opera or musical
Notes
