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Super Mario Music-Distance Learning
This lesson and supporting classroom exercise provide an extremely detailed account of how music was written, composed and developed for the first Super Mario Bros. game. The lesson has learners not just listen to the music and sound design, but also analyse the game mechanics of this classic platformer and others within this genre. How is music used through the whole Super Mario franchise and how did composer Koji Kondo write and develop his ideas for the original game. The lesson also looks, in detail, at the original 5 songs composed for the first game, and with a great listening skills task for learners to complete (including teacher answer sheets).
This lesson links very closely to ‘History of Video Game and Music’, ‘Sound Design in Video Games’, ‘Video Game Genres and their Music’, ‘Zelda Games Music and Sound Design’ and ‘Minecraft Music’.
You can also purchase this resource, along with the others in the massive Video Game Bundle!
The presentation is more than 50 slides, each with an eye-catching design for better student engagement and also linked to classroom tasks that feed in and work along with the presentation. Moreover, throughout the presentation, there are really useful embedded YouTube examples, with links to the videos to support and aid learning.
The presentation come in both .pdf and PowerPoint versions, along with a video version that can be used for revision and student home study. Moreover, all elements of the resources have been developed in Google Slides. This can be used for remote learning and easily allow for digital submission of the learning tasks included.
The resource also comes with 3 classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself. There is also a great “Tiermaker” exercise, where learners can listen and judge which Mario music they believe is best. This comes as a 'cut & stick" printable exercise, an online Google Slides version and also as a link to the Tiermarker site. Allowing for completion and to download as an image to save for future reference.
Music and Sound in HORROR Films-FULL LESSONS-Distance Learning
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of Sound Design and Music used within the horror film genre. It covers a very wide range of horror films and even looks into the development of music within horror throughout the decades, from early cinema to the modern horror movie. The material in this resource would easily cover 3 to 4 lessons over roughly 3 or 4 weeks and would be excellent for Music technology, Film Studies and Media lessons.
All material, presentations and worksheets, within this resource has been recently updated and now includes links to online ‘Distance Learning’ versions through Google Slides™. This allowing extra flexibility and continued support if students are learning and engaging from outside the classroom at home.
The presentation/lecture covers a VERY wide range that of what makes sounds and music scary; why do people like horror movies, the main film conventions of horror movies, Nonlinear & Infrasound, the Ghost Frequency, how Jump Scares are used, Character Motifs & Leitmotif and Common Instruments used. Moreover, Minor Keys & Dissonance, used of Juxtaposition, Minor Keys & Dissonance and Rhythmic Pulses. The presentation has 50 detailed slides, these with embedded video links and examples to YouTube, thus providing an excellent addition to the resource.
This resource also comes with 5 classroom tasks that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated videos, and will aid learning and revision for learners throughout. Part of this is a very interactive lesson where students write and compose a short piece of scary music to match some scary footage (video provided in resource). Moreover, all these classroom tasks come with Answer-Sheets, to aid marking of student’s submitted work.
Furthermore, each of these Classroom Tasks come in a “No Style”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version to help engage learners.
This resource also comes with an Infographic/Study Aid resource to aid learning. This covering the major film conventions of horror films.
WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ!
Some of the music and video game examples and embedded YouTube videos may not be suitable for learners of all ages. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. We have tried to ensure that music examples are suitable for all classrooms, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding!
Music in Advertising - FULL LESSON-with Distance Learning
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how and why music is used with Advertising, and how it plays an extremely important element for a successful ad campaign. It covers topics like, what are advertising appeals, the effective of music in marketing, sonic/brand logos, how music drives a story, jingles and lots more.
This resource is closely related and connects extremely well with other lectures and resources from within the bundle; “Music and Sound within Society”; lessons like “Generations and Their Music”, “Music in Society”, “Music and Politics”, “Music Censorship” and “Culture Industry”.
The material in this resource would easily cover 2 to 3 lessons, with a detailed presentation that also has two classroom tasks and 3 additional Task worksheets for learners to complete throughout the lesson or as a homework. Each of these Tasks/Worksheets come in a “No Style”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version to help engage learners. Moreover, one of these tasks comes with both visual Ads and Music. Students are tasked with not only matching music to a piece of marketing material but also commenting on their reasoning behind their choice.
In this package:
PRESENTATION – Music in Advertising(.pdf High quality)
PRESENTATION – Music in Advertising - COMPRESSED(.pdf compressed quality)
PRESENTATION – Music in Advertising - (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning.
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
WORKSHEET – CLASS TASK 1-Listening Music Appeals in Action-Styled
WORKSHEET – CLASS TASK 1-Listening Music Appeals in Action-No-Style
VIDEO-TASK 1-Sonic Branding-Time for Video (Create music for an Ad campaign)
WORKSHEET – CLASS TASK 2-Target Markets-Styled
WORKSHEET – CLASS TASK 2-Target Markets-NoStyle
WORKSHEET – TASK 1-Creating a Sonic Trandmark-Styled
WORKSHEET – TASK 1-Creating a Sonic Trandmark-NoStyle
WORKSHEET - TASK 2-Analysing Music in Adverts-Styled
WORKSHEET - TASK 2-Analysing Music in Adverts-NoStyle
WORKSHEET - TASK 3-Matching Music to visual Ads-Styled
WORKSHEET - TASK 3-Matching Music to visual Ads-NoStyle
FOLDER – Music + Marketing Images - TASK 3-Songs + Ads
WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ!
The embedded links to YouTube within this resource/presentation may not be suitable for all learner ages. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. We have tried to ensure that video/music examples are suitable for all classrooms, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding!
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Music and Society- MEGA BUNDLE
These lectures and supporting classroom resources form a full unit of material covering how Music and Sound are so greatly important to our society and the prominence it has played throughout history. The bundle covers some of the fundamentals areas and roles music plays and how this closely links with our daily lives.
There is a massive range of interactive lessons and presentations that would be excellent for music History Studies, Modern Sociology, and Music and Society. The resources within this bundle would easily cover a full term’s worth of work and could be used for GCSE, NCFE, A-Level, and BTEC level 1, 2 and 3-course frameworks (United kingdom).
In this package:
Music and Society- MEGA BUNDLE:
1 – Generations and Their Music:
A detailed account of music, technology, and society across the generations and how this has changed over time. Starting from the Lost Generation in the very early twentieth century and all the way through to the latest Alpha Generation (Presentation, two infographics, video, four worksheets, revision notes, and class exercises).
2 – Music in Society:
What is music’s important role within all of society and different cultures from around the world? At the heart of this unit lies the idea that music constantly interacts with society rather than simply being a disconnected static art-form unrelated to anything else (presentation, video, and five worksheets/class exercises).
3 – Music and Politics:
How do Politics and Music often work closely together? How do artists, bands, and musicians use their music to draw attention to important issues? What are Music’s influential power and its ability to communicate a message to the listener? How have songwriters turned to their craft when confronted with social and political unjustness throughout history (presentation, infographic, Listening worksheets, and research worksheet).
4 – Music Censorship:
An extremely detailed account of Music Censorship throughout the ages and some great examples as to why certain pieces of music may be censored. Why is music censored and what does this mean to artistic expression (presentation, infographic, and four worksheets with answers).
5 – Culture Industry:
What is mass media and how does it link with society? How is music used as a commodity for big business and what is the music industry? Moreover, what was the Frankfurt School, and what did Theodor W. Adorno have to say about modern media (presentation, and three worksheets with answers).
6 – Music in Advertising:
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how and why music is used with Advertising, and how it plays an extremely important element for a successful ad campaign. It covers topics like, what are advertising appeals, the effective of music in marketing, sonic/brand logos, how music drives a story, jingles and lots more (presentation, and three worksheets with answers).
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Timeline of Popular Music and Music Technology-POSTER + eBOOK
This really useful infographic covers the full range of Popular Music and Music Technology from easily pre-1920’s all the way to the modern-day. This resource would be a really useful addition to students studying Popular Music and Music Technology History.
In this package:
Lectures (6 full lessons/presentations, each linking together, providing a full unit of work for teaching).
WORKSHEETS – All the lessons and presentations come with worksheets (some with teacher answers) that link with the lesson and aid learning throughout.
HOMEWORK – again many of the lessons also come with additional learning research tasks, also with answers sheets to support.
REVISION + INFOGRAPHICS - There are also additional worksheets to aid student learning and allow for revising.
VIDEO EXAMPLES– some of the presentations and lessons also have connected audio examples and embedded YouTube videos to support learning.
WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ!
Some of the musical examples may have offensive language within the lyrics. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. We have tried to ensure that music examples are suitable for all classrooms, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding!
Film Music and Sound Terminology - Presentation
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of sound and audio terms used throughout the film/television production. This lesson is closely linked with others in this series, “Music and Sound Design in Films”, and provides an excellent reference for these other lessons.
The lesson/presentation covers these key areas in detail;
Soundscapes
Diegetic and nondiegetic sound
Dialogue
ADR
Voiceover
Location Sound
Film Score
Sound Track
Motifs
Film Musical Themes
“Braam!” Sounds
Sound FXs
Foley
Ambient
Establishing sound
Empathetic and Un empathetic
Synchronous sound and Asynchronous sound
Sound Bridges
Mixing
The presentation comes with convenient embedded YouTube video examples, this aiding learning and ensuring a very interactive lesson that engages with learners throughout.
This lesson also links very closely to those of:
Foley & Sound Effects In Films
How Sound is Used in Films
History of Sound in Film
Sound Design in Star Wars
Creating Music for Film
In this package:
PRESENTATION – Film Sound Terminology (.pdf High quality)
Bundle
Song Analysis-Listening Skills-BUNDLE
This great Bundle provides would provide a detailed and comprehensive set of Song Analysis lectures and presentations that could be used for any Listening Skills, Composition or Arranging class.
The aim of these resources is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. They allow learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” massive resource bundle, this detailing the history of modern music.
Each lesson covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track.
These musical elements covering:
Tonality
Tempo
Meter/Time Signature
Instrumentation
Structure
Dynamics/Texture
Rhythmic Elements
Song Theme
Genre/Style
The material in these resources would easily cover 6 to 7 lessons. The presentations cover the major musical elements from the song and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill Worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section.
The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, these allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music.
Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet.
Each lesson comes with:
PRESENTATION – Listening Skills – (.pdf HD quality)
WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf)
ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf)
GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf)
AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Examples (.MP3)
Included in this Bundle:
1 – Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
2 – Hey Jude – The Beatles
3 – Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
4 – Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
5 – Don���t Look Back in Anger - Oasis
6 -Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad - Moby
7 -Style - Taylor Swift
[8 -Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12729308)
ALSO - FREE RESOURCE!!! - Music Technology Glossary - worth $4.99
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History of Popular Music Styles – MASSIVE FULL LIBRARY
(a MASSIVE! Bundle that covers the history of popular music from pre-1950s to modern-day).
History of Video Game Music - 5 Full Lessons
(This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of Video Game history and the development of music for consoles and games).
Music and Sound Design in Films - LESSON BUNDLE
(Massive bundle of lessons for how music and sound design is created for film and television. Also the history of sound with film).
World Music Map – INFOGRAPHIC
(Traditional and indigenous music from around the globe. All music genres come with musical examples to support and aid in learning.)
HOW TO RECORD EVERYTHING - LESSON BUNDLE
(Massive bundle of lessons for how to record and produce a wide range of modern instruments, it cover microphone types, stereo recording, microphone placement and lots, lots more).
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Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode - LISTENING SKILLS-with Distance Learning
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode - LISTENING SKILLS
The Music Espionage -
The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music.
Listening Skills - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Listening Skills - The Beatles - Hey Jude
Listening Skills - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Jonny B. Goode” by the band Chuck Berry, with a full song, break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track.
Musical Elements covering:
Tonality
Tempo
Meter/Time Signature
Instrumentation
Structure
Dynamics/Texture
Rhythmic Elements
Song Theme
Genre/Style
The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section.
The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, these allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music.
Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet.
In this package:
PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode (.pdf High quality)
WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf)
ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf)
GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf)
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AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 1 – Tempo(.MP3)
AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 2 – Time-Signature- (.MP3)
AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 3 – Drums SOLO (.MP3)
INFOGRAPHIC– Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode– Song Dynamics and texture (.pdf)
The Beatles - Hey Jude - LISTENING SKILLS-with Distance Learning
The Beatles - Hey Jude - LISTENING SKILLS
The Music Espionage -
The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music.
Listening Skills - The Beatle - Hey Jude
Listening Skills - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Listening Skills - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Listening Skills - Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Hey Jude” by the band The Beatles, with a full song, break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track.
Musical Elements covering:
Tonality
Tempo
Meter/Time Signature
Instrumentation
Structure
Dynamics/Texture
Rhythmic Elements
Song Theme
Genre/Style
The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section.
The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, these allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music.
Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet.
In this package:
PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-The Beatles - Hey Jude (.pdf High quality)
WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf)
ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf)
GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf)
AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 1 – Verse One(.MP3)
AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 2 – Time-Signature- (.MP3)
AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 3 – Rhythm (.MP3)
INFOGRAPHIC– The Beatles - Hey Jude – Song Structure (.pdf)
INFOGRAPHIC– The Beatles - Hey Jude– Song Dynamics and texture (.pdf)
INFOGRAPHIC– The Beatles - Hey Jude– Song Panning + Stereo-Field (.pdf)
Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody - LISTENING SKILLS-with Distance Learning
Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody-FULL LESSON
The Music Espionage -
The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music.
Listening Skills - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Listening Skills - The Beatles - Hey Jude
Listening Skills - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Listening Skills - Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger
All material, presentations and worksheets within this resource have been recently updated and now includes links to online ‘Distance Learning’ versions through Google Slides™. This allowing extra flexibility and continued support if students are learning and engaging from outside the classroom at home.
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Bohemian Rhapsody” by the band Queen, with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track.
Musical Elements covering:
Tonality
Tempo
Meter/Time Signature
Instrumentation
Structure
Dynamics/Texture
Rhythmic Elements
Song Theme
Genre/Style
The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section.
The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes.
Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet.
In this package:
PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody (.pdf High quality)
WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf)
ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf)
GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf)
INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Structure (.png)
INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Dynamics (.png)
INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Structure with Dynamics (.png)
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit - LISTENING SKILLS-with Distance Learning
The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music.
Listening Skills - The Beatle - Hey Jude
Listening Skills - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Listening Skills - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Listening Skills - Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by the band Nirvana, with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track.
Musical Elements covering:
Tonality
Tempo
Meter/Time Signature
Instrumentation
Structure
Dynamics/Texture
Rhythmic Elements
Song Theme
Genre/Style
The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section.
The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, these allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music.
Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet.
In this package:
PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Smells Like Teen Spirit (.pdf High quality)
WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf)
ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf)
GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf)
AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 1 – Meter and Timing (.MP3)
AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 2 – Guitar Rhythm (.MP3)
AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 3 – Drums and Bass Rhythm (.MP3)
INFOGRAPHIC– Smells Like Teen Spirit – Song Structure (.pdf)
INFOGRAPHIC– Smells Like Teen Spirit – Song Dynamics and texture (.pdf)
Sound Design in Video Games-FULL LESSON
This lesson and supporting resources provide a detailed account of how sound is created, manipulated and shaped for computer and video games. The lesson specifics how and why sounds are important to the player’s experiences and what they provide in terms of feedback and game immersion. This lesson would work really well with the “History of Video Games and Music” lecture and together provide a detailed outline of gaming sound and music.
The presentation is more 40 slides, each with an eye-catching design for better student engagement and also linked to class-room tasks that feed-in and work along with the presentation.
The lecture covers:
The Gaming Industry
Why do games need sounds
What is Sound Design in Games
The Role of Sound within Games
The Importance of Sound within Games
Player audio “Feedback”
Who is a Game Sound Designer and their role
Two types of sound within games (Diegetic and Non-Diegetic)
Spotting Good Sound Design in Games
Sound build to suit the action
Representing actions with a sound
Shaping sound – Frequency – EQ – ADSR (Envelopes) – Attenuation – Reverb
Moreover, throughout the presentation, there is really useful embedded YouTube examples, with links to the videos to support and aid learning.
The resource also comes with 3 classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself, this keeping learners engaged throughout.
Task one overs spotting good sound design in early video games from the first generation, and also watching how real game designer work within the studio
Task two is an excellent listening exercise with 4 lots of audio examples included. What makes a good “jump” sound or a good “laser” sound? All the audio example are included with the resource.
Moreover, there is an additional game design task where students research and then tasked with creating their own game sounds for a video-game character. You will need your own audio editing software for this task.
Finally, the presentation/lecture also come in video form to aid learning and can also be used as a revision tool to help students, this is .mp4 format.
In this package:
PRESENTATION – Sound Design in Video Games-(.pdf High quality)
VIDEO – Revision video of presentation to aid learning and help with student learning.
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WORKSHEET – Class Task 1 linked with Presentation-STYLED
WORKSHEET – Class Task 1 linked with Presentation-NO STYLE
ANSWERS – Class Task 1 linked with Presentation
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WORKSHEET – Task 2: Listening Skills – What makes good sound design-STYLED
WORKSHEET – Task 2: Listening Skills – What makes good sound design-NO STYLE
ANSWERS – Task 2: Listening Skills – What makes good sound design
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WORKSHEET – TASK 3: Creating sounds for a game assignment + written report NO STYLE
Nu-Metal-2000s Music-FULL LESSON
This lesson and supporting resources provide a detailed account of the Nu-Metal genre that started in the late 1990s and grew massively in popularity throughout the 2000s. It covers the major social and musical elements of the music genre, along with important artists that influenced the style. It also comes with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself, this keeping learners engaged throughout. Moreover, there is also additional listening tasks and a student research/investigation into the style of music.
The presentation covers the instruments employed, tone and techniques used within the style. Moreover, with YouTube embedded links to aid learning. It covers social norms, social and lyrical themes, fashion, producer Rick Rubin and some of the major artists and bands. Again, all with examples to support throughout.
This resource also comes with 3 classroom task worksheets that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated music links to listen through and use with the classroom exercises.
The presentation finally comes in video form to aid learning and can also be used as a revision tool to help students, this is .mp4 format.
In this package:
PRESENTATION – Nu-Metal Music 2000s (.pdf High quality)
PRESENTATION – Nu-Metal Music 2000s (.pdf compressed quality)
PRESENTATION – Nu-Metal Music 2000s (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)
VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning.
GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
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WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation-Nu-Metal 2000s-STYLED
WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation-Nu-Metal 2000s-NO STYLE
ANSWERS – Class Task linked with Presentation-Nu-Metal 2000s
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WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research-Nu-Metal-STYLED
WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research-Nu-Metal-NO STYLE
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WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (RAtM)-STYLED
WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (RAtM)- NO STYLE
ANSWERS – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (RAtM)
WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ!
Nu-metal is a very aggressive and angry genre, quite often with swearing throughout many popular Nu-Metal songs. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. I have tried to ensure that music examples are suitable for the classroom, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding!
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How to Record EVERYTHING! – FULL LIBRARY
These lectures and supporting classroom resources form a full library of material covering the how to record and produce professional instruments. This massive Bundle and in depth lectures and supporting resources covers all the major elements for recording Drums, Acoustic, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass. As well as Microphone Basics, Stereo Recording Techniques and Analogue & Digital Signals.
The lessons provided come with detailed explanations and methods for how to record and produce these instruments, popular techniques and microphones to use. Moreover, these are backed up with audio examples and lots of reference material to aid learning.
The resources within this bundle would easily cover a full terms worth of work and could be used for GCSE, NCFE, A-Level and BTEC levels 1, 2, 3 and UAL course frameworks. (United Kingdom).
In this package:
Lectures (7 full lessons/presentations, each linking together, providing a full scheme of work for teaching).
WORKSHEETS – All the lessons and presentations come with worksheets (with teacher answers) that link with the lesson and aid learning throughout.
HOMEWORK – again many of the lessons also come with additional learning research and homework tasks, also with answers sheets to support.
REVISION + INFOGRPAHICS - There are also additional worksheets to aid student learning and allow for revising.
AUDIO EXAMPLES– some of the presentation and lessons also have connected audio examples that support the lesson.
Video (each presentation also comes in video form, used for student revision)
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** History of Pop Music – FULL LIBRARY **
1 – How to Record…Acoustic Guitar (presentation, video, worksheet, revision notes)
2 - How to Record…Electric Guitar (presentation, video, worksheet, revision notes)
3 - How to Record…Bass Guitar (presentation, video, worksheets and answers, revision notes and terminology/vocabulary sheet)
4 - How to Record…Drums (presentation, video, worksheets and answers, Infographics and Audio examples)
5 - How to Record…Vocals (presentation, video, worksheets and answers, revision notes and terminology/vocabulary sheet)
6 – Microphone Basics (presentation, video, worksheet, How Microphones Work-Infographic)
7 – Stereo Recording Techniques (presentation, video, worksheets and answers, homework, classroom poster and revision sheet)
8 - Analogue & Digital Signals (presentation, video, worksheet, How Microphones Work-Infographic)
BONUS FILE:
This bundle even comes with a free Bonus E-BOOK “Glossary of Music Technology”:
This e-book covers a wide range of terms and vocabulary for Music and Music Technology. The list is extensive and with great detail on a full list of useful terms, each with an easy and straightforward definition.
Stereo Recording Techniques-FULL LESSON
This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for both Mono and Stereo Recording Techniques. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to use and employ stereo methods throughout recordings, but moreover detailed and engaging infographics and lesson resources to aid learning.
This would be a great lecture to work through for any practical, recording lesson and closely ties in with Bundle “How to Record…Everything!”, this bundle covering production of Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, as well as recording Drums, and Microphone Basics.
The Lecture/Presentation covers all the basic elements of Stereo and Mono recording, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each technique; everything from Spaced Pair Recording, X-Y microphone setup, Mid-Side Stereo recording technique and Blumlein Stereo.
Along with the lecture/presentation there are 2 classroom worksheets, that could also be used for Homework and/or further research and understanding. These worksheets, also come with Answer Sheets for teachers. The tasks range from, “missing words”, and also Stereo/Mono Advantages and Disadvantages.
Finally, there is a Revision .pdf file, covering WHY stereo recording can be so useful, and also a INFOGRAPHIC - this covering detail the six main stereo recording techniques used.
Microphone Basics-FULL LESSON
This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for common studio microphones. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record and produce using a range of microphones as well as coming with a range of class tasks to support and test understanding.
This would be a great lecture to work through for any practical, recording lesson and closely ties in with Bundle “How to Record…Everything!”, this bundle covering production of Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, as well as recording Drums, and Stereo recording techniques.
The Lecture/Presentation cover all the basic elements of microphone basics; everything from Dynamic, Condenser and Ribbon microphones, detailed diagrams of how there work, along with the advantages and disadvantages. The lesson also covers, microphone Frequency Response, Sensitivity, Impedance and Polar Patterns. All these with examples and references back to common everyday microphone found and used in professional recording studios.
Along with the lecture/presentation there are 3 classroom worksheets, that could also be used for Homework and/or further research and understanding. These worksheets, also come with Answer Sheets for teachers. The tasks range from, “missing words”, Dynamic/Condenser microphone Advantages and Disadvantages and Understanding Polar Patterns. There all support and aid learning for Microphone basics.
Finally, there is a Revision .pdf file, covering the most common types of microphones used, these being Dynamic, Condenser and Ribbon, this taken from the presentation and would act as a great student reference for further studies and revision.
How to Record Drums-FULL LESSON
This massive in depth lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for recording Drums within a studio. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record and produce live-drums, popular techniques and microphones to use. Moreover, these are backed up with audio examples and lots of reference material to aid learning.
This would be a great lecture to work through for any practical, recording lesson and closely ties in with Bundle “How to Record…Everything!”, this bundle covering production of Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar and Bass Guitar, Vocals, as well as understanding microphone basic and Stereo recording techniques.
Along with the lecture/presentation there are 4 “styled”, eye-catching recording checklist for students to follow along during a practical lesson. This outlines the different recording methods listed within the lecture/presentation and also suggests some alterations to try and test during the recording session. The lesson is structured so learners start recording with just on microphone, before progressing onto more and more. Each time developing knowledge and being able to listen carefully to their productions.
There is are 4 supporting Lesson-Worksheet, this also detailing the different recording methods but also has a number of questions for the student to complete after the recording, which is a great follow-up theory lesson to review and evaluate the recordings. These again closely linked and related to the presentation, making for an all-round guided and reinforced experience.
Moreover, there is a homework research/task sheet (answer sheet also included) this helping develop student vocabulary and investigate further some of the common terms used, this also comes with an answer-sheet for easy marking.
Finally, the presentation comes with Audio examples to support, a revision “Tips and Ticks” Infographic, great for further developing knowledge of the subject and also a basic setting and idea reference sheet.
How to Record Bass Guitar-FULL LESSON
This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for recording Electric Bass Guitar within a studio. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record and produce bass tracks, popular techniques and microphones to use.
This would be a great lecture to work through for any practical, recording lesson and closely ties in with Bundle “How to Record…Everything!”, this bundle covering production of Acoustic, Electric and Vocals, as well as recording Drums, understanding microphones and Stereo recording techniques.
Along with the lecture/presentation there is a “styled”, eye-catching recording checklist for students to follow along during a practical lesson. This outlines the different recording methods listed within the lecture/presentation and also suggests some alterations to try and test during the recording session.
There is a Lesson-Worksheet, this also detailing the different recording methods but also has a number of questions for the student to complete after the recording, which is a great follow-up theory lesson to review and evaluate the recordings. Great for develop listening skills and also ensuring the student is analytical of their recording.
Finally, there is a homework research/task sheet (answer sheet also included) this helping develop student vocabulary and investigate further some of the common terms used, this also comes with an answer-sheet for easy marking.
How to Record Vocals-FULL LESSON
This lecture and supporting resources covers all the major elements for recording Vocals within a studio. The lesson is provided with detailed explanations and methods for how to record studio produced vocals tracks, popular techniques and microphones to use. This would be a great lecture to work through for any practical, recording lesson and closely ties in with Bundle “How to Record…Everything!”, this bundle covering production of Acoustic, Electric and Bass guitars, as well as recording Drums, understanding microphones and Stereo recording techniques.
Along with the lecture/presentation there is a “styled”, eye-catching recording checklist for students to follow along during a practical lesson. This outlines the different recording methods listed within the lecture/presentation and also suggests some alterations to try and test during the session.
There is a Lesson-Worksheet, this also detailing the different recording methods but also has a number of questions for the student to complete after the recording, which is a great follow-up theory lesson to review and evaluate the recordings. This is great for develop listening skills and also ensuring the student is analytical of their recording.
Finally, there is a homework research/task sheet (answer sheet also included) this helping develop student vocabulary and investigate further some of the common terms used, this also comes with an answer-sheet for easy marking.
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Music and Sound Design in Films - LESSON BUNDLE-with Distance Learning
These lectures and supporting classroom resources form a full library of material covering how Music and Sound are used within films and television. This covers the full comprehensive history of the development of sound in film from 1890 all the way to modern surround sound cinemas. Moreover, the resources coves the use of Music and Sound in films, the different forms that this takes and the full development of Foley and Sound FXs.
There is a massive range of interactive lessons and presentations that would be excellent for Film Studies, Multimedia classes and Film/Audio Production. The resources within this bundle would easily cover a full term’s worth of work and could be used for GCSE, NCFE, A-Level and BTEC level 1, 2 and 3 course framework.
Music and Sound Design in Films – FULL LIBRARY:
- 1 – History of Sound in Film:
A massive lesson that details the full history of film and audio technology. All the way from silent movies to modern 4K, surround sound cinemas. all the (Presentation, infographics, video, worksheets, revision notes and class exercises).
- 2 – How Sound is Used in Films:
Class covers these key areas in detail; Importance of Sound and music in Film, Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound, Film Dialogue, Voice Overs, Film Score/Musical Soundtracks and lots more. (Presentation, video, worksheets, revision notes and class exercises).
- 3 – Sound Design in Star Wars:
A really and interactive lesson that in detail covers some of the imaginative ways sound was created and shaped for the Star Wars films. (Presentation, video, Listening worksheets and revision notes).
- 4 – Foley and Sound FXs in Films:
Learn about Film Ambience, Foley sound design and other sound FXs used in modern filming. The class covers these key areas in detail; On location sound recording in film production, Recording dialogue when on location, What is ADR in films (with class task/exercise), Why use ARD in film production, Post-production sound FXs (Ambience, Library Sounds and Foley), Film Ambience, Film Library Sounds and lots more.
(Presentation, video, worksheets, revision notes and class exercises).
- 5 – Creating Music for Film:
A detailed lesson with 3 class worksheets, into Composing Music for films and the people that write music for films. All the professional roles within the industry, and common music writing techniques for moving image.
- 6 – Music and Sound within Horror Films:
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of Sound Design and Music used within the horror film genre. It covers a very wide range of horror films and even looks into the development of music within horror throughout the decades, from early cinema to the modern horror movie. The presentation/lecture covers a VERY wide range that of what makes sounds and music scary; why do people like horror movies, the main film conventions of horror movies, Nonlinear & Infrasound, the Ghost Frequency, how Jump Scares are used, Character Motifs & Leitmotif and Common Instruments used. Moreover, Minor Keys & Dissonance, used of Juxtaposition, Minor Keys & Dissonance and Rhythmic Pulses. Comes with Presentation (.pdf, PowerPoint and Google Slides™ versions)
- 7 – Sound Design in Cartoon:
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of Sound Design in cartoons, along with a detailed look at some of the most influential sound designers in animation. How has sound been created, fashioned and designed for cartoons throughout the ages, and how do modern sound artists create sound FXs? (Presentation, worksheets, and class exercises).
-8 - Film Sound Terminology-Reference:
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of sound and audio terms used throughout the film/television production.
BONUS FILE - Glossary of Music Technology
This bundle even comes with a free Bonus E-BOOK “Glossary of Music Technology”:
This e-book covers a wide range of terms and vocabulary for Music and Music Technology. The list is extensive and with great detail on a full list of useful terms, each with an easy and straightforward definition.
The resources within this bundle would easily cover a full term’s worth of work and could be used for GCSE, NCFE, A-Level and BTEC Levels 1, 2, 3 and UAL course frameworks. (United Kingdom).
In this package:
Lectures (6 full lessons/presentations, each linking together, providing a full scheme of work for teaching) These also come with Powerpoint and Google Slide versions to Save and Share within your own Google Drive.
WORKSHEETS – All the lessons and presentations come with worksheets (with teacher answers) that link with the lesson and aid learning throughout.
HOMEWORK – again many of the lessons also come with additional learning research and homework tasks, also with answers sheets to support.
REVISION + INFOGRAPHIC - There are also additional worksheets to aid student learning and allow for revising.
AUDIO EXAMPLES– some of the presentations and lessons also have connected audio examples that support the lesson.
Video (each presentation also comes in video form, used for student revision)
Creating Music for Film-FULL LESSON-with Distance Learning
This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how modern films use both Music and Sound, but also the people that make it. This lesson is closely linked with others in this series, “Music and Sound Design in Films”.
The lesson presentation covers these key areas in detail;
Has Music always been in Films?
Non-Diegetic Sound in movies
Why have Music in films?
The two types of musical elements in films
How Film scores play with our Brains
Who creates the music for Films?
The people that work on film music and production
Spotting Session
Composing and Writing
Practical Example Part 1 – Interstellar Film – Hans Zimmer: writing for film
Practical Example Part 2 – Interstellar Film – Hans Zimmer: writing for film
Music and sounding Syncing
Slates
Timecode
Themes and Musical Motifs
Great example of musical Motifs in classic films
Character Themes – “Leitmotifs”
Practical Example – JAWS Film
Practical Example – “Leitmotifs in Star Wars Films”
Film Music Conclusion
The presentation comes with convenient embedded YouTube video examples, this aiding learning and ensuring a very interactive lesson that engages with learners throughout.
This lesson also links very closely to those of:
Foley & Sound Effects In Films
How Sound is Used in Films
History of Sound in Film
Sound Design in Star Wars
This resource also comes with 3 separate worksheet tasks that can be completed as homework or in-class projects. One of these is directly linked to the lesson presentation, allowing learners to follow along during the lesson, but also providing greater engagement. This classroom task comes in a “No Style”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version. This also has embedded YouTube videos to aid learning and provided industry examples of score in film making. Moreover, these are also provided with answers to aid learning and save teaches time with marking student’s work.
In this package:
PRESENTATION – Creating Music for Films (.pdf High quality)
VIDEO – Revision video of presentation to aid learning (.mp4 file)
WORKSHEET 1 – Class Task (Linked with Presentation) (.pdf Plain - Not Styled)
WORKSHEET 1– Class Task (Linked with Presentation) (.pdf Plain - STYLED)
ANSWERS 1– Class Task (Linked with Presentation) (.pdf Plain - STYLED)
WORKSHEET 2 – Important Works to Remember (.pdf Plain - Not Styled)
ANSWERS – Homework- Important Works to Remember (.pdf Plain - Not Styled)
WORKSHEET 3 – RESEARCH; Homework – Music Features in Films (.pdf Plain - Not Styled)