Overview
Exploring Film Music includes a broad cross-section of musical styles; ethnic, folk, ragtime, jazz, marching band, rock, electronic, and major art music styles (baroque, classical, romantic and modern).
The text also includes pieces from a wide range of films are used to discover essential music concepts such as, rhythm and texture.
There are four sections: Evoking a time and place, Conveying character or ideas, Creating a mood and Expressing emotions.
The text features listening, practical, written, composition and performance activities.
Activities are graded into three levels – lower, more advanced and senior.
Also included are film overviews, plot outlines, use of musical elements and related concepts.
Exploring Film Music is supported by a teacher manual, score book and CD to assist teachers in the implementation of their music programs and enable a complete teaching and learning experience.
Sounds and their qualities
Section 1: Evoking a time and place
Section 2: Conveying character or ideas
Section 3: Creating a mood
Section 4: Expressing emotions
Ian Dorricott is a renowned Australian composer of stage musicals as well as award-winning author of school music texts, including Listen to the Music, In Tune with Music 1 and 2, and Exploring Film Music.