Year 9 Music Mid Year Study Guide

Hi Year 9.

Here’s your study guide.

And don’t forget to keep practising for your performance assessment in Week 8.

Year Nine Mid Year Study Guide 2012

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Year 8 Mid Year Music Study Guide

Here’s a link to the year 8 Music Study Guide, if you need another one. See your teacher if you need help, and don’t forget to keep practising a song from a musical, or another song, for your practical test in week 8.

Year 8 Music Study Guide

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Year 7 Mid-Year Music Examination – Study Guide

Hey Year 7

Can’t believe that it’s this time already! You should receive a hard copy of this study guide  in your next Music lesson.

Do check out the links provided on the study guide as they will help you with the Instruments of the Orchestra topic from Term 1.

And remember, you can always ask your teacher for help.

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Year 8 Research Task on a Musical

Hi Year 8. Click here to download a copy of the Research Task on a Musical handed out in class last week – due in Week 5.

PS Don’t forget that you should also be preparing a piece to play in Week 8 – something from a musical OR your own choice.

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Hans Zimmer – Legend Film Music Composer

Follow the links to find out more about Hans Zimmer:

Making of Inception

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Inception – Time (cover version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LzN1MmwFhQ

Composer Hans Zimmer Interview – Part 1

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Composer Hans Zimmer Interview – Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lIpPmHSoLI&feature=relmfu

 

Making of The Da Vinci Code soundtrack http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=6Y9A_K8xoYs

 

In the studio with Hans Zimmer – Part 1/3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oy2CoqAs78&feature=related

In the studio with Hans Zimmer – Part 2/3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSVUCysZ76A&feature=endscreen&NR=1

* Says this is the place he records everything
 * 1:00 Explains how he came up with the music of Sherlock Holmes
 * 3:15 The opening score of Holmes. Where did it come from and how did he come up with it.
 * 5:55 Talks about previewing the music at a test screening and how nervous he was.

In the studio with Hans Zimmer – Part 3/3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=Cu88FOnKLbM

* 2:50 How long does it take him to write a score

The conscious of making a film score – Dark Night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt5_TB3mB2U&feature=related

 

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Year 8 Musicals Task

A copy of the year 8 musicals task can be found by clicking here

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Check out the music here!

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Year 7 Film Music Task – Term 2

Hi Year 7

You should receive a hard copy of this task in class THIS week (Week 2).

If you need to reprint any part of it then click here to download a copy.

If you would like to download a Word copy of the Scene Sheet document so you can type directly into the grid, then click here.

The task is due in Week 4! So don’t hesitate to ask your teacher for help over the next two weeks, especially with the musical concepts.

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Mr Bean goes to the Movies

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Jaws

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