film and enable them to describe music used in a film. Teachers can play the film Shoes” again and mute it to ask students what is “My missing and lost in the viewing experience. Guide students to discuss the role music plays in a film. Most students should be able to come up with general points such as: arousing audience’s emotions building up the mood and atmosphere of the film enriching the image facilitating plot development Extend students’ knowledge by through the definition of diegetic and non- diegetic sounds, as well as the functions music performed, on the handouts. For students who are interested to delve deeper into the role of music in film-making, teachers may refer to the following website, which offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the different functions of film music: What is the function of film music? | Robin Hoffmann As the power and effects of music are best illustrated with live examples, show students the following Youtube video, which demonstrates how music can alter a scene psychologically by setting different tones/moods with the boat scene from Pirates of the Caribbean (starring Johnny Depp): How Can Change a Film Go through the list of adjectives and verbs that help describe film music with students. To deepen students’ understanding and provide opportunities for application, teachers may: play some scores/sound tracks/themes songs from films, invite students to describe the music and guess the genre of the film show some footages or film clips and ask students to describe the change in music used and explain the reasons for the change in relation to the plot development, tone and mood of the scene, etc. Teaching Suggestions to Cater for Learner Diversity Teachers can reduce or increase the number of vocabulary items to be introduced depending on students’ ability. If students are ready for learning more adjectives that describe music, ask them to expand the list by looking for more words through online research. The following website can be introduced to students: for Music Challenging more advanced students Teachers can challenge students with an extension activity:
film and enable them to describe music used in a film. Teachers can play the film “My Shoes” again and mute it to ask students what is missing and lost in the viewing experience. Guide students to discuss the role music plays in a film. Most students should be able to come up with general points such as: arousing audience’s emotions building up the mood and atmosphere of the film enriching the image facilitating plot development Extend students’ knowledge by through the definition of diegetic and non- diegetic sounds, as well as the functions music performed, on the handouts. For students who are interested to delve deeper into the role of music in film-making, teachers may refer to the following website, which offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the different functions of film music: What is the function of film music? | Robin Hoffmann As the power and effects of music are best illustrated with live examples, show students the following Youtube video, which demonstrates how music can alter a scene psychologically by setting different tones/moods with the boat scene from Pirates of the Caribbean (starring Johnny Depp): How Can Change a Film Go through the list of adjectives and verbs that help describe film music with students. To deepen students’ understanding and provide opportunities for application, teachers may: play some scores/sound tracks/themes songs from films, invite students to describe the music and guess the genre of the film show some footages or film clips and ask students to describe the change in music used and explain the reasons for the change in relation to the plot development, tone and mood of the scene, etc. Teaching Suggestions to Cater for Learner Diversity Teachers can reduce or increase the number of vocabulary items to be introduced depending on students’ ability. If students are ready for learning more adjectives that describe music, ask them to expand the list by looking for more words through online research. The following website can be introduced to students: for Music Challenging more advanced students Teachers can challenge students with an extension activity:
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