Composing Music for Video Games!
The fall term in 8th grade music was focused on creating and composing music. Students learned about a variety of styles of music and the elements that make up different genres. Most recently, we've explored the music of video games! Students chose a 30 second clip of a video game and were tasked with composing background music that illustrated what was happening in the game. For instance, if a character jumps, how can you show that with music? Will the notes go up? If someone is running, will the notes go faster? Students were asking fantastic questions such as "what instrument sounds like FIRE?" and exploring all the different ways they could tell their story through music. We used a program called NoteFlight that allows students to write music using whatever instruments their hearts desire, all through their laptops.
Below you'll find some snapshots of different musical compositions and a video example from an 8th grade student. Ask your child to show you his or her composition! They're very proud of their work.
Example of Compositions:
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