6/1-6/5 Musical activities
Film Score unit
John Williams and Star wars
We are continuing with our John Williams film score unit and we are going to be studying the music of Star Wars!! The Star Wars soundtrack is known to have a great big brass section to emphasize the vastness of space. Pay close attention to the instruments that are highlighted in some of these performance videos. We’ve also attached a stream of videos for a bit of fun and a survey that follows. Hoping to see a lot of your responses!
We are continuing with our John Williams film score unit and we are going to be studying the music of Star Wars!! The Star Wars soundtrack is known to have a great big brass section to emphasize the vastness of space. Pay close attention to the instruments that are highlighted in some of these performance videos. We’ve also attached a stream of videos for a bit of fun and a survey that follows. Hoping to see a lot of your responses!
Star Wars: Imperial March
Listen to the Imperial March from Star wars. This theme is very famous and known as the “Darth Vader Theme Song”. The song is played mostly when Darth Vader enters the picture in the movie. The conductor of this video is actually John Williams the composer himself! After you listen, fill out the listening worksheet and send your work to me or share it with me through Google Drive! jina_han@psbma.org
Listening Sheet:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qxUHIUUaO1v1i2RYVIGWXxgsg258Ba3S/view?usp=sharing
Listening Sheet:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qxUHIUUaO1v1i2RYVIGWXxgsg258Ba3S/view?usp=sharing
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Just like we had a “Harry Potter Suite” last week, here is one for Star Wars that has more songs from the movie.
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Read: Melba and her Trombone
(From Google Books Intro) Melba Doretta Liston loved the sounds of music from as far back as she could remember. As a child, she daydreamed about beats and lyrics, and hummed along with the music from her family's Majestic radio. At age seven, Melba fell in love with a big, shiny trombone, and soon taught herself to play the instrument. By the time she was a teenager, Melba's extraordinary gift for music led her to the world of jazz. She joined a band led by trumpet player Gerald Wilson and toured the country. Overcoming obstacles of race and gender, Melba went on to become a famed trombone player and arranger, spinning rhythms, harmonies, and melodies into gorgeous songs for all the jazz greats of the twentieth century: Randy Weston, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, and Quincy Jones, to name just a few! |
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