This was created in association with an Oxfordshire school. Students start with the video and source appropriate music for it.
Suggested techniques
Tell a story to illustrate the music.
Use instrumental music rather than vocal music so the emotion comes from the sound rather than the lyrics.
John, from Oxford, suggests the following: "We're looking at music which suggests the seasons. I'm getting the students to create or score movies based on the themes of spring, summer, autumn and winter."
For teachers: benefits to students
Suitability
Two template movies with a seasonal theme. The students can import their own ambient music reflecting the moods of each season.
Click the link to download a Moviestorm movie template.
cloud.moviestorm.co.uk/Lesson_Plans/Summer%20Soundscape.zip
File size: 762KB
cloud.moviestorm.co.uk/Lesson_Plans/Winter%20Soundscape.zip
File size: 1019KB
Download the file and extract the zip folder to this location: