In their analysis, students should consider the following questions about the texture and pitch of each section Discuss the composer's use of texture and pitch in this excerpt.write a complete analysis of the excerpt, addressing the following.identify and label the structure of the piece.listen to an excerpt from Drunken Whaler (up to 00:02:16).Students will only aurally analyse a selected score from the soundtrack. Students are in no way encouraged to play the game. Please note - this activity contains a link to some music in the video game Dishonored - rated MA15+. compare their analysis to the completed one in the Rabbid Kong rumpus (PDF 4.33MB) handout.How are unity and contrast achieved in this excerpt?.write a complete analysis of the excerpt by answering the following question.write a list of the contrasting musical events that occur during the excerpt.write a list of the unifying devices in the excerpt.
listen to Rabbid Kong rumpus (up to 00:01:30).Students may use the Analysing music handout (PDF 4.48) to assist them when completing this activity. compare their analysis to the completed one in the Nascence handout (PDF 4.48MB).Making reference to performing media, discuss the structure of this piece.attempt to analyse the piece, setting out the sections in boxes, as explored in the analysing music handout, whilst addressing the following.listen to the piece Nascence (00:01:46).read and discuss the Analysing music handout (PDF 4.48).Teaching and learning activities Activity 1 It is set largely in the Arabian Desert and the music by composer Greg Edmonson is indicative of the Middle East.Īll activities require students to demonstrate their learning and are all assessment for learning activities. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - released in 2011 and is a third-person action-adventure game, rated T.The music, composed by Greg Edmonson, serves a narrative function, given that he uses the instruments from the countries and areas in which the plots are set.
Part of a series of four Uncharted games. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - released in 2009 rated T (teen) is third-person action-adventure game.You play a supernatural assassin faced with choices to which the game responds, as you work through different missions. Dishonored 2 - Released 2016 and is a first-person action-adventure stealth game, rated MA15+.Mario and friends team up with four Rabbids heroes to battle through new worlds containing puzzles and surprise enemies. Mario and Rabbids Kingdom Battle - released in 2017 and is a turn-based tactical role-playing game, rated E 10+.In this first-person gameplay, you are an anonymous traveller exploring a forgotten civilization.
The games explored in this sequence are outlined below. From cover bands to orchestral scores, games and their use of music has developed over time and will continue to do so, in order to enhance the player experience. Evolving from a game titled Pong in 1972, to the use of a few simple notes in the handheld game of Simon in 1974, video games have been enhanced by music in a range of ways. Since 1972, music has been a crucial component of video games.