Music Makes the Movie Moody

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Theme:

Identifying the Mood of a Piece of Music and Music’s Impact on the Mood and Effectiveness of Film and Text

Grades:

9 - 12

Subject:

English, Other

Duration:

80 minutes

Standards
& Goals:

NCTE Standards

8. Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge

12. Students use spoken, written and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion and the exchange of information)

Objectives:

Students will:

  • Identify the mood of particular selection of music
  • Compile a soundtrack for a given piece of film or text to achieve a given purpose
  • Demonstrate the impact music may have on a film or text’s effectiveness
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