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AQA Music GCSE resources: 1. Music for film
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Introduction

Introduction
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Music for film (Area of study 1, AQA)

 

Creating orchestral effects

(Emerging Dances is not actually a film soundtrack but uses many of the techniques of film music.)

Understanding the orchestra

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Find out how to achieve interesting effects from an orchestra and use some of the sounds you find to make up your own composition. Look out for the little yellow notes on the left.

Find out how to achieve interesting effects from an orchestra and use some of the sounds you find to make up your own composition. Look out for the little yellow notes on the left.

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A trail through some of the many different ways you can make interesting textures in music, ending up with composing opportunities to make up your own textures.

A trail through some of the many different ways you can make interesting textures in music, ending up with composing opportunities to make up your own textures.

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Use the composer tool to create exciting sounds from the orchestra.

Use the composer tool to create exciting sounds from the orchestra.

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Articles

Articles
Playing the violin

Step inside the orchestra: hear and watch what's going on in David Horne's piece 'Emerging Dances'

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Find out all about composer David Horne

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A cello

Find out about all the instruments used in the SoundJunction compositions

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