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Christopher Graham
Our Grade 12 Music class studies Romantic, 20th century and Film music as part of the course. We normally have a culminating activity where the students apply those studies by scoring music for either student films or clips from hollywood films. This year, I would like to have them work with another school or schools, with our students as the composers and your students as the directors, and have them create a short film together. This involves a few steps - your students need to have their videos or short films complete first. Then the students match up online to discuss things and the directors explain what kind of music they are looking for. My students then get to work writing music, and can consult with the directors along the way. An online "film festival" at the end would be a great finale.
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