Students will analyze iconic video game melodies using musical vocabulary and concepts taught by the teacher (pitch, tempo, rhythm, texture, dynamics, etc).  Students will compose their own video game music that emulates the style of other video game melodies and share their compositions with the class.

I have two degrees in music (B.A. Music Education, M.M. Music Composition) and have taught Elementary General Music (K-5) in the Michigan Public Schools for 5 years.  In addition, I have done extensive scholarly research into video game music and have presented on this topic at several graduate music conferences (U of Toronto, U of Kansas City-Lawrence, etc). 

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There will be no outside work for this class, however students can optionally keep composing once they leave class (I encourage it!).
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The class is built around independent work during class time, and my job as a teacher will be to occasionally check in with students throughout the class period.  
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This class is based on my own research into video game music from books ("A Composer's Guide to Game Music"), scholarly articles ("Nintendo and Telos: Will You Ever Reach the End?"), and YouTube channels (username "Scruffy").  I have broken down these complex sources for young students to understand.