The following lessons and activities are designed to engage children in film, music, and technology. Some of these plans are more fleshed-out than others- feel free to look at anything as a starting point or a springboard for your own creative ideas. If you're interested, check out my Master's thesis on this type of creative work with children.
K-3
1p1 - Accompanying stories
2p2- Acting out a clip
4p1- Perform motifs
6p1- Iconic composition
7p1- Metronome boss
8p1- Recording
9p1- Volume levels
4-8
1i2- Composing themes
2i1- Scoring storyboards
3i2- Temp scores
5i1- Film and timbre
5i2- Adding harmony
6i1- Notation software
7i1- Conducting patterns
9i1- EQ Settings
9-12
1h1- Composer study
2h2- Improvise in 10 ways
3h2- Temp Scoring
4h1- Short film scoring
5h1- Setting a melody
Worksheets