5 creating-a-story-before-music

Descriptive Music

Music to a story….

• Remember we listened to ‘Dance of the Macabre’ and ‘Carnival of the Animals’. They both were stories which were told through music and various instruments…can you name some of the instruments?

Music to a story...Now we are going to make up our own story and then create music to it! But there is a lot of hard work to be done before the music.

We must decide what is our story going to be about? Characters? Plot?

Beginning? Middle? Ending.

Our Story....

• What is our story going to be about?

• Let´s make up some characters (min. 4).•Let´s figure our

the plot…what will happen?

Let´s get writing....• What is our story going to be about?

Who are your characters?Remember...there must be four (4) or more characters.

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Give them names, super powers, brothers or sisters just be REALLY CREATIVE!

Please keep in mind these characters will be put to music.

What will happen?

• I just want a basic outline of your story. No more than two lines.

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Let´s recap...

Four or more characters.

Names etc

Written your basic outline for your story

Let´s write a story. • Remember to keep it exciting,

interesting and keep the audience interested.

• It must include all your characters.• It must have a start, middle and

end.• It must be written in correct

English using full sentences with your neatest hand writing.

POINT OF THE DAY…

• Remember your story must be able to be conveyed/told through music. Keep thinking ‘how would this sound?’

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