Video Games Music, Sound and History - MEGA BUNDLE

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the captivating world of video game music, sound and history with this comprehensive resource bundle. This all-in-one teaching package combines the exploration of video game music, sound design, and historical context, providing teachers and students with a rich and immersive experience in the realm of gaming audio and production.

These lectures and supporting classroom resources form a full library of material covering the full history of Music and Sound within Computer Games and how modern sound design is created and used within video games. See more Video Game teaching resources HERE!

This resource is perfect for teachers looking to incorporate modern cultural elements into their music curriculum while also helping students develop skills relevant to the growing video game industry.

Goes perfectly with these Video Games Music, Sound and History - MEGA BUNDLE:

• History of Video Games and Music
• Video Game Sound Design and Foley
• Super Mario Music
• Video Game Genres and their Music
• Zelda Games Music and Sound Design
• Minecraft Music and Composition
• Modes and Video Game Music
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'The History of Video Game and Music' presentation is an extremely detailed account of Video Game history and the development of music for consoles and games. It covers from the very early Pre-First Generation all the way through to the modern, latest 8th Generation consoles and games. The material in these resources would easily cover 4 to 5 lessons over roughly 5 or 6 weeks. The presentation covers the development of music written for computer games and how this changed over time with a total of 59 slides. Moreover, there are over 50 embedded videos throughout the lesson linking to YouTube and providing an excellent addition to the resource.

'Sound Design in Video Games' lesson specifics how and why sounds are important to the player’s experiences and what they provide in terms of feedback and game immersion. This presentation is more than 40 slides, each with an eye-catching design for better student engagement and also linked classroom tasks that feed in and work along with the presentation.

'Video Game Genres and their Music', this lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of popular genres of video games and some of the music and sound design techniques most common to these styles. The lesson covers a brief history of video game genres/styles and how these developed throughout the early generations of gaming. Moreover, how music and sound have been an exceptionally important aspects of video game design and development and are now seen as significant as good graphics and gameplay.

'Zelda Games Music and Sound Design', a detailed account of how one of the most popular video game franchises of all time uses both music and sound design throughout its games. How is the sound design used and employed throughout these games and how does the score reflect and add to the tension of the game and how have the games changed over time? Moreover, how are leitmotifs used and how has the composed used this technique to reflect and evoke emotions from the player for important locations, characters and items of equipment.

'Minecraft Music', is an extremely detailed account of how music was written, composed and developed for the massively popular game 'Minecraft'. How did the game's main composer 'C418' use a wide range of techniques and musical genres like 'Ambient' to create such a rich soundtrack for this game? How has the game's music been influenced by French composer and pianist Satie? What is Ambient music and its main characteristics? What other games have used similar techniques and styles?

'Super Mario Music', is a detailed account of how music was written, composed and developed for the first Super Mario Bros. game. The lesson has learners not just listen to the music and sound design, but also analyse the game mechanics of this classic platformer and others within this genre. How is music used throughout the whole Super Mario franchise and how did composer Koji Kondo write and develop his ideas for the original game. The lesson also looks, in detail, at the original 5 songs composed for the first game, and with a great listening skills task for learners to complete (including teacher answer sheets).

'Modes and Video Game Music', this resource is a detailed account of how video games often use musical modes to structure their compositions and musical content for some of the most popular games of all time. Not only would this lesson be great to teach music Modes and some basic music theory, but also covers how video game composers have used these to shape their music.

FREE RESOURCE - Glossary of Music Technology: EBook (worth $4.99!!!)

This e-book covers a wide range of terms and vocabulary for Music and Music Technology. The list is extensive and with great detail on a full list of useful terms, each with a straightforward definition.

This Resource would be really useful for any student or teacher working within a Music or Music Technology department, but also extremely valuable and convenient for home/self-study revision.

This resource also comes with LOTS of classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself, these keeping learners engaged throughout. Each of the presentations has an eye-catching design for better student engagement and is also linked to classroom tasks that feed in and work along with the presentation. Moreover, throughout the presentation, there are really useful embedded YouTube examples, with links to the videos to support and aid learning.

All the presentations and worksheets in the bundle come in both .pdf and PowerPoint versions, along with a video version that can be used for revision and student home study. Moreover, all elements of the resources have been developed in Google Slides™ version, which can be used for remote learning and easily allow for remote and digital submission of the learning tasks included.

The resources within this bundle would easily cover a full term's worth of work and could be used for GCSE, NCFE, A-Level and BTEC level 1, 2, 3 and UAL course frameworks. (United Kingdom).

In this package:

- Lectures/Powerpoint (in-depth presentations, each linking together, providing a full scheme of work for teaching).

- WORKSHEETS – All lessons come with worksheets (with teacher answers) that link with the lesson/presentation.

- HOMEWORK –many of the lessons also come with additional learning research and homework tasks, also with answer sheets to support them.

- INFOGRAPHICS – Lessons have really useful infographics that support the presentation/lesson and can be used for additional revision and self-study for learners.

- VIDEOS - (each presentation also comes in video form, used for student revision)

- Links to download and save Google Slides™ versions.

WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ!

Within this presentation are YouTube video links – We have tried to ensure that audio and visual examples are suitable for the classroom, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. Thank you for understanding!

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