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Film Music Composition

Students create a short episode (1-2 mins) of a popular children's TV program, 'Furry Tails', using glove puppets and the local environment. They edit the video and add narration, sound effects, local and background music.

Rubric Code: Y5W6A2

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Subject: Music

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Film Music Composition
	Non-existent 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Video Create a short episode (1-2 mins) of a popular children's TV program, 'Furry Tails', using glove puppets and the local environment.
Video length Video should be between 2 and 3 minutes.	Non-existent No video presented.	Poor Video is less than 1 minute long.	Fair Video is between 1 and 2 minutes	Good Video is between 2 and 3 minutes.	Excellent Video is longer than 3 minutes.
Storyline and structure Your storyline should be entertaining with structure and a clear beginning, middle and end.	Non-existent No story evident.	Poor Storyline present but lacks structure and clarity.	Fair Clear storyline present with evidence of structure.	Good Good storyline, well structured with beginning, middle and end.	Excellent Entertaining and well structured storyline with clear beginning, middle and end.
Sound scoring Add narration, sound effects, local and background music.
Narration Include at least two examples of narration.	Non-existent Not enough narration included.	Poor Narration included, but does not add to the story or is placed arbitrarily.	Fair Narration included and is appropriate.	Good Narration included, is appropriate and adds to the story and presentation.	Excellent Narration included, is appropriate, entertaining and adds to the story and presentation.
Sound effects You should include at least five synchronised and three environmental sounds.	Non-existent Not enough sound effects included.	Poor Criteria met but choices are either arbitrary or feature poor synchronization.	Fair Required number of sound effects with appropriate synchronization.	Good More than the required number of sound effects, all synchronised.	Excellent Carefully considered sound synchronised and environmental effects that add to the story and entertainment value of the video.
Music Include music that meets at least two of the following criteria: evokes a place, conveys character, creates a mood, expresses emotion.	Non-existent Not enough music included.	Poor Music included but does not convey place, character, mood or emotion.	Fair Music included and conveys place, character, mood or emotion but choices and timing seem arbitrary.	Good The music works well with the changes in mood/ character/ emotion/ place.	Excellent The music synchronizes well with changes strengthens the story line and entertainment value.
Composition Include at least one piece of original music in your video.	Non-existent No original music.	Poor Original music but is either not appropriate to the video or is of an arbitrary nature.	Fair Original music included of good quality that relates to the story line.	Good Original music included that demonstrates excellent compositional qualities.	Excellent More than one piece of music is included that demonstrates excellent compositional qualities.

Keywords:

film, video, music, scoring, sound effects, FX, puppets

Subjects:

Music

Types:

Project

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