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A this discipline course at Arizona Christian University.
A compact historical overview of music in film: movies (silent through international), music styles, composers and theory concepts. The course textbook, Reel Music, introduces music terminology, elements of narrative film, and the birth of musical drama, while the story of film music unfolds by studying iconic film scenes. Driving forces behind film and music are studied, such as classical orchestral literature, rock and roll, the Cold War, and 9/11. Viewer Guides (course resource) analyze a single scene moment-by-moment.
Engage the Course Material
Build a working understanding of history of film music as the course's central subject.
Apply Discipline Methods
Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.
Connect Course Content
Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.
Demonstrate Course Competencies
Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.
A Biblical Worldview treats music as a craft worth doing well — a way of engaging beauty, skill, and worship with the seriousness any vocation deserves.
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