Lesson 1: Drama and Music

• Absolute Music vs. Functional Music
• List Situations Where Music Provides Support
• Technological Advances
• Early Film and Sound Technology
• Film Scoring Terminology
• Categories of Music in Visual Media
• Musicals: Adapted to Film - Original Film Musicals
• Assignment 1: Identify Musical Usage

Lesson 2: Dramatic Functions

• Composer As Storyteller
• Plotting the Dramatic and Musical Arc of a Scene
• A Symbiotic Relationship
• Dramatic Function: Three General Categories
• Assignment 2: Music as a Tool for Dramatic Development

Lesson 3: Film Terminology and Dramatic Application

• The Stages of Film Production
• Setting Up and Shooting a Scene
• Film Grammar and Linear Structure
• Common Abbreviations
• Dramatic Application of Camera Movement and Perspective
• Assignment 3: Analysis of Two Scenes from Apollo 13

Lesson 4: Spotting

• Before You Start Writing
• Consideration When Spotting
• Music Spotting for Under the Tuscan Sun
• Film Grammar and Linear Structure
• Assignment 4: Sinead Rising Talking Points

Lesson 5: Working with SMPTE Time Code

• SMPTE Time Code
• Working with SMPTE Timecode and Timecode Offsets
• The Music Summary/Master Cue List
• Importing/Opening Video in a DAW
• Creating a Off-Set Timecode Start for Music in a Video
• Specific Guidelines for Digital Performer, Logic, and Pro Tools
• Assignment 5: Score Sinead Rising

Lesson 6: Synchronization-Part 1

• Music Mixes and QuickTime Audio
• Copying and Bouncing QuickTime with Audio
• Tangible Content - Aesthetic Choices
• Synchronization Defined
• Three Primary Scoring Methods
• Scoring in the Digital Age
• Create a Cue Layout
• Downbeats and Upbeats
• Assignment 6: Score a Scene

Lesson 7: Overlap Cues and Transitions

• Overlapping Cues Defined and Illustrated
• Why and When to Use and Overlap
• Techniques for Creating Overlaps
• Musical Considerations: Tempo, Tonality, and Timbre
• Assignment 7: Creating Overlapping Cues with Comments

Lesson 8: Spotting and Scoring a Short Film

• Putting It All Together
• Spotting - Transitions and Overlaps
• Creating the Spotting Notes
• Assignment 8a: Spot the Blue City Movie
• Creating a Music Summary
• Developing a Concept for the Score
• Assignment 8b: Spotting Notes

Lesson 9: Compositional Devices in Dramatic Scoring

• Compositional Devices Relevant in Dramatic Scoring
• Themes, Motifs, and Associated Elements
• The "Theme"
• Thematic Development and Manipulation
• Pedal Point, Canons and Fugues, Negative Accent
• Sketching Out a Scene: Design and Layout
• The Anatomy of a Cue
• Assignment 9: MIDI Track Work - The Attic Photo Score

Lesson 10: Free Timing Concepts Applied to DAW Scoring

• Methods of Free Timing Defined/Examples
• Explore Stop Watch
• Conducting Beat Patterns
• The Written Click
• Creating a Sketch to Timings
• Dead Cues and Reference Timings
• Conduction Live Players
• Assignment 10: Create a Sketch Score

Lesson 11: Scoring under Dialogue or Narration

• Dialogue is King or Queen
• Open and Closed Scoring Situations
• Considerations for Scoring Under Dialogue
• Scoring Methods Under Dialogue
• Dialogue and Music as Counterpoint
• Narration vs. Dialogue
• Assignment 11: Apply Dialogue Scoring Techniques

Lesson 12: Professional Scoring: Preparation and Application

• Trust and Believe in Yourself
• Creative Collaborations: Getting Started
• Considerations Before Scoring
• Creating a Budget
• Assignment 12: Create a Music Budget for the Blue City Movie

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