{"id":1715,"date":"2020-05-01T16:08:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T16:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2020-05-04T17:28:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T17:28:52","slug":"option-2-may-your-leitmotif-be-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/2020\/05\/01\/option-2-may-your-leitmotif-be-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Option 3: May your Leitmotif Be With You"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Whether you&#8217;re a Star Wars fan or not, you&#8217;re probably familiar with the amazing movie music composed by John Williams. One of the tools in John Williams&#8217; tool belt is his use of something called a\u00a0<em>Leitmotif<\/em>. Similar to a theme song, (see Option 1!), a Leitmotif is a phrase or group of notes used in opera and film scores to depict a certain character or group of characters. The Leitmotif repeats at various points throughout the soundtrack and acts as a musical trigger for us by appearing in the movie when the character appears.\u00a0Composers use Leitmotifs to tell us something about the characters they are depicting.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>1. Watch!\u00a0<\/strong>Click on the links below for some of the Leitmotifs, or themes, used by John Williams in his movie music for Star Wars.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eyhoumww5_m\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eyHOUMWw5_M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Princess Leia link<\/a><a title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eyhoumww5_m\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eyHOUMWw5_M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yvtn8bge4-s\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yVTN8BGe4-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luke Skywalker link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-bzwsjg93p8\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-bzWSJG93P8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Darth Vader link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ueqktype7kk\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ueqKtype7Kk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resistance link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/grmont3rnso\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GRMoNt3Rnso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kylo Ren link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/65as1v0vqdm\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/65As1V0vQDM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rey link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9c8j-jhmtra\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9C8J-jhMtRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yoda link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>2. Identify &amp; Sing!\u00a0<\/strong>Do you hear Princess Leia&#8217;s theme? Are you able to sing it? What about Anakin&#8217;s theme? Try to identify and sing the Leitmotifs from each of the themes that you\u00a0listened to.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>3. Reflect!\u00a0<\/strong>Choose your favourite character and their Leitmotif from the videos above. (Don&#8217;t see your favourite Star Wars character? Feel free to find your own videos!)\u00a0Write a list of words that you would use to describe what the sound of the Leitmotif tells us about the character you chose. Is Leia hopeful? Is Darth Vader powerful? Use as many describing words as possible to describe your favourite Star Wars character and their Leitmotif.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>4. Extension! (optional)\u00a0<\/strong>Using Chrome Music, your voice, or an instrument of your choice, create a Leitmotif that describes you!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>5. Hand in!\u00a0<\/strong>Follow the hand-in procedures as directed by your music teacher.<\/div>\n<p>**I created my own Leitmotif, based on some of the words that I use to describe myself. I played my Leitmotif on my recorder. I like it because it reminds me of bird calls&#8211; one of my favourite things about being outside!**<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1716\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/files\/2020\/05\/Mrs-Kubans-Leitmotif-Photo-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/files\/2020\/05\/Mrs-Kubans-Leitmotif-Photo-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/files\/2020\/05\/Mrs-Kubans-Leitmotif-Photo-818x1024.jpg 818w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/files\/2020\/05\/Mrs-Kubans-Leitmotif-Photo-768x961.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/files\/2020\/05\/Mrs-Kubans-Leitmotif-Photo-1227x1536.jpg 1227w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/files\/2020\/05\/Mrs-Kubans-Leitmotif-Photo-1636x2048.jpg 1636w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/files\/2020\/05\/Mrs-Kubans-Leitmotif-Photo-1320x1652.jpg 1320w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/files\/2020\/05\/Mrs-Kubans-Leitmotif-Photo-scaled.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1715-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/files\/2020\/05\/Mrs-Kuban\u2019s-Leitmotif.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/files\/2020\/05\/Mrs-Kuban\u2019s-Leitmotif.m4a\">http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/marlborough-music\/files\/2020\/05\/Mrs-Kuban\u2019s-Leitmotif.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&#8217;re a Star Wars fan or not, you&#8217;re probably familiar with the amazing movie music composed by John Williams. 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