For our research into fantasy music, we used Google first of all, we typed fantasy instruments into the search engine and we looked at the results giver. we didnt find this very useful as we didnt find many instruments we didnt already know to have. we found that most fantasy music need an instrument from the string section, which we already thought to do. we then decided to talk about fantasy films and what instruments we remember about them, aswell as other qualities such as pitch and texture. we thought of films such as lord of the rings and harry potter and thought about the tune and what instruments stick out. We found this useful as we were able to identify that our music should have a more remembered tune and we discovered what instruments to use the most, which were wind and string.
We then discussed objects relating to fantasy, which gave us an idea of what other instruments to use. For example, we suggested fairies and we thought of soft bells or chimes.
We found this method more useful than typing "fantasy film music" into Google because we couldn't get feedback from what was given.
Garageband Practical
After our research, we had a vague idea of what to do. We needed the piece to be thirty seconds and be recognized as a fantasy. When we opened up Garageband, I was unsure how to use the program as I was inexperienced and haven't has any practice with it. However, I was paired up with my friend who was excellent at managing Garageband as she had done GCSE music and was used to it. She taught me, and the class, how to add and choose instruments and how to play and edit the music. At first we practised different pieces for the main tune on the keyboard. We couldn't find one we liked so my friend echoed the keyboard, which was more effective as it created a more mysterious image listening to it, which was what we wanted. We then chose different instruments, flute, chimes and viola and played them in appropriate ways that suited our piece. Our finished product sounded all right, the teacher complemented it and said we chose the right instruments. If I could do it again, I would make it longer as it did not reach the thirty seconds target.
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