Teachers' Notes - Sound and sound effects
 To accompany the website, ICT Advanced Skills Teacher Paul Sibson has written a set of Teacher's Notes.
This section suggests ways to tackle recording sound and making sound effects for a 60 Second Shakespeare in the classroom.
Like lighting, sound can really enhance the mood and drama of the student's work, and it's useful to get them thinking about it before they start work on their 60 Second Shakespeare pieces.
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Try showing a short film with the students that you feel has some interesting sound effects in it - then turn the TV round so that the children have to rely on their ears.
Encourage your students to be creative about sound effects, to listen to everyday sounds which could be used in their plays.
Before the students film or record their plays ask other groups to watch or listen to the play, then list the sound effects that could be used and suggest ways to make those sounds.
Remind all the groups that less can be more. Too many sound effects will take the focus away from the action whilst a few carefully chosen sounds will have a much greater impact.
Mixing and recording effectsMany sound directors use very common sounds and mix them together to create new and unusual sounds. Most video and all sound editing software will have multiple audio tracks so that sounds can be overlaid to create new and different sound effects. Encourage the students to play with sound and use the software to experiment.
If you are going to record your own sound effects it is a good idea to use an external microphone if you have access to one. This cuts down on the amount of background noise picked up by the recording device.
Try and do any sound recording in a room that is away from the louder parts of school and not during breaks. Even very cheap microphones are incredibly sensitive so it is very important to find a quiet space.
There are various types of microphones, and some have different settings designed for recording different things. Check for switches that allow you to alter the range the microphone records from a narrow one (good for one person talking) to a wide range (ideal for picking up a group of students talking).
You may also find the 60 Second Shakespeare guide to using microphones useful.
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